Melatonin 1 mg by Ortho Molecular Products

Low dose melatonin fits adults who struggle to fall asleep on time, especially night-owl types with a delayed body clock or travelers adjusting eastward. It’s also useful if you’re over 50, since natural melatonin declines with age, or if you take beta blockers (common blood pressure drugs that suppress nighttime melatonin). If your Cortisol, AM is high and you feel wired at night, pairing this with dark evenings and dim screens works better than taking higher doses.

Melatonin is the brain’s darkness signal, not a knockout sedative. In dim light, it cues your internal clock (the timing system that sets sleep-wake rhythm) to shift earlier, and it slightly lowers core body temperature, which helps sleep onset. At 1 mg, you’re near physiologic levels your brain would make on its own, which tends to improve sleep latency without next-day fog. It won’t fix frequent 3 a.m. awakenings on its own; that’s a different problem to solve with sleep hygiene or cognitive behavioral strategies.

Take one tablet 30–60 minutes before your target bedtime, and keep lights and screens dim after dosing. To shift a delayed schedule earlier, take it 3–5 hours before your usual sleep time for a week while advancing bedtime. For jet lag, start at local bedtime on arrival for 2–3 nights. Most people notice faster sleep onset within 1–3 nights; full circadian shifting typically takes 3–7 days.

Skip this or speak with your clinician if you use warfarin or other anticoagulants (melatonin can increase bleeding risk), fluvoxamine (it can spike melatonin levels), or sedatives where extra drowsiness is unsafe. Autoimmune disease, epilepsy, pregnancy, and breastfeeding deserve individualized advice. Smoking and bright evening light blunt melatonin’s effect; alcohol fragments sleep even if you fall asleep faster.