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Tyler MillsOP​·​#5203​·​

Standard melatonin backfires, causing me (and at least one other person I know) to wake up at around hour 5 after falling asleep (maybe when it has finished metabolizing). This is bad, especially if it means you cannot fall back asleep (as in my case, more than half the time).

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Tyler MillsOP, revised by Dennis Hackethal​·​#5300​·​
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Time-release melatonin has solved the backfire problem for me. But I don't want to be dependent on it forever to get a good 8 hours.

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Dennis Hackethal​·​#5308​·​
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AFAIK it creates no physical dependence and you don’t build a tolerance.

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Tyler MillsOP​·​#5290​·​

A cursory search suggests I was mistaken. It may be "mentally" habit forming (one becomes anxious if it's unavailable). But that's no big deal. So it could be a fine long-term solution to the staying asleep problem. What's not to love: #5205.