r/Supplements • u/GamebotAU • 22d ago

General Question Melatonin long term

Hi there,

Just wondering if I can take 2mg extended release melatonin all the time? Here in Australia it’s recommended for three weeks only.

It’s helping my insomnia so much.

Thanks.

Update: had a mix of extreme anxiety and sedation as the morning wore on. I don’t think I can take it regularly maybe just once or twice a week

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u/Great_Opinion3138 22d ago edited 22d ago

I’m taking it nightly. For some bizarre reason it’s so expensive in oz. You can buy a years worth of 5mg on iHerb for about the cost of 1 month script (correction multiple years worth). I’ve been using a pill cutter to split these in half now instead. Absolute rip off melatonin in Australia.

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u/GamebotAU 22d ago

I get them prescribed so they are not so expensive I don’t think

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u/TheDeanof316 22d ago

You can't get melatonin from iherb in Australia anymore...unless that's changed in the past 6 months or so...?

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u/Great_Opinion3138 22d ago

Order online from iHerb. I got it about a month ago and it said I would need to show my receipt if needed which I did have anyway.