I am not OP. I should stay off of the Internet after 5pm but fuck it. Melatonin is prescription only in parts of Europe.  Google it.  Usa has it as a supplement. Most people also don't need a whole fucking capsule.  I'm fine with strong acid trip levels of melatonin...like 300mcg. I've seen 10mg pills out there.  I've been curious as to their recreational potential, but I have a kid and I drive a car so I won't be experimenting for the next decade and change. If you ever want to experience dreaming on expert level, develop narcolepsy.  Those dreams that you think take '1-2 hours' at the end of your sleep cycle play out in a number of minutes when you first fall asleep.  Sometimes, shit gets weird when you are still awake.  Memory goes awry too. My dreams are next level shit but they don't take place in the proper part of the sleep cycle and I sleep so shittily that any extra bit of sleep I can get is more important than writing anything down. And melatonin helps me get to sleep, then I am awake like four hours later.  I only take it when I have been so dead that I haven't dreamt. I'm probably one of the few people with adhd so bad my brain doesn't even focus enough unconsciously to sleep right.  :(