Been taking melatonin for 15 years, I can’t seem to quit taking it (lemmy.today)

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Title. I have taken melatonin every single night for 15 years. I’ve attempted to stop or cut the dosage of melatonin but if I quit taking it I can only get a few hours sleep each night. I didn’t realize that this was a supplement that you can be become dependent on. Has anyone else experienced this?

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[-] iLoveFishing@lemmy.today 1 points 7 months ago

There were no warnings on the bottles back then. It was advertised as a non-addictive sleep aid

[-] Unforeseen@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

That is rough. If doctor is not an easy option my only advice is to keep taking it and just start slowly lowering the dose over a period of weeks and see if that works for you first.

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