Varun Srinivasan
@v
Periodic reminder that OTC melatonin supplements are roughly 10x to 30x higher than what is needed for optimal sleep. The dose you really need is 0.3mg, ideally with a time release.
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alex
@alexgrover.eth
crazy how hard it is to even find small dose pills. I take 1mg when I need it
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goosesixteen
@androidsixteen.eth
Even better, avoid synthetic melatonin altogether and consume tart cherry choice / other natural sources of exogenous melatonin that are delivered with other beneficial nutrients https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22038497/
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kk
@king
I bet most of them go wild they take melatonin and stay awake.
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Icetoad 🎩 🍕 🎶 🐈 💚
@icetoad.eth
I've always been of the non-medical opinion that 5-HTP supplements are more beneficial because the body takes that and makes 5-HT (serotonin) and then makes melatonin from there. Gotta be careful if you are on SSRI/SNRIs though.
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Kieran Daniels 🎩
@kdaniels.eth
Unrelated: I saw some promising studies from Dr. Rhonda Patrick about how Melatonin might protect the brain from dementia over long term usage. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-024-02691-6
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Breck Yunits
@breck
Regardless of what you try, I HIGHLY recommend being scientific about it, and using a wearable to track sleep. Here's 8 years of my fitbit data, visualized using Guava Health:
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agrimony↑🎩
@agrimony.eth
Melatonin vs magnesium pills?
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Gambino
@greatgambino.eth
Damn I take way more lol
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