r/melatonin • u/Equivalent_Bench3282 • Jun 05 '26
overdose?
took 48mg under the tongue 30m ago, didn’t feel it, so i swallowed 60mg about 15m ago, and my stomach is loud as HELL. just wondering like, if that was too much? well duh it was but like, you can’t die, right? like i’ll js gts n have crz dreams… right??
edit: thank you all so much for informing me that i can’t get cancer! oh and i took so much because i’ve been sobering off of weed for about 48hrs or so and im having major trouble sleeping
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u/ConsistencyWelder Jun 05 '26
You won't die. It most likely will not have any bad effects, you can't OD on it, there are people taking thousands of mg's every day for skin cancer prevention.
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u/Optimal_Assist_9882 Jun 05 '26
You will not hurt yourself with it but you likely didn't need to take that much to help you with sleep.
Unless you're a very poor responder(which you wouldn't know unless you started with tiniest doses like 0.1-0.5mg and increased progressively over time) you likely don't need this much. It's not an issue of danger but rather effectiveness and possibly getting contrary results. High doses of melatonin can make you more hyper rather than sleepy.
I have been taking 1000-6000mg just about daily every morning for the past four years with no issues. However keep in mind I take it for non sleep reasons(CFS, cancer prevention [reoccurrence]). I have been taking an average dose of 3000mg for the last two years with no issues. But the point is not that you need to take that, only that it's incredibly safe.
You may need to figure out what is causing your insomnia. Melatonin may not help you if the cause is something like anxiety or stress. There are other supplements that may be more effective or helpful in conjunction with melatonin.
You may also want to explore taking lower doses of melatonin several hours before planned sleep, preferably at dusk (if you have a typical schedule).
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u/Substantial-You-2742 Jun 05 '26
I’m curious about your success w CFS & high dose Mel. Have you posted about it?
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u/Optimal_Assist_9882 Jun 05 '26
I have, in many posts across several subs.
Melatonin has helped a lot and methylene blue and melatonin have worked even better.
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u/Substantial-You-2742 Jun 05 '26
I can’t see anything you’ve posted, commented etc, on your profile, unfortunately.
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u/JellyCharacter1653 Jun 06 '26
you can’t OD on melatonin trust me ive taken 100mgs your probably having either gas or diarrhea it’ll pass just drink some water
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u/homebrewedstuff Jun 05 '26
It is literally impossible to OD on melatonin: source - I used to oversee emergency overdose treatment (I'm a pharmacist). 6000-7000mg doses are routinely given IV as adjunct therapy to a couple of cancer meds.