Day 6
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Join Date: Dec 2015
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Day 6
Well here I am at day 6. Had a hard time sleeping last night, so I took one 10mg of melatonin. Never again.....I feel horrible. Almost like a hangover. Body aches, head hurts and no energy. It's an over the counter sleep support my Dr. Told me about but failed to tell me that I would feel yucky the next day. Grr. I am sitting on sofa watching dog sleep in the sun and trying to decide what to cook for breakfast or just have cereal again. Other than that I am grateful to be sober this morning. hope everyone has a great day! 
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Join Date: Jan 2013
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Congratulations on 6 days Garden.
10 mg of Melatonin is very high.
I take it once in a while when I need to reset my sleep schedule since I have shifts overnight, days, early morning, early evenings so sometimes my body forget what's what.
I am a big woman (5'11) and 1 mg is the most I can take.
The first time I took it, I took 2 mg and I woke up feeling really drowsy and hangover and not really rested.
Talk about it with your doctor but I m pretty sure that you way overdid it. Also I don't think it's addictive but to be on the safe side, I only take it once in a blue moon when I am really tired but cannot get to sleep.
10 mg of Melatonin is very high.
I take it once in a while when I need to reset my sleep schedule since I have shifts overnight, days, early morning, early evenings so sometimes my body forget what's what.
I am a big woman (5'11) and 1 mg is the most I can take.
The first time I took it, I took 2 mg and I woke up feeling really drowsy and hangover and not really rested.
Talk about it with your doctor but I m pretty sure that you way overdid it. Also I don't think it's addictive but to be on the safe side, I only take it once in a blue moon when I am really tired but cannot get to sleep.
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I'm with Carlotta - but I don't even try to take it any more at all. I tried it one time years ago. It gave me horrible nightmares.
Garden1228, your sleep will normalize in time. It's uncomfortable, but it won't hurt you to have a few weeks of not-so-great sleep. I was really careful to not add any more little "helpers" to my body when I was in early sobriety. I stuck with herbal tea and a walk every day. If I woke in the middle of the night I came to this site, had a cup of hot chocolate and was usually able to go back to sleep within an hour.
Garden1228, your sleep will normalize in time. It's uncomfortable, but it won't hurt you to have a few weeks of not-so-great sleep. I was really careful to not add any more little "helpers" to my body when I was in early sobriety. I stuck with herbal tea and a walk every day. If I woke in the middle of the night I came to this site, had a cup of hot chocolate and was usually able to go back to sleep within an hour.
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Indiana
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Congrats on 6 days! I take melatonin when I really need help sleeping but nowhere near 10mg. As others have mentioned, that a very high dosage. I would be groggy with that much as well I'm sure. Sleep will eventually come naturally and since you are 6 days in, I'm guessing sooner than later. Hang in there. You are doing great!
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Join Date: Dec 2015
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Congrats on Day 6.....I'm on day 7 and I keep telling myself every night I go to bed sober I get to wake up sober...and that's a great feeling. But these past few days have been weird...I find myself wondering IF I drank the day/night before. Hopefully that will pass as I string together more days of sobriety. I wish the same for you!
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