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Whoa. 10mg is a ton! I take 0.5mg on occasion (maybe once every two months), and it knocks me out immediately, and I'm a 180lb adult male.

It has been posted here before[1] that, 0.3mg of melatonin is the "best" dosage

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17632668



This number is often cited on reddit too. It's only true if you cherry pick studies.




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