Life Extension Melatonin 6 Hour Timed Release, 300 mcg, Extended-Release Formula for Gentle Sleep Support, Healthy circadian Rhythms, Cellular Defense, Gluten-Free, Non-GMO, Vegetarian, 100 Tablets

I have OSA and have not been able to master a CPAP so when my sleep schedule is thrown off for whatever reason (having a cold, eating too late, indulging in a little caffeine or a glass of wine, etc). I wake up every couple of hours. Or I wake up after 2-3 hours and that’s it for the night. I almost never have trouble getting to sleep; staying asleep is the issue. Anything sedating worsens the apnea so sleeping pills are out. I’ve tried the 1 mg regular melatonin and while it might get me 4-5 hours, I wake up with a headache and horrible nausea that ruins most of the next day. I recently stumbled on an article that said the mega-doses of melatonin sold are really overdoses and lead to undesirable side-effects. It recommended micro-doses. It also indicated that time-release formulas align better with your body’s natural melatonin production cycle. A subsequent search led me to Life Extensions MCG melatonin formula. I was pleased to find these are tablets slightly larger than a regular aspirin so easy to swallow with a bit of liquid or food; no trying to gag down huge capsules. I took my first dose last night and the result was phenomenal! Not only did I get more than 7 hours of sleep (which may not seem great if you are a normal sleeper but is near-miraculous for the sleep-deprived!), but I was able to fall back asleep after a 3 AM necessary run! And no ghastly nausea or headache upon awakening! I am thrilled to have found a new weapon in my arsenal against sleeplessness! Highly recommend this product!

This Life Extension 6 Hour Timed Release Melatonin comes in an easy to open plastic bottle sealed in tamper evident packaging. This contains 100 easy to swallow 300mcg Gluten-Free, Non-GMO, Vegetarian Tablets. They have no smell, taste or aftertaste. They help me fall asleep and stay asleep with no morning grogginess.

The only time-released Melatonin I know of and the only one with a biologically equivalent dose to what our bodies produce, so it's not going to be as likely to make your body stop producing it's own Melatonin. I have a severe sleep disorder and it really helps me get to sleep and to go back to sleep after I wake up several times per night.

These made me feel hung over in the morning, usually with a mild headache. I did sleep good though.

It's a great product. It helps me get to sleep peacefully and stay asleep for a little more than 6 hours. There are no aftereffects when you wake up in the morning.

I thought I was buying 3 mg capsules. Only after I opened the bottle did I notice that I had ordered 300mcg which equals 0.3 mg. I knew I wanted extended release, but I didn't know a dose as small as 3 mcg was available. I should have read the dose more closely, but it would have been helpful to me to have the dose displayed in both micrograms and miligrams in the description or on the label.

Works so much better with time release. What so many people and DRs don’t know is that when you take too much melatonin it has the opposite effect. I went from 7 mg to this (about a 1/2 of a mg) and it works so much better.

This is the only melatonin that worked for me! Most other brands have unnecessarily high doses (in mg) when smaller doses (in mcg) are sufficient to achieve the desired effect.