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[lanky]

I've read that melatonin promotes regular sleeping schedules. Does it reduce sleepiness if it is taken in the day, after a night of restlessness?

[lanky]

You're right. I misunderstood the mechanism by which melatonin works. Melatonin makes you sleepy. Light inhibits the natural production of melatonin. Melatonin is produced only when it is dark. Simple as that.

Next time I'll check google before asking such nonsense questions.

[Ghostrider]

You're right. I misunderstood the mechanism by which melatonin works. Melatonin makes you sleepy. Light inhibits the natural production of melatonin. Melatonin is produced only when it is dark. Simple as that.

Next time I'll check google before asking such nonsense questions.

I have several questions regarding melatonin, I'll start with what I think is the most important. Under the theory of what goes up must come down, consider the inverse, what goes down must come up. If I take melatonin to promote a deeper sleep (going further down) will I awake more alert (further up)? Might sound a bit foolish, but consider that supplementing with melatonin, the body will depend on it more and produce it less (right?). So by producing it less during the day, I will be able to have more manual control over my sleep patterns and feel more alert during the day. Does this sound reasonable at all or am I way off?

[systemicanomaly]

You're right. I misunderstood the mechanism by which melatonin works. Melatonin makes you sleepy. Light inhibits the natural production of melatonin. Melatonin is produced only when it is dark. Simple as that.

Next time I'll check google before asking such nonsense questions.

I have several questions regarding melatonin, I'll start with what I think is the most important. Under the theory of what goes up must come down, consider the inverse, what goes down must come up. If I take melatonin to promote a deeper sleep (going further down) will I awake more alert (further up)? Might sound a bit foolish, but consider that supplementing with melatonin, the body will depend on it more and produce it less (right?). So by producing it less during the day, I will be able to have more manual control over my sleep patterns and feel more alert during the day. Does this sound reasonable at all or am I way off?

Actually, quite the opposite can be true for many ppl who supplement with melatonin. For me and many others, using supplemental melatonin to promote sleep at night often results in grogginess in the morning... difficulty in waking up. For me, it would seem that even relatively small amounts (less than 1 gram) of sublingual melatonin result in this effect. 'Tis possible that there is still residual amounts of melatonin in the bloodstream in the morning.

[xanadu]

systemicanomaly wrote:

"For me, it would seem that even relatively small amounts (less than 1 gram) of sublingual melatonin result in this effect."

Are you serious, close to 1 gram of melatonin? That is a huge amount, 1 to 3 milligrams is the usual amount. No wonder you were groggy in the morning.

[Ghostrider]

systemicanomaly wrote:

"For me, it would seem that even relatively small amounts (less than 1 gram) of sublingual melatonin result in this effect."

Are you serious, close to 1 gram of melatonin? That is a huge amount, 1 to 3 milligrams is the usual amount. No wonder you were groggy in the morning.

hehe...remember, teaspoon, not tablespoon