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My 6 yr. old son has ADHD & is taking Concerta. He was having trouble settling down for bedtime & not sleeping well. His pedictrician told us to try melatonin, starting with 3mg. He has been taking 6mg about 30 mins. before his bedtime & he is asleep with in 45 mins. It has really helped him rest & he is in a better mood when he gets up.

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After using melatonin, I experienced severe constipation.

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jak/440 | 35-44 | Male | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
11/26/2008
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[email protected] | 45-54 | Female |
10/28/2008
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Melatonin has helped me very much, to get a night of rest it does not carry on through the next day therefore it dosent affect my daytime job.

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Anonymous | 45-54 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
10/26/2008
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I have had trouble sleeping for years. I have been on ambien for almost a year, and am wanting to wean myself off of it. Melatonin works relatively well. I still don't sleep as well as on the ambien and seroquel, but well enough.

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Anonymous | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
10/24/2008
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Anonymous | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
10/3/2008
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Melatonin helps me fall sleep and stay sleep; however, I'm not sure if it's addictive, when I try to go to bed without taking it, it seems like I end up having to get up at some point to take it.

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kangaroosix | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
6/27/2008
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I'm using Melatonin for sleep.. I work late night 12 hours shift 3 days a week.. Gradually been unable to sleep more than 3 to 5 hours during the day. Tried Amien CR--seems to work but wanted to try something natural. While using the Melatonin I have been able to sleep longer than if i do not take anything ... and less after effect than if I take a prescribed pill!!!!

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Anonymous | 55-64 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
4/3/2008
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After using melatonin, I experienced severe constipation.

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Doryce | 55-64 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
3/12/2008
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Restless sleep no more, all night sleep now

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tree121481 | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
3/11/2008
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My 9 year old son has ADHD and takes concerta, for the longest time I could not get him to sleep at night and then he would give me trouble getting up for school I started to give him the melatonin and now he sleeps better than ever and wakes up in a good mood this is a great sleep aid

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jennycatears | 19-24 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
3/4/2008
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I have major insomnia and am very skeptical about taking any medications but my insomnia became so severe I had to do something. I love Melatonin. It's not a miracle worker but very effective. Helps me fall asleep easily without making me feel overpowered or weak, instead it only relaxes me, let's me rest my mind from all thoughts running through my head which keep me up all night worrying and such, I am still able to function normally if for some reason I choose to not go to bed right away (basically it relaxes me and doesn't just knock me out). I do sometimes wake up during the night (or really early in the morning) but at most 1 or 2 times. Melatonin is a great alternative to habit forming, prescription sleep aides that can cause lapses in memory, knock you out and cause other crazy side effects. Read More Read Less

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Anonymous | Male |
2/27/2008
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fieryredwomyn | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
1/22/2008
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perhaps due to the many other otc drugs I have used which are much stronger, this one did not help me at all.

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Sleepless in LA | 35-44 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
1/16/2008
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I have tried a number of other sleep aids, incl. Tylenol PM, etc., and Melatonin is far more effective. So much so that I tried decreasing the dosage by 50% and it still knocks me right out. Good stuff, but far more potent thsn I would ever have imagined. Use with care.

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Marie | 65-74 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
1/15/2008
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Tried many meds both RX and OTC. This one is working better than I ever thought. Have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep but much better now. Getting 8 hrs sleep nearly night now. Thx

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Anonymous | 25-34 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
1/5/2008
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I have trouble sleeping at night and melatonin not only helps me to fall asleep faster, but I now sleep a full 8-9 hours without waking multiple times during the night.

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Anonymous | 65-74 | Male | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years |
12/21/2007
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I work a rotating shift and melatnin seems to help me get to sleep and stay asleep during the daylight hours.

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Anonymous |
11/24/2007
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I have tried tylenol pm and other over the counter sleep aides but melatonin has been working the best, I now go to sleep and stay asleep until it is time to get up

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Anonymous | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
11/17/2007
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This is by far the best medicine i hve ever taken for sleep

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Anonymous | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
10/29/2007
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I have MS and am on predasone often. My doctor tryed many scripts that did not work. Finally he said take melatonin,wise man. Works better than anything I have ever tryed.

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Anonymous | 55-64 | Male | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
10/25/2007
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