ceorl
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your body makes 0.1-0.5mg of melatonin naturally. most supplements are 5-10mg. you're not supplementing you're overdosing and suppressing your own production in the process.
on top of that the excess delays your morning cortisol spike which is what actually wakes you up and drives T production for the day. so you're sleeping 9 hours and waking up feeling like shit and wondering why.
correct use is resetting a fucked schedule. 0.5-1.5mg, not every night.
also the reason you actually get sleepy isn't melatonin its adenosine. builds up all day while you're awake, the more productive your day the more has accumulated, the easier you crash at night. caffeine just blocks the receptors which is why having it at 4pm still wrecks you at midnight even when you feel fine.
sort your sleep before anything else. one bad week drops T by 10-15%. no supplement stack fixes that
on top of that the excess delays your morning cortisol spike which is what actually wakes you up and drives T production for the day. so you're sleeping 9 hours and waking up feeling like shit and wondering why.
correct use is resetting a fucked schedule. 0.5-1.5mg, not every night.
also the reason you actually get sleepy isn't melatonin its adenosine. builds up all day while you're awake, the more productive your day the more has accumulated, the easier you crash at night. caffeine just blocks the receptors which is why having it at 4pm still wrecks you at midnight even when you feel fine.
sort your sleep before anything else. one bad week drops T by 10-15%. no supplement stack fixes that
