There can be only one winner

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There can be only one winner - Lemmy.World

FYI, every melatonin supplement is way too high of a dose and is completely saturating your melatonin receptors, leading to tolerance and dependency.

Your body is not producing more than .5mg of melatonin naturally, so taking a 5mg supplement far too much. And they sell 15-20mg too. If you can find 1mg that’s best; but what’s even better in the long run is not using it!

We buy 1mg. Once we couldn’t find any so we bought 3mg and cut them in half. I found it interesting that OP used actual dosage for caffeine but not for melatonin. Three pills could be 3mg or 60+.

That’s great! I really do think 1-1.5mg is the upper limit anyone should use, although it’s still higher than free melatonin concentration in your brain it’s a much more reasonable does in comparison.

And I think most people who don’t understand melatonin go straight for the 20mg, so we’re probably talking 60+.

It really blows my mind that in this day and age there are no regulations or at the very least warnings or guidelines regarding melatonin supplements.