REMfresh Extra Strength 5mg Melatonin Sleep Aid Supplement (36 Caplet) | Sleep Supports Immune Function | #1 Doctor Recommended | Pharmaceutical-Grade, Ultrapure Melatonin

Mr. MVP has sleep apnea and on top of that his body does not produce enough of the chemical that paralyzes a normal human during a natural sleep cycle. To put it simply, he sleep fights (like Ron Swanson on Parks and Rec) almost every single night and it really does not matter if he is dreaming about running the New York Marathon or fighting off zombie invaders, I am going to experience it through his kicking and punching. The novelty of sleeping next to a sleep fighter wore off about three hours into our now fifteen years of marriage, so it has been an ongoing struggle to find a happy medium and trust me we have tried everything.At our last visit to Mr. MVP's pulmonologist she started to round the corner back to prescription sleep medication because the last CPAP machine adjustment did not really work like we wanted it to, but she stopped and asked if we had ever tried melatonin. We are usually very skeptical of naturopathic treatments for serious ailments, but desperate times and all that right? Dr. S. recommended RemFresh by name and said she had a number of patients taking it quite successfully. I went on Amazon before we left her office and ordered a box.That weekend Mr. MVP started the RemFresh and we both thought nothing of it because we expected it was going to be a $32 failure. Two nights later and I woke myself up multiple times during the night to make sure Mr. MVP was still breathing because he had not woken me up yet. He had slept straight through the night. It was a freaking miracle. As he continued to use the RemFresh his sleep just got better. No sleep fighting and he consistently got eight to nine hours of uninterrupted sleep (he tracks his sleep with his apple watch).As I knew Mr. MVP was going to hit the bottom of his magical melatonin package eventually, when we were at Costco last weekend we saw they had Natrol brand melatonin 5mg time released capsules for a fraction of the price of RemFresh, so I was more than happy to switch one for the other. Mr. MVP finished out his RemFresh and without my knowledge started the Natrol melatonin on Sunday and just like that the sleep fighting was back with a vengeance. It was miserable. When he woke up Monday morning I asked him if he had started the Natrol melatonin and we both instantly knew our frugality had been our downfall.I went online to the RemFresh website and ordered two more boxes and was able to get an extra 10% off coupon and free shipping (the price is a little better there by the way) and then I sent Mr. MVP to our local CVS (you can also print out a physical coupon on the RemFresh website to take to a store) to pick up some 2mg RemFresh - they don't carry the 5 mg - after work to fill in the gap until the online order shows up in the mail.*For the curious - Mr. MVP is very sensitive to medications (aspirin upsets his stomach and one children's Benadryl knocks him out for hours), but this melatonin did not have any drowsiness side effect at all. He takes it 30 minutes before we go to sleep and then we go to sleep. I have had to wake him up in the middle of the night (I have medical problems myself - we are a real pair the two of us) for help and he woke right up without any issue and then was able to fall back to sleep without any problem afterwards.

Love this stuff. Like that it’s time release. Don’t feel groggy in the morning. Wally use to sell it but quit.

My doctor recommended this brand after I did a sleep study for sleep apnea. While I didn’t have sleep apnea, it was clear I did have some insomnia so the doc recommended REMFresh and cited the brand name. I had already used magnesium and melatonin (Natural Calm powder and gummies) so I knew that it worked for me, but with the Natural Calm I would often wake up feeling woozy, which I also get from diphenhydramine (NyQuil, Tylenol PM and the like). With the REMFresh, I don’t feel woozy in the morning.That said, I also don’t think it’s as effective at helping me fall asleep. Maybe it’s because this is only 5mg delayed release rather than 10mg non-delayed like the Natural Calm dose I was using. Also whenever I take it I wake up much earlier than I should and can’t get back to sleep. I typically wake up naturally around 7:30 or so, but when I take this I tend to wake up between 5:30-6:30 regardless of when I actually fell asleep.I’ll continue to use this until I run out but might go back to Natural Calm or try something else before I settle on a go-to. Will probably keep these around for when I just need some light help falling asleep. Maybe you’ll have better luck than me.

Only melatonin that works consistently

I have really loved taking Remfresh 2mg ion-powered tablets, and over time I've had to up my dose to two of these each night for a total of 4mg. So I thought it would be a better deal by far to get the 5mg tablets and just take one each night instead.Instead, I have gotten no sleep both nights I've tried these. I've gone back to taking two of the 2mg, same brand and everything, and those still work just fine. I sleep well and have really great dreams.So I don't understand why switching from 4mg to 5mg would result in them not working at all. I literally lay in bed both nights, unable to fall asleep or feel sleepy. Usually the Remfresh melatonin makes me feel sleepy when it begins to work, and then I'm off to bed to sleep easily.But the 5mg does not work for me at all. So I am very disappointed and not sure why this is. Could it be made differently due to the difference in content strength? I do not know, can't explain it. I can only share my disappointment that they have failed to work at all.I have plenty more to try when I run out of the 2mg version. If anything changes, I will be happy to update my review accordingly. But I tried the 5mg tablet last night and again just lay awake all night unable to even feel sleepy. I did finally take one 2mg tablet middle of the night and finally got a little bit of sleep. There must be a difference between the 2mg and 5mg tablets?Update - I just used 2 tablets for the first time for a total of 10mg... And wow I got the best sleep in a long time! Definitely had a hard time waking up, but a cup of strong energy black tea solved that. I am changing my review to a higher rating by 1 more star. I am looking at the prices for 10mg and very expensive. It seems the 2mg and 10mg tablets are the highest rated while the 5mg are lower rated. I don't know why, but it can't just be tolerance... Like I said, I was using two 2mg tablets and got better results than one 5mg tablet. But these must work,. It I hate the have to double up.This brand works but is very expensive. I wish the prices were lower bc they do work, but I guess with long term use, tolerance becomes a factor? Or these 5mg tablets just aren't as good as the 2mg as I said, but taking two of the 5mg works great. But that's scary to have to need 10mg total to get a food nights sleep. I shouldn't have needed to take two, IMHO. But taking two does work and I slept great. Will not be getting more 5mg but looking at how best to proceed, as the 10mg formulation is very very expensive.