Has anyone tried Melatonin?

[sunshine-lady]

I had an appointment with my psychiatrist yesterday and he was concerned about the lack of sleep I have had for several years. I have bipolar and am taking quite a lot of medication, including diazepam and Zopiclone, but am still a total insomniac!

He has prescribed me 5mg per day of Melatonin, which he tells me is a hormone that occurs naturally in our brain and is supposed to balance our sleep/awake cycle. I was just wondering if any other members have tried Melatonin and if so have they made any difference?

Many thanks Di x

[susanblack]

I've tried only zopiclone for about a week and they were working well on me, I had full night sleep but asa I stopped them, my insomnia came back :(
don't know anything about Melatonin...

if you'll take it, do come back to share your experience