My roommate was the first person who turned me on to melatonin. I had never heard of the stuff before this; it was a night at the beginning of the year and of course, being freshmen in college we were excited about being in a new place and we had issues getting to sleep after being so wound up at night. I would always feel guilty going into my allergy, cold and flu supply of Benadryl and Tylenol PM to take before bed just so that I could get to sleep at night. Finally, she offered me a little tablet and I asked what it was. She told me that it was melatonin, and that if I took one before bed it would help be get to sleep and stay asleep better
in a more natural way. I figured that it could not hurt anymore than the Benadryl, so I gave it a try.
The good: You can buy a bottle of melatonin tablets over the counter for somewhere around $10.00 per bottle. That really is not that expensive, considering how many of these tablets you can get in a bottle and also considering the fact that you probably will not have to use them every night. The good thing about these being over the counter is that you do not have to wait for a doctor’s appointment in order to solve a sleeping problem; I say if you can handle it yourself, then it’s better than going to a doctor. Another great stuff about melatonin is that, because it is a hormone ...
