Nature Made Melatonin 3 mg with L-Theanine 200 mg, Dietary Supplement for Restful Sleep, Softgel, 60 Count (Pack of 1) - Packaging May Vary

Don't Take It Every Day. Do This Instead.

I have been taking melatonin for the past 15 years. Below is my routine that helps keep my sleep on track week to week without losing the effect of this sleeping agent. Everything written below is purely anecdotal....AKA it works for me :). I tend to stay up later on weekends than I do weekdays. This means that my sleep cycle gets out of whack on the weekend. I use Melatonin to help put my sleep schedule back on track. On Sunday, I take melatonin about 30 minutes before my ideal sleep time. So, if you're aiming for 10:30pm, take it at 10:00, etc.. Doing this helps “re-program” your internal clock to think that bedtime is 10:30pm. The next night/rest of the week, you don't even have to take another pill. The next night your body will have been conditioned to think 10:30pm is bedtime and it will release its own melatonin. The key is to use it only on Sundays (or whatever day starts off your work week) so that its effect doesn't wear off from taking it every day. Also, if your sleep schedule is inconsistent and you use the pill every day, it will wreak havoc in your internal clock and get your sleep schedule really out of whack (insert my college experience). This next step is very important. After you take it, try to refrain from anything that would require a lot of mental or physical energy. You could of course just go right to bed after taking it but I like to let it “marinate” inside so that I'm good and ready before heading to bed. In this 30 minute window after taking the pill, I like to debrief by watching one of my favorite shows. That's it. That's what works for me. I hope this helps someone else out there

106 persons found it helpful

Extremely effective. I'm getting to sleep a lot easier than with just melatonin.

I ordered this by mistake but it was a happy mistake. I intended to order 5 mg melatonin. Somehow I ended up ordering these (my mistake, not the sellers). I decided to try it. I'm hooked. The melatonin is 3 mg, not 5 mg I have been taking. Add the L-theanine and it works great. I struggle to get to sleep every night as my mind is too busy thinking about what needs to be done tomorrow. I lay there for an hour or more before I can fall asleep. Taking this, I'm asleep 15-20 minutes after going to bed. I even fall asleep quickly after getting up to use the restroom. I'm able to take my focus off pending tasks and just go to sleep. I couldn't be any more impressed. I will be reordering these from now on. Try it. I hope it works as good for you as it does for m

90 persons found it helpful

The Night Thought Eliminator!

I don't take this regularly, but when I need it, it works every time. For the longest time, it took me absolutely forever for me to get to sleep. Once I'm asleep I can sleep all through the night, even if I wake up in the middle of the night, getting back to sleep is never an issue. Getting to sleep can be atrocious for me at times. I'll have a pool of thoughts running through my brain and I will toss and turn all night. While plain Melatonin has worked alright in the past, it didn't always work. I would be tired, but my pool of thoughts would keep me awake. Then I tried Melatonin with L-Theanine. Major change. This crazy mind relaxer literally feels like it slowly subtracts thoughts from the pool, one by one until there is absolute silence in your mind. Then the melatonin kicks in and puts you to sleep. This really is a beautiful combination, and I would highly recommend this product to everyone having trouble getting to sleep

75 persons found it helpful

Finally sleeping!

Great product for sleep. I have Narcolepsy and have been on some of the strongest medications that are out there for inducing a decent nights sleep. I've been using this for about 2 weeks now and I never wake feeling drugged nor in a stupor like I have with prescription or over the counter sleep medicines. I take about an hour before I plan on going to sleep with some yogurt or other milk type product. Usually within 45 minutes, I'm conked out. Keeps me asleep though the night. I will continue to purchase. I stopped all my prescription meds two nights before starting this for fear of being overly drugged the next day. One thing I do notice, dreams. Weird dreams and vivid to boot. Doesn't bother me in the slightest because they aren't nightmares and aren't waking me up

33 persons found it helpful

Sweet Dreams – Highly Recommended

Normally I will take about 30 minutes prior to going to bed, when I take my other medications in the evening. What my experience has been is that this helps me to gently fall asleep. It also seems to really help when I get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. I'm able to go back to bed and drift right back to sleep. I've also noticed that I dream more when I take this product so it leads me to believe that I'm getting better quality sleep. I've been taking it for about 3 months and have felt more alert during the day due to the restful night. I do not wake up still sleepy the next morning

32 persons found it helpful

Sleep is the most wonderful thing.

SO my therapist recommended these. I found another brand at Walmart the night before and bought those. I slept ok. But then I jumped online and ordered these as soon as I could. They have changed my life. I NEVER sleep through the night. The directions say to take (1) an hour before bed. The first night I did, about 30 min later, I couldnt keep my eyes open. I went to bed and slept completely through the night. Woke up feeling rested and happy. Never feel groggy or zombie like. I dont know how I ever lived without these

27 persons found it helpful

Great for dog anxiety

I bought Nature Made Melatonin with 200 Mg L-theanine for my extremely anxious chocolate labrador retriever. He has been on Clomipramine 75 mg twice a day for last 5 years or so for EXTREME night time anxiety. I am talking pacing and non-stop barking for hours on end, no matter what we did. I went to refill his prescription at the beginning of August, and found it was out of stock, everywhere. And it was up to $1.29/pill. I was desperate for something else for him, but we tried all sorts of other meds with little relief. Plus, I knew how hard his liver/kidneys were working to process those meds. I read the review below of the person that gave them to their Greyhound and they worked. For the $12 bucks I gave them a try. And they work AWESOME!!! He gets 2 pills at bedtime (night time is his high anxiety time) and he sleeps all night long. Wakes up alert. I keep waiting for the night time "crazies" to return but *knock on wood* we are all getting sleep at night. And I am happy to get him off the other prescription meds

22 persons found it helpful

Good product that works

Original review: Sleepwise, I can't tell any difference between this product and the less expensive plain Melatonin; both of which help me sleep without any stupor or groggy feeling but neither providing me a full night of uninterrupted sleep. 8/12/18 update: Originally I started buying this product at a local store in early 2016 for a family member to replace their prescription sleeping pills. It worked great for them even though I couldn't tell any difference between it and plain Melatonin. Started buying them from Amazon in Sept 2016 for almost half the price I was paying locally. A second family member started using it last year and it worked great for them too, so I decided to give them another chance. I've been using them for 6 months now and they really do work better than the plain Melatonin. About 30 minutes after I take one, I feel very relaxed and sleepy without being groggy. I still don't sleep thru the night but that's an age issue from having to get up to use the restroom in the middle of the night; but I usually get right back to sleep and wake up feeling rested and alert. It has a lower dosage of Melatonin it it (3mg) than the plain Melatonin pills (10mg) which, according to research, is a good thing. I would definately recommend it to anyone who has problems getting to sleep

16 persons found it helpful

Knocks You Out in an Hour Amazing

Amazing, this amino acid, which has so many natural benefits works great. I showed this to the pharmacist and he was impressed that it was an amino acid because it is so good for you and amazed it worked for sleeping too. I was so tired within an hour I can barely make it to bed. I have high anxiety and other sleep problems where I would be lucky if I would sleep three hours a night. A sleep specialist wouldn't prescribe me anything probably because I am diabetic. This is a heaven sent. I can almost always sleep straight through the night now and occasionally like high stress situations, ie giving a wedding speech, the next day I just take a second one half way through the night. This has only been necessary a few times. I have been taking this for a few months now. The melatonin does nothing for me with is fine

13 persons found it helpful

Disappointing new formula

This product formulation has changed, and the description doesn't reflect that. The original formula contained herbal extracts, including lemon balm and passion flower. The images and description on this page indicate the those ingredients are still included, but they have been pulled from the formula.I purchased this because I have used lemon balm and passion flower for relaxation in the past, and find them extremely effective. When I received the bottle, the back only lists two active ingredients: melatonin and theanine. This combination is fairly effective for sleep, but I am disappointed that it no longer contains the herbs, and Amazon's description should reflect the new formula. Further, the melatonin dosage for this product (3mg) is higher than it needs to. For most people, .5mg or 1mg would be just fine. You are better off just taking a low dose melatonin along with a separate theanine supplement

12 persons found it helpful