I'm old. Should I be taking melatonin? How much? Where to start?
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 3011080 Whether or not you should is up to you. Please do some Internet research, there's lots of info out there.
Even so, let me suggest:
If you do decide to try it, then get the kind that is sublingual, not the type you ingest. And start off with a low dose, like 1 mg., and go up from there to two, then to three mg. if an increase in dose sits well with you. Too much taken can cause a bit of a sleepy, hangover affect.
Also, as you might find from researching, you may have some wicked ass dreams when you begin taking it. For some they can even be like night terrors.
Personally, I suggest one pushes through the bad dreams (if they even happen) because it's not the melatonin that's giving you the dreams, it the release of subconscious doo-doo and, really, you want to get those subconscious bits out and processed.
It's not expensive, but do go a little bit at a time so you can affectively and effectively adjust, okay?