Question by Jackie :]: How many melatonin sleeping pills can i take?
My doctor told me to get melatonin (over the counter sleeping pills) to help me sleep at night. Theyre 3 mg each, and just one pill does not help me at all. what would be the most i could take without majorly overdosing?
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Answer by Corted
it depends on you, if you are taking one is just fine,but with two pills of 3mg of melatonin your body may not resist
do not take more than 1 pill.
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maybe you are taking too much. I started w/ 3mg a day, and it worked for like a week, then it quit working. Then I backed down to about 1mg a day, and I also took two calcium pills before bed (calcium bis-glycinate) and 6mg of magnesium (magnesium oxide) in a pill called “bone assure” by life extension before bed. This combo seems to help more. Also I don’t drink for 3 hrs before bed and don’t eat for 3 hrs before bed.
Melatonin has a very low LD50 (concentration which caused death in 50% of test animals). So, I wouldn’t be too afraid of taking more than one pill. Personally, when I used it, I took 4 and it never affected me negatively but everyone is different. Start with 2 and go from there.
If you get to the point where you’re taking multiples, I would advise seeing your physician again and letting him know that you aren’t getting good results with melatonin and would prefer somthing else. I would advise, if melatonin fails you, trying the non-tranquilizing sleeping pills as the tranquilizing ones are habit forming.
The recommended dose is 3mg at bedtime. Funny thing about melatonin, if one doesn’t work taking more won’t work either.