Generally Melatonin dosage is supposed to be lower than the pills they sell at the store. You'll want to halve or quarter them. And you need to take them when you intend to have eight to ten hours of dark sleep. And be okay with dreaming... It won't help stress-induced insomnia at all, just shift-induced or sleep-deprivation induced.
So yeah, it's totally plausible it didn't help you. Doesn't help me, either, but it helps my spouse dream - but she doesn't like staying asleep that long.
Other things you can try are valium root or chamomile flower tea; they need to be taken about fifteen minutes before you try to sleep, and you should try for a good hour when you do. Over the counter there's Diphenhydramine (in Tylenol PM, Benedryl; take a half-dose, follow instructions above) and Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine), which reduces the inner-ear sensation and make one less restless (it's dangerous to double-dose, however, whereas the others listed here are not).
I hope this helps! Mostly we use the shot-of-alcohol-in-chamomile-and-milk and a pillow over the eyes to doze off. Oh, and a fan on medium to drown out other noise and make the air move in the room.
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So yeah, it's totally plausible it didn't help you. Doesn't help me, either, but it helps my spouse dream - but she doesn't like staying asleep that long.
Other things you can try are valium root or chamomile flower tea; they need to be taken about fifteen minutes before you try to sleep, and you should try for a good hour when you do. Over the counter there's Diphenhydramine (in Tylenol PM, Benedryl; take a half-dose, follow instructions above) and Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine), which reduces the inner-ear sensation and make one less restless (it's dangerous to double-dose, however, whereas the others listed here are not).
I hope this helps! Mostly we use the shot-of-alcohol-in-chamomile-and-milk and a pillow over the eyes to doze off. Oh, and a fan on medium to drown out other noise and make the air move in the room.