I thought that these would be the candy tablets which was my fault for not reading correctly but these things cause me to wake up with headaches.

I have been using melatonin for a few months. I now, rarely, wake up in the middle of the night. Prior to taking melatonin, I would wake up several times, every night, and I would have difficulty going back to sleep. My sleep patterns have improved, dramatically, since taking melatonin.<br /><br />Anyone needing GREAT SLEEP, I highly recommend this product.

Regular melatonin wasn't *quite* right for me. it helped me go to sleep but seemed to leave me waking up early.<br />This time-release version is awesome, leaves me feeling well-rested.<br />Seems to follow a normal release pattern for melatonin (your body normally releases it 2-3 hours after you fall asleep).<br />I also see a definite difference in urine concentration (which is one of the things melatonin does for you).<br />Translation: not getting up in the middle of the night to visit the restroom.<br />Result: even more sleep.<br />I'm 57 and found 1 helped, but 2 was perfect.<br /><br />Caution: I've found I MUST go right to sleep after taking this.<br />If I put it off 25-30 minutes after taking, I end up in a strange state where I feel tired but can't sleep at all.<br /><br />P.S. I only gave this 4 stars because the formula uses magnesium stearate, which I'm concerned may be causing some/all of my evening gut discomfort lately. I have a very sensitive gut. I hope they make it without that ingredient in the future, as it doesn't give you bioavailable Mg but does have potential warning flags, which you can read about on the internet.

These are swallowed 30min before bedtime and are working. I was trying to use them sublingually like I had with other melatonin tablets but these are thicker with no sweeteners and hard. They don't dissolve at all and chewing them doesn't work very well. I don't absorb nutrients very well so was hesitant about just swallowing these, but apparently they are working.

I've been using melatonin for a couple of years. These are by far the best ones I've used.<br /><br />The big problem is that with other brands like Nature Made, I jolt awesome at 3 am after I fall asleep around 11:30-12am. It doesn't matter if I take the 3mg or 5mg, I'm awake at 3 am for absolutely no reason.<br /><br />This brand hasn't woken me up at 3 in the morning and it's there only one who hasn't done so. It takes slot an hour for the melatonin to kick in but once it does I'm good to sleep throughout the night, which without melatonin I'm screwed and it takes 2+ hours to fall asleep.<br /><br />I really wish I'd discovered melatonin sooner, particularly this brand.

I used to use 3mg, but after using those for too long I had to bump up to 5mg. I cannot fall asleep without these tablets, so I order this pack about twice a year. The Time Release seems to work better than the other ones I used from this brand, but those were 3mg, so it is hard to say for certain whether the dosage or the time release was the main factor.