I normally don’t have any sleep issues, but there was a rough patch I hit in life when sleep was elusive.
I tried melatonin upon recommendation of my doctor. It gave me horrible, terrifying nightmares! Not sure if it was just a side-effect for me, because I’ve never seen any studies showing it as a side-effect.
Anyone else ever have this reaction?
I tried melatonin upon recommendation of my doctor. It gave me horrible, terrifying nightmares! Not sure if it was just a side-effect for me, because I’ve never seen any studies showing it as a side-effect.Anyone else ever have this reaction?
No. But I end up writing computer programs all night. One night I was distressed because I couldn't upload the program I had written from my dream to my computer. I actually woke up and sent myself an email, reminding me to investigate why I couldn't transfer the code from my dream to my computer. Now I was going to have to write it again from scratch.
I get intense dreams when I take it.
I use it as infrequently as possible, since the body gets adapted to it, but definitely more vivid dreams; of course as my IRL name is ‘Daniel’, I *like* dreams, even the frightening ones.
I have unusual and vivid dreams but I’ve never had nightmares. I’m at 10 mg melatonin and 500mg magnesium at night. Fall sleep quickly and have decent rest until 2-3-4. Wake up, check free republic and then call back asleep.
When my husband had Covid pneumonia, one of the meds on the sheet when he was sent home was 3mg melatonin. He already takes 5 mg but I thought that was interesting. Also, the doctors never asked our vax status. (We aren’t). And he got exceptional care.
I had intense, heart pounding nightmares as well. Definitely not for me.
Melatonin helps me with dream sleep, which I need, but never to the point of nightmares. I take 10mg pernight and it’s a Godsend for me.
Nightmares were horrible as a result of trauma events during the day, but not as a result of melatonin. It was lack of good sleep that caused me to start taking melatonin.
Some prescription drugs DO have a nightmare effect on me but melatonin isn’t one of them.
Different people react differently. I tried the 5 mg. tablets. It did nothing for me. It didn’t help me sleep and gave me no nightmares, no dizziness, nothing that I noticed.
It raised my blood pressure and made following mornings very groggy for too many hours.
I’d suggest trying a Super B Complex vitamin supplement before bed as an alternative to melatonin. For me, it leads to a good night’s sleep without any side effects.
I have been taking 5 mg. nightly for years now. Works great. If I forget to take it I don’t sleep very well.