Natrol Fast Dissolve Melatonin 3 mg, Supplements for Restful Sleep, Sleep Support for Adults, 200 Strawberry-Flavored Melatonin Tablets, Up to a 200 Day Supply

Seems to work for awhile
Works to get me to sleep but I can wake up in the three am hour and have a hard time falling back asleep but I sure like not tossing and turning for hours when I go to bed.

Gets me to sleep…but feel tired & sleepy next day
This melatonin works maybe TOO well. Taking it 30 minutes before bedtime makes me feel sleepy and I sleep well during the night. BUT it’s difficult to wake up the next day, I just want to keep laying in bed. And, leaves me feeling TIRED all day, like I need a nap. Even after a few naps I’m STILL tired. I couldn’t figure out WHY I was feeling SO tired even though I had had a good nights sleep. I thought there was something wrong with me (low iron or something??). Thank goodness I figured out it was the melatonin. I just couldn’t get anything accomplished during the day after taking it the night before, due to feeling SO tired ALL day. I’m going to try taking 1/2 tablet and before bed and see how I feel the next day. If that’s still too much, then cut it back further. They DO work to get you to sleep & sleep well (that’s the GOOD part)….but be careful how much you take. This brand seems to be very potent!

Works perfectly for me
I have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. The best solution I had found before trying this product was the prescription medication Zolpidem (Ambien). However, I had been advised by my doctor that it can be addictive and often requires an increased dosage to continue to be effective. I also tried Sleep Aid, which you can get here on Amazon Kirkland Signature Nighttime Sleep Aid (Doxylamine Succinate 25 mg), 96-Count Tablets (Pack of 2) or you can get directly from Costco. I also wrote a review on these, in which I explain that I found them to be surprisingly effective, but almost too powerful. They caused me to feel very groggy when it was time to get up and face the day.I tried this option at my doctor’s suggestion (he suggested melatonin, not this particular brand, by the way). He told me that melatonin is something that the body produces naturally, but as we get older it tends to produce less of it, therefore making sleep more difficult. He suggested that I start out with one 3mg tablet, and if that didn’t work, to increase it to two, and then if that didn’t work, to try three, and if that didn’t work, to forget it. Well, I never had to go past one 3mg tablet.I take one pill 30 minutes to an hour before I go to sleep. They do not “knock you cold” into a deep sleep, so if that is what you are after you’ll be disappointed. But, for me, they do make me drowsy and make it easy for me to fall asleep. I am not so sure about the time released feature that this particular brand boasts, but they do tend to keep me asleep at just the right level. What I mean by this is if, for example, I had to break out of my sleep for whatever reason, it would be easy for me to do so. I suppose the best way to describe its effect is that it pushes you into a “normal” sleep pattern.Lastly, as other reviewers have written, taking them also makes me dream much more, thus it puts me into a deeper realm of sleep, thus allowing me to get a deeper state of rest. I do feel more rested after taking these than I do after taking Ambien.Keep in mind that this product, like most medications or supplements, will affect different people in different ways, so how they affected me may be quite different than how they affect you. But, nevertheless, I wanted to share my own experience in case it might help you make a purchasing decision. Good luck and I hope this helped!

Effective!
We subscribe to the Natrol 3mg melatonin, and have for some time. We have had several other favorites, a Schiff blend, and Amazon’s Solimo brand. The problem with melatonin is that for some reason, those two formulations have been discontinued, with no explanation. We find the Natrol to be very effective. Sometimes, it works to split the pill and to take 1.5 mg. Currently, the 3.0 mg tablet is working well for me. My husband prefers 4.5 mg – a tablet and a half. The dosages required seem to vary for different people, and it doesn’t hurt to step the dosage downward once in a while to see if it will be enough. I think it is always best to take the minimum of any supplement that gives the desired effect. Because quality of sleep is rather easy to observe, it is easy to determine how much melatonin is just enough. This formulation is really easy to take. It dissolves on the tongue, and I find that I become sleepy within 15 minutes to half an hour. It will not, however, overcome over consumption of caffeine, so if you need to cut off caffeine early in the day, you will still need to do so if you take melatonin. This has never caused grogginess for either of us, though your mileage may vary.