Melatonin in Chiang Mai

[BonnieandClyde]

Is Melatonin available in Chiang Mai?

Any information would be appreciated about its effectiveness as a sleeping aid; possible negative side effects; and where it can be purchased.

 

[amexpat]

Where it can be purchased is an appropriate question for this forum.

 

Why ask this motley crew about effectiveness as a sleeping aid; possible negative side effects; etc?

 

NHS, MayoClinic.org, WebMd etc etc.  are much better sources. 

[BonnieandClyde]

28 minutes ago, amexpat said:

Where it can be purchased is an appropriate question for this forum.

 

Why ask this motley crew about effectiveness as a sleeping aid; possible negative side effects; etc?

 

NHS, MayoClinic.org, WebMd etc etc.  are much better sources. 

Fair point... although local input might be more relevant to what is available here in Chiang Mai.

[orang37]

The Chiang Mai price for this was too high for my budget: I ordered some time-release caps from iHerb on-line; two weeks later they arrived, no customs/duties as usual.

 

Effects: doesn't seem to do anything for me, but, the fact I am conjoined human and orangutan mind-souls cohabiting a rapidly declining homo saps meat-package bloated by excess vocabulary may mean something to Morpheus.

 

cheers, ~o:37;

[BonnieandClyde]

12 minutes ago, orang37 said:

The Chiang Mai price for this was too high for my budget: I ordered some time-release caps from iHerb on-line; two weeks later they arrived, no customs/duties as usual.

 

Effects: doesn't seem to do anything for me, but, the fact I am conjoined human and orangutan mind-souls cohabiting a rapidly declining homo saps meat-package bloated by excess vocabulary may mean something to Morpheus.

 

cheers, ~o:37;

Thanks for that information.

The iHerb prices look good.

 

[KhunBENQ]

19 minutes ago, orang37 said:

The Chiang Mai price for this was too high for my budget: I ordered some time-release caps from iHerb on-line; two weeks later they arrived, no customs/duties as usual. 

Two examples from Thai online shops:

3 mg, 90 pills, 450 Baht

5 mg, 90 pills, 350 Baht

10 mg, 60 pills, 650 Baht

Expensive?

 

And again, Lazada has tons of such stuff (incl. "Made in USA"):

https://www.lazada.co.th/catalog/?q=melatonin&_keyori=ss&from=input&spm=a2o4m.searchlistcategory.search.go.10b47913xmHM6D

 

If you want expensive you can ask for Swiss made in pharmacy.

3 mg, 10 pills, 600 Baht

That's expensive!

Edited July 17, 2018 by KhunBENQ

[totally thaied up]

Puritan's Pride Melatonin 3 mg

Can buy in Lazada for around 380 baht. Works well I am told by friends that use it.

[KhunBENQ]

You might find this thread from 2015 in the Health forum interesting where mod. Sheryl has expertise.

https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/834907-melatonin

 

I recently tried a 3 mg pill with no significant/noticeable effect.

Seems it's just too low dosage for many.

Edited July 17, 2018 by KhunBENQ

[jij]

Melatonin wears off after about four hours, so it's recommended to use 'time release' melatonin. 

 

https://th.iherb.com/pr/Natrol-Melatonin-Time-Release-3-mg-100-Tablets/22708

[BonnieandClyde]

Many thanks for all the helpful replies.

The Health Forum thread was a good source of information both pro and con. It seems that the worst reported side effects were occasional "vivid" and "weird" dreams.

 

 

[lordblackader]

15  x 3mg here from a pharmacy - 585 baht.

120x 3mg on Lazada made in the US - 380 baht and they work exactly the same as the locally purchased one. 

[ywamer]

If you can source product from the US, then you can get a bottle of 100+ at 5mg for about $5 usd from Walmart. But locally Lazada is your best bet. Many people find a 3mg to be a good starting point. My mom only takes 1mg. I take 5mg.

[chuang]

A bottle of lao kao may help...

[mat999]

Melatonin is not a good sleeping aid. It is best used for jet lag. I have 2 capsules saved for the next time I take a long haul flight to help reset my body clock by inducing the element which makes us sleepy (melatonin) earlier.

 

Here are 2 local herbal capsules available here in the green herbal shop in Chang Phuak Tops and Airport Plaza food court (might be called Royal Herbal shop?), the strip comes in a white box, just show the shop assistant. There are also little blue sachets of 2 herbal capsules available in pharmacies. Might be called Calmy? 

 

You can also order herbal ones from iHerb. I rotate them as they all become less effective very quickly. Sometimes  a video like The Insomnia Key on YouTube is more effective.