Douglas Laboratories Controlled-Release Melatonin (2 mg) | Antioxidant Support for Normal Sleep/Wake Cycles, Cells, and Healthy Immune Function* | 60 Tablets

I had a traumatic brain injury that damaged my brains ability to produce hormones, including the sleep hormone. Without sleep I function at the level of a toddler learning to walk and speak. This Melatonin is so effective that I now get 7 to 9 hours of sleep and function at an adult level again.As other reviewers mentioned, my day starts off really slow; I am not fired up and zipping around like I was before my accident, but I am now sleeping. If you have done any research on long term lack of sleep you will know that it causes dementia and Alzheimer's. So, the slow start I experience in the morning is preferable to loosing my memory permanently.

I've tried many versions of timed release melatonin, and this works the best for me. I now sleep through the night, but even if something wakes me, I go back to sleep within seconds.

Decided to try this based on most of the reviews. I was able to fall asleep pretty quickly but was awake 3 hrs later and could not go back to sleep. I really don't have a problem with falling asleep, it's staying asleep where I have issues. After being awake for a couple of hours, I got out of bed and waited until the weird feeling was gone from the melatonin and went back to bed. Thank goodness I was able to fall asleep and get a couple of more hours. Don't waste your money on this product. It doesn't work to keep you asleep.

I switched from the Vitamin Shoppe brand to this brand and it doesn't seem like it's actually 2mg. I need quite a bit more than the Vitamin Shoppe brand to receive the same effect.

I struggle with sleep and have tried a lot of things that have been reviewed and recommended. I respect Dr. Andrew Weil and he recommended controlled release melatonin for people who have trouble going back to sleep after waking up in the night. It seems to work pretty good.