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NOW Foods Melatonin 5 mg is a premium supplement designed to support healthy sleep cycles and gastrointestinal health. Each bottle contains 60 vegetarian capsules, ensuring a potent dose of Melatonin, a natural free radical scavenger, all while adhering to GMP quality standards. Proudly made in the USA by a family-owned company since 1968, this supplement is your go-to for restful nights and overall wellness.
D**B
A well made product
it helps me sleep
S**B
One of the few supplements that actually works.
Melatonin works! It's one of the few supplements I've taken over many years that I can actually conclude does something. I know when I've forgotten to take it because I will be awake for too long then realize I forgot my night time pills. Repurchased many many times. Great brand.
M**R
Vegetarian Melatonin in vegetarian capsules
Melatonin is derived either chemically/synthetically, extracted from a plant, or extracted from the brain of an animal. Most melatonin you find in walmart etc, is a synthetic melatonin. Synthetic melatonin is not identical in molecular structure to natural melatonin. Some chemicals like this, can do more harm than good in the long term.Just because this product is natural does not mean it should be used indiscriminately. In parts of Europe melatonin is a controlled substance that cannot be obtained without a prescription. It does work, it is a hormonal drug, and it is powerful. Your body can become less sensitive to melatonin and it's own melatonin production can decline with long term use over 2 months. Therefore it should be used with some discretion. Your body can also increase its sensitivity over time to melatonin and regain it's own production if supplementation is paused. How long that takes will depend on the person.Melatonin is a hormone that is produced by the pineal gland in mammals, which chemically interacts with your brain to help induce sleep. Melatonin levels with most people elevate when their eyes are exposed to darkness, increasing as their length of time in darkness increases.Some people, such as those diagnosed with ADD, or depression, or a SSRI (selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor) , may have impaired uptake of melatonin, or their brains are not as efficient at using it, so a boost can be useful, especially in today's world where people keep lights on until 11pm.I have taken Dramamine, and Tylenol PM, and generic sleep pills in the past to go to sleep while people upstairs were being noisy even with my ear plugs in. The problem with those is they loose effectiveness overtime, and you can form a dependance on them. Since Dramamine is an antihistamine it drys out my sinus cavity, also it is not a very natural sleep, it knocks you out when you first use it, but like all antihistamines your body gets used to it over time and it looses its effect. Tylenol PM and sleep pills both knock you out in an unnatural sleep where when you wake up you are still dragging 3 hours later until you get some coffee in you. And then there is dependance.With Melatonin, you go to sleep in about 30 minutes after taking it, you might wake up a couple times through the night, but you will still be easily able to go back to sleep. And when you wake up, this is the best part, you really, really feel like you have a dang good sleep. If you are fully rested, melatonin will NOT keep you knocked out in a chemical stupor. You wake up like you never took anything. So if you are expecting this to force you to sleep in the middle of the day, it probably wont work. Also if you expose your eyes to light, you reduce your levels of melatonin, it would be like taking sleeping pills while drinking coffee.Melatonin put me to sleep fast, it is a drug, and it does work, and there is tons of medical research to back it up. It is after all what your own brain already uses to facilitate sleep. It is non-habit forming, and does not loose effectiveness overtime. So basically it's the best thing to put yourself to sleep since it is what our bodies naturally evolved to use for that exact purpose.It has the added benefit of being a potent antioxidant. Melatonin can cross the brain barrier to act on free radicals in your brain. Melatonin is a direct scavenger of OH, O2', and NO, which are basically oxidizers that can cause cellular damage and mutations. In some studies on mice melatonin increased their lives 20%.. and mice are not susceptible to the placebo effect.I trust the NOW brand. There are a lot of really cruddy brands out there that have lots of fillers in them, like Natures Way sold at walmart. I have seen products at walmart in the vitamin section that have bull-adrenaline and radioactive metals in them, seriously. With natural products you need to be careful about what brand you buy, because they are not regulated by the FDA. Since they fall in the natural food category, the FDA doesn't feel it needs to do any research, since there is no profit for drug companies on the line.I have bought many NOW-brand products in the past. They are all all-natural, they are all potent without any fillers, they all work, and they are all priced very fairly for the quality. NOW is a brand that is sold in natural health food stores all over North America, including Wild Oats, Sprouts, Nutters, and other well-known chains. And when getting a hormone based drug like Melatonin, for the difference of a couple bucks, I would not mess around.If you let the vegetarian gel capsule dissolve in your mouth, it has zero taste, so you can hold it under your tongue for a faster response time if desired.Hope this review helps
I**2
Not fast acting
I take one of these in the middle of the night when I wake up and can't get back to sleep. I do not think capsules are fast-acting, so I will return to dissolvable ones.
D**S
It WORKS and it’s AFFORDABLE
This is the best melatonin supplement I’ve found. It is both effective and reasonably priced, which makes it a winner in my book. It has even helped my husband who would notoriously sleep only 3-4 hours each night, despite being exhausted. I gave him two weeks’ worth of capsules to try and he’s now sleeping 7-9 hours every night. No problem with daytime sleepiness, either. Now, we BOTH use it regularly. GOOD SLEEP IS WONDERFUL!
B**E
Good
Good
N**I
Thanks!
Shipped quick and packaged well. Item is exactly as described in listing. Trustworthy seller. Thank you
R**R
Unbelievable. Worked right away
My senior partner never has a good nights sleep. He has prostate problems so he’s up several times a night. He can never get back to sleep. I’d say on average, he sleeps maybe four hours a night. He takes a number of prescription medications so he just can’t take most sleep aids.I recently decided to try melatonin after doing some research. Omg, he noticed a difference the first night. I switched to a 3mg capsule for one night because the least amount you have to use, the better. Unfortunately, he needed the 5mg to get the sleep he needed. He falls asleep quickly but more importantly, he falls back to sleep quickly after each bathroom visit. This has been life changing for him.It scares me reading some of these reviews. People are taking way too much of this at a time. Do your research from reliable medical websites or consult your doctor.
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