I take Melatonin every night. It should be taken 30 minutes before you are ready to go to bed. If I take it too soon I sometimes miss that window of sleepiness. I usually get in bed and take it and fall asleep within the 15 to 30 minutes

I think I have become a night owl....Yes, I take Melatonin, and I replaced my allergy med. with Benadryl. I still do not seem to wind down enough to go to bed until 2 AM, sometimes later. Fortunately I am retired and do not have to get up early. I wonder how many hours before bedtime you should take Melatonin? I take it with my evening meds.

My son takes melatonin for insomnia and it helps him significantly. I tried it and it had the opposite effect on me. I was wide awake for hours after taking it. My doctor thought it may have counteracted the elavil I take to help me sleep.

do you take the gabapentin 600mg all at once?
I am taking 300mgs 3 times a day maybe would be better to take all at once before bed????

I take 5 mg. melatonin, 600 mg. gabapentin and a Benadryl 25 mg. Last night I slept great...my daughter got her new CPAP machine and both of us slept well. Usually I can hear her even when her door is closed. Of course, the backache this morning was a whole 'nother matter!