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Prescription Melatonin

Desmond1979

Yesterday morning, my Key Worker rang me to say that the Shrink planned to email my Doctor; asking to prescribe me Melatonin. In the end, the GP received the memo this morning. I got the tablets, off the Chemist, this afternoon; on my way home from sorting out my friend.

The tablets are 2 mg. I assume it's a low dose. Americans can get 10 mg tablets, over-the-counter. But, Americans and Pharmaceuticals are a disaster waiting to happen.

Hopefully, my sleep can improve. Just took my first tablet. It's for a three month trial.

Parents

  • The 10mg tablets to which you refer aren't sold as a sleep aid, more as a dietary supplement, as far as I am aware - so these may be mixed with other ingredients.   

    It (seems) that 2mg is the regular starting dose for an adult.   I realise this post is 3months old now, and you've spoken of a 3 month trial, so you must be coming to the end of it.  


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  • The 10mg tablets to which you refer aren't sold as a sleep aid, more as a dietary supplement, as far as I am aware - so these may be mixed with other ingredients.   

    It (seems) that 2mg is the regular starting dose for an adult.   I realise this post is 3months old now, and you've spoken of a 3 month trial, so you must be coming to the end of it.  


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  • in reply to overwhelmed & underwhelmed ( O & U )

    That is incorrect! (As in to say that the starting dosage, by standard, is 2mg) (Please do note that I'm not certain as of how it might be prescribed for other people, so this is indeed subspecific to me!) I have been taking Melatonin for a really very long time indeed, and do so in increments of 2mg, but have never found such a dosage (as in 2mg!) to be efficient. The recommended starting doseage (for me) was 4mg, but it very much varies from person to person - so I do suppose it's possible to be prescribed 2mg, albeit so unlikely. I now take 8mg, and have been doing so for a while!

    Added a later stage: I am (or rather was!) incorrect by stating that it is not standard to be prescribed a starting dosage of 2mg. I was wrong in my claim and I am really very sorry. I was confused because I was prescribed a further dosage as compared to the standard dosage. Next time, I will fact check as to what I say before saying it.