do you take melatonin to help you sleep  

from what i understand melatonin is the chemical that your brain produces to make you go to sleep. the day light keeps it from producing. so at night you release melatonin and you sleep. well they can extract melatonin from plants and you can buy it at your handy dandy walmart.

i love taking melatonin. it gives me such a restful sleep and makes me have crazy vivid dreams. its really addictive though to some people and its recommended that you dont take it every day. i have seen it suggested to do a rotating schedual. like 4 days and take a day off or 4 weeks and take a week off.

i dont take it that often. only when i have had trouble with my sleep for a while or if i am really stressed out. something about the way it helps me dream helps with my stress level. come to think about it maybe i should take about 4 or 5 nights of it. i could use it.

do you have any experience with melatonin? please share here!!!