[Ruchi]

Hii Martin, i am in my 4th month of postpartum..having sleep issues .due to the fear of not falling asleep I got severe anxiety, overthinking.taking melatonin (2mg) from last 3.5 months..sleep cycle is getting better but duration is not good..hardly Getting 4-5 hours of sleep..I want to taper off melatonin..but couldn’t..just wanted to understand that I am sleeping naturally or through melatonin? And long I can take.

[Martin Reed]

Melatonin doesn’t generate sleep — it’s a hormone that acts more as a signal for sleep. People with chronic insomnia don’t usually have any issues with melatonin production or regulation, so taking supplemental doses of the hormone doesn’t usually do anything.

Of course, if we believe that taking something will make sleep happen, we might then stop trying to make sleep happen — we delegate the effort over to whatever we take. And, in the absence of effort, sleep often become a lot easier!

So, with all this being said, I believe that you are sleeping because of your natural ability to sleep — not because you’re taking melatonin. If you have any concerns about this, I’d encourage you to talk to your doctor.

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