Melatonin withdrawal

[[Si...]]

Hi, I am wondering about people's experiences with stopping melatonin.  i've been taking 4mg extended release for about a year.  I'm still in a very bad state from the benzo.  The melatonin does nothing for me; is it destabilising to just stop it?  I cannot taper as it is extended release but I can start with just cutting out one of the 2 pills.  

[[...]]

@[Si...], hi. I never tried melatonin myself but know people who took and stopped. Nobody ever mentioned any melatonin withdrawal. Sure it's not much of information, just something.

[[Cr...]]

4 hours ago, [[S...] said:

Hi, I am wondering about people's experiences with stopping melatonin.  i've been taking 4mg extended release for about a year.  I'm still in a very bad state from the benzo.  The melatonin does nothing for me; is it destabilising to just stop it?  I cannot taper as it is extended release but I can start with just cutting out one of the 2 pills.  

If your body is used to the melatonin supplement then a taper might help get it used to relying on its own melatonin production more easily. I imagine worse insomnia would be one of the only temporary drawbacks when cutting back.

So you have a bottle of 2mg Melatonin ER pills and take two a night correct? They do make 1 mg tablets as well. You could try a 2mg ER and 1 mg for awhile and see how long it takes for sleep to stabilize again. Then base your future cut dates off of that.

[[De...]]

I took melatonin for 2 months during wd. When i stopped i had one week of less sleep(instead of waking up in 9 am. I woke up in 6am). And then it went back to normal now i sleep with no problems

 

Before i took benzo i had problem with sleep after corona infection And i took melatonin for couple of months. When i stopped i didnt have any problem with sleep.