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Short answer: for most adults, buy the Natrol Melatonin 5 mg Fast Dissolve (90 ct), around $9. Five milligrams, dissolves on the tongue, about ten cents a night. Prefer a gummy? OLLY Sleep 3 mg, around $16. Want the lowest dose? Life Extension 300 mcg, around $8. Buying for a child? Read the kids guide and ask a pediatrician first.
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5 mg · fast dissolve · 90 ctNatrol Melatonin 5 mg Fast Dissolve (90 ct)
A strawberry tablet that dissolves on the tongue with no water, a middle-of-the-road 5 mg that most adult labels sit at, and a 90-count bottle that works out to about ten cents a night. It is the melatonin America already buys, from the brand that owns the category, and at around $9 nothing on the shelf makes the case against it. Start low, take it 20 to 30 minutes before bed, and read the label.
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Natrol Melatonin 5 mg Fast Dissolve (90 ct)
A strawberry tablet that dissolves on the tongue with no water, a middle-of-the-road 5 mg that most adult labels sit at, and a 90-count bottle that works out to about ten cents a night. It is the melatonin America already buys, from the brand that owns the category, and at around $9 nothing on the shelf makes the case against it. Start low, take it 20 to 30 minutes before bed, and read the label.
The other picks
Best gummy
OLLY Sleep 3 mg
3 mg · L-theanine · 70 ct · ~$16
Three milligrams with L-theanine and botanicals in the blackberry gummy that defined the format.
Best value tablet
Nature Made 3 mg
3 mg · 120 ct · ~$7
The pharmacy-shelf 3 mg tablet with the USP mark, for about six cents a night.
Best low dose
Life Extension 300 mcg
300 mcg · 100 ct · ~$8
The sub-milligram capsule for anyone who wants the lowest amount that works for them.
Best for kids
Zarbee's Kids 1 mg
1 mg · gummies · 60 ct · ~$15
The 1 mg kids gummy from the pediatrician-founded brand; ask your pediatrician first and keep the jar out of reach.
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