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Melatonin
Reviews &
Ratings → Based on Data From 743 Actual Users
What You Need To Know
Synthetic melatonin supplements are often used for the treatment of insomnia (and jet lag). 85% of users find melatonin supplements to be at least partially effective.
Users generally praise melatonin for its lack of severe side effects, low cost, low addictiveness, and fast action.
User data shows that the product is fairly regularly given to children with good success overall.
Melatonin Effectiveness
Does Melatonin work?
Out of the 743 users included in the data, 475 indicated that Melatonin is effective; 156 said that it worked just OK; and 111 said it was not effective.
In other words, 68% said
it was effective; 25% said it was OK; and 15% said it was not.
| Effective | 64 percent |
| Works just OK | 21 percent |
| Not effective | 15 percent |
Effective
These users say that taking melatonin results in a full night's sleep, or at least enough sleep so that the user can function reasonably well the following day. These users include those who use the product only occasionally as well as those who use it on a daily basis.
Works OK
These users say that taking melatonin provides some relief from insomnia. These users include the following: those who say that melatonin is effective at first, but then loses much of its effectiveness after taking it regularly; those who say that the product makes them relaxed but does not cause them to fall asleep, and; those who say that melatonin causes them to fall asleep for only 3-4 hours, not the entire night.
Not effective
These users say that melatonin provides little or no relief from insomnia, regardless of the dosage taken.
Melatonin Side Effects
15-20% of melatonin users report experiencing one or more of the following side effects.
| Vivid dreams | 170 Users |
| Nightmares | 30 Users |
| Grogginess | 18 Users |
| Headache | 16 Users |
| Stomach ache | 12 Users |
It should be noted that several users report a lessening of the above side effects by lowering the dosage taken.
Melatonin Addiction
Less than 2% of the users in our research report having an addiction to melatonin.
Addiction in this case can mean that no longer taking the pill results in withdrawal, including any or all of the following symptoms: headaches, muscle aches, body pains, irritability, inability to concentrate, depression, grogginess, ringing ears, twitches, sweats, rashes, and anxiety / panic attacks. (This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of symptoms.)
Addiction can also mean dependence in that one sleeps worse for sometime upon ending the use of the pill than he or she did before starting use. Finally, a strong desire to take the pill for the "high" or feeling it provides can also possibly be considered addiction.
Melatonin Tolerance
20% of users in our research report that they developed a tolerance to melatonin.
This means that the pill would lose at least some of its effectiveness when taken regularly and that increasing the dosage would be needed to maintain the pill's ability to help one sleep.
The vast majority of those who reported developing a tolerance were those who took the pill regularly. The majority of long-term users of melatonin, however, reported developing little if any tolerance to the product.
Melatonin Brand Ratings
The following chart includes only those melatonin products for which we could find a significant number of credible user reviews / comments. As a result, it is not a complete list of melatonin brands / products available. "Sample size" refers to the number of users that make up the satisfaction percentage. Clicking a link will take you to the page for the product at amazon.com.
| Melatonin Brand (alphabetical) |
% of users satisfied |
Sample size |
| GNC | 93% | 98 |
Natrol |
83% | 210 |
| Nature's Bounty | 87% | 72 |
Schiff |
86% | 114 |
Source Naturals |
94% | 97 |