Any readers use melatonin? No longer use melatonin? Could use some entries for http://lesswrong.com/lw/1lt/case_study_melatonin/1vks - a list I'm using in the ROI section to estimate whether melatonin is worth experimenting with.
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While I'm on the topic of sleep hygeine - F.Lux is a fantastic piece of software. It changes the white-point on my laptop display in the evening and night: http://stereopsis.com/flux/Jun 9, 2012
i'll take a quarter of a 3mg tablet (so 0.75mg, though if it was possible I'd probably want to take 0.25-0.5 mg, but thats harder to do with a pill cutter considering the lowest OTC dose is 3mg) 1-2 hours before I want to sleep. It helps, quite a bit, with keeping my sleep cycle from rotating too much. Also seems to cause more vivid dreaming. Found that it also helped with sleep quality.Jun 10, 2012
Carter, Source Naturals sells 2.5mg & 1mg.Jun 10, 2012- +Ashley Yakeley thanks.Jun 10, 2012
+Antoine Latter May be interesting for you to know that I'm currently experimenting with Redshift to see if the subjective effects really do affect sleep: http://www.gwern.net/Zeo#redshiftf.luxJun 10, 2012
Very effective for me at doses of 1mg. Within 30-60 min, I'm consistently hit by an urgent need for sleep. Unlike my natural sleepiness, melatonin sleepiness can't be staved off by interesting reading or conversation, and even focusing on brushing teeth becomes a challenge. It effectively counteracts caffeine and other alertness enhancers.
My dreams tend to be more vivid and remembered (which is otherwise rare for me). I haven't found any effective dose that allowed me to rouse effectively with less than 8 hours sleep; that's the main reason I use it only 2-4 times per month.Jun 14, 2012
