Melatonin brand/dose?

[Anonymous]

Has anyone had differing luck with various brands? We have tried Vicks extended release and two different immediate release (2mg to 5mg) and nothing seems to work.

[Anonymous]

What age? We use 1 mg for a 5 yo. We do have to time it right, it's not helpful if it isn't her bedtime.

[Anonymous]

Olly
I give my 7 year old 0.5 mg 15 mins before bed time. It works for us.

[Anonymous]

Olly. My teen takes 3mg 30 minutes before he wants to go to sleep. It works well.

[Anonymous]

11 yo. Drs suggested 5-6 mg 45 mins before bed. We are using vitafusion sleep sugar free gummies (2 gummies) and works like a charm

[Anonymous]

Melatonin causes increased heart failure. Look into magnesium instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Melatonin causes increased heart failure. Look into magnesium instead.

Correlation is not causation. People who take melatonin are people who have sleep problems. Not sleeping well is very bad for your health.

[Anonymous]

We like the Pure Encapsulations sustained release version.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:11 yo. Drs suggested 5-6 mg 45 mins before bed. We are using vitafusion sleep sugar free gummies (2 gummies) and works like a charm

Wow this is a big dose. Our doctor recommended .5 mg.

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Anonymous wrote:11 yo. Drs suggested 5-6 mg 45 mins before bed. We are using vitafusion sleep sugar free gummies (2 gummies) and works like a charm

Wow this is a big dose. Our doctor recommended .5 mg.

A reminder that DCUM is not an appropriate place to get medical advice. 0.5 mg is great if it works for your child. It is half the dose recommended for young children. For a small 6 year old our doctor said the max is 3 mg.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:11 yo. Drs suggested 5-6 mg 45 mins before bed. We are using vitafusion sleep sugar free gummies (2 gummies) and works like a charm

Wow this is a big dose. Our doctor recommended .5 mg.

A reminder that DCUM is not an appropriate place to get medical advice. 0.5 mg is great if it works for your child. It is half the dose recommended for young children. For a small 6 year old our doctor said the max is 3 mg.

NP. I think it’s pretty widely accepted that you should use the lowest dose that works? My kid responds to less than 0.5 (we split the gummy) so that’s what we do. 5-6 mg is a lot, no criticism if that’s what your child needs and a doctor signed off on it but it’s definitely high for a child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:11 yo. Drs suggested 5-6 mg 45 mins before bed. We are using vitafusion sleep sugar free gummies (2 gummies) and works like a charm

Wow this is a big dose. Our doctor recommended .5 mg.

A reminder that DCUM is not an appropriate place to get medical advice. 0.5 mg is great if it works for your child. It is half the dose recommended for young children. For a small 6 year old our doctor said the max is 3 mg.

NP. I think it’s pretty widely accepted that you should use the lowest dose that works? My kid responds to less than 0.5 (we split the gummy) so that’s what we do. 5-6 mg is a lot, no criticism if that’s what your child needs and a doctor signed off on it but it’s definitely high for a child.

So why are you posting here if not to bash parents for following medical advice because you feel like you can give better medical advice? Posters like you are the absolute worst. Smh

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Melatonin causes increased heart failure. Look into magnesium instead.

Yes we stopped. The new studies that just came out this week are highly concerning. Much more than the others. A 90% increase in heart failure is not worth it. On top my kid already takes a stimulant which is known for heart issues.

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Anonymous wrote:Melatonin causes increased heart failure. Look into magnesium instead.

Yes we stopped. The new studies that just came out this week are highly concerning. Much more than the others. A 90% increase in heart failure is not worth it. On top my kid already takes a stimulant which is known for heart issues.

Which studies came out? There is an unpublished, not peer reviewed study that is getting a lot of media coverage and the lead author basically admits it is inconclusive and his main motivation for doing the study is to promote more research on this. The unpublished study doesn't actually show anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Melatonin causes increased heart failure. Look into magnesium instead.

Yes we stopped. The new studies that just came out this week are highly concerning. Much more than the others. A 90% increase in heart failure is not worth it. On top my kid already takes a stimulant which is known for heart issues.

Which studies came out? There is an unpublished, not peer reviewed study that is getting a lot of media coverage and the lead author basically admits it is inconclusive and his main motivation for doing the study is to promote more research on this. The unpublished study doesn't actually show anything.

Not the pp, but I have always read increasing melatonin can increase heart issues. Over 5 years ago. So if studies are coming out now for more studies to be done, why keep giving it and wait to see?

For me, it gave me vivid dreams and heart palpitations. I’m definitely not going to offer it to my child when there are so many other supplements that are much safer.