45 patient evaluations for Melatonin

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Apr 15, 2009 (Started Nov 17, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for insomnia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: drowsiness
  • 2 helpful marks

Sep 14, 2009 (Started Jan 01, 2002)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for insomnia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 6 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: OTC medication that helps you sleep. S/B MCG not MG. Inexpensive. Easy to find.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 2 helpful marks

Feb 24, 2020 (Started Jun 30, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for insomnia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: Taking one a couple of hours before bedtime works best for me.

Mar 17, 2015 (Started Jun 30, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for insomnia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: My understanding of melatonin is that taking more does not improve its effectiveness and may decrease its effectiveness.
  • 1 helpful mark

May 24, 2010 (Started May 01, 2017)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for difficulty staying asleep)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: It helped me sleep but I also read that those with autoimmune disease shouldn't take this, so now I use 2000 mg of Valerian and a banana to sleep through the night!!
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 1 helpful mark

Aug 16, 2016 (Started Sep 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Difficulty falling asleep)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: Helps me fall asleep after about 30 minutes of taking, and stay asleep.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Sep 25, 2015 (Started Sep 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Difficulty falling asleep)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly

Oct 11, 2010 (Started Sep 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Difficulty falling asleep)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Advice & Tips: My MS symptoms/inflammaiton became gradually stronger since starting Melatonin. By the third week I had to stop. After five days of stopping, I am starting to feel back to normal again.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Sep 24, 2010 (Started Sep 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Difficulty falling asleep)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 1 helpful mark

Mar 6, 2009 (Started Feb 06, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for insomnia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: My experience taking the 3mg melatonin supplement at night was that it was not effective in treating my insomnia or getting me on a regular sleep cycle.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Feb 10, 2009 (Started Feb 06, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for insomnia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 13, 2009 (Started Jan 11, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for sleepiness)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2.5 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 24, 2008 (Started Jan 24, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for difficulty staying asleep)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: Helped a little in the beginning but not much now. Seldom use it now but do on occasion.
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 19, 2009 (Started Mar 16, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for insomnia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: not good enough for insomnia.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 9, 2009 (Started Apr 09, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Other)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: drowsiness
  • 0 helpful marks
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