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I end up biting a lot of pills to get around that dose. I definitely always felt groggy until I dialed down the dose to just right, and it works perfectly: I fa
by gleenn 1mo ago
I end up biting a lot of pills to get around that dose. I definitely always felt groggy until I dialed down the dose to just right, and it works perfectly: I fall asleep far quicker and more assuredly, and I don't feel to groggy. I can't believe they sell pills as large as they do, what other medication varies in dosage as much?
- tpm 1mo agoI suspect the dosage and absorption isn't fully understood yet or very individual. For me some 2mg pills work fine and other 3mg pills don't; currently I use 4mg time-release and it's mostly fine. 1 mg is definitely not enough for me. I would be groggy a few hours after taking the pill but not in the morning.
- ohthehugemanate 1mo agoSince they're not regulated as medication, melatonin pills have no guarantees about actual melatonin content. In studies, the vast majority of supplement labels are inaccurate.
- ButlerianJihad 1mo agoRemember the NIST reference samples...? https://store.usp.org/product/1380105?srsltid=AfmBOop0oZFH9SojVHM21NIu3MVD2FlaRg37Qzd8Xw1g7uTWr2opaYuv https://store.usp.org/product/1380105?srsltid=AfmBOop0oZFH9S...
- muvlon 1mo agoThey're supplements, not medication, but I've seen crazy variation in the dosages of Vitamin D pills.
- whycome 1mo ago2000iu….or 60000iu. Yep.
- nerdsniper 1mo agoVitamin B12 supplements can be found in a range covering about 4 orders of magnitude. The RDA is 2.4 ug/day and the Costco daily multivitamin provides 6mcg, but here is someone selling 10,000 ug supplements: https://www.hartzells.com/b-12-10000mcg-90960 https://www.hartzells.com/b-12-10000mcg-90960 It's easy to find any other order of magnitude between those if you like. A half-pound of beef liver would give you about 186 ug.
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