# Tell me about taking melatonin as a sleep aid **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 31, 2007, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-taking-melatonin-as-a-sleep-aid/424729 "2007-10-31T16:25:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-taking-melatonin-as-a-sleep-aid/424729/41 "2007-11-05T22:06:09Z")
Well, I’ve tried it now, for a couple of nights, and had horrible, light sleeps. The first night I think I actually slept for maybe 1 hour. And I took 6 mg’s. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-taking-melatonin-as-a-sleep-aid/424729/42 "2007-11-05T23:28:31Z")
I’ve taken it. OTC stuff leaves me groggy, but not this. And the weird dreams? Big yes. ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-taking-melatonin-as-a-sleep-aid/424729/43 "2007-11-06T04:48:56Z")
Update: I tried 1.5 mg (cut a 3mg pill in half) last night. As far as I could tell it didn’t do anything other than possibly cause me to wake up at four AM with a migraine. I’m going to put off further experimentation until Friday night, as I have morning classes all week. But Friday I’ll try 3mg and see what happens. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-taking-melatonin-as-a-sleep-aid/424729.md?page=2)