Melatonin decrease Dream Recall

[Tiler19]

Has anyone experienced worse dream recall with melatonin and valerian root?

[Amethyst Star]

Well, it depends. When I take melatonin it makes it more difficult for me to stay awake at night and write in my journal and sometimes I wake up tired and don't want to write down what I just dreamed. At any rate, I haven't taken it to the point where I've found a pattern. I also think that other factors would tie into it such as mood, amount of sleep, nutrition, etc.

[Tsukin]

I've experienced "slightly" more vivid dreams with melatonin, but it never had any effect at all on my dream recall. With the exception of maybe 1 night where I had melatonin and I didn't remember my dream, but only cause I had gone back to sleep after waking, so I forgot it the 2nd time I woke up, lol.

[l3xicon]

Well everytime i have taken melatonin my sleep in not interupted, & don't dream @ all! it's one of those nice sleeps, ya' know when u go 2 bed...next second ur awake & fresh!!

[Anelior]

Often times I take melatonin or valerian root to ensure I get a solid sleep. I find that it knocks me out quite powerfully, and the next day my dream memories are not accessible. Most of the dreams I remember come from the last hour or two of sleep. When I take melatonin it takes me a long time to "wake up", even as I'm ambling around. As a result, there's no abrupt shift from sleep to wakefullness, which is what I find it takes for me to remember dreams. So yes, I can agree with you on that. Here's a lnk to another forum with a discussion on the effects of melatonin: http://www.ld4all.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6071, and here's a survey on it: http://www.charm.net/~profpan/melresults.html