After hearing all the wonderful results attributed to melatonin I decided to try it. I thought it wasn't available in Canada, but I found it at The Health Shop. In the literature that came with it we read that it was also good for jet lag (to be started 3 days before travelling) so at bedtime (11 p.m.) last night Al (my husband) and I both took some (he, in preparation for our trip on Saturday) and I for that, as well as the usual Parky nocturnal prowling. I went to sleep after about half an hour, and woke about every 40 min, until about 2:40 when I finally got up. Now, it's 5 a.m. and I'm still up as Al sleeps like a baby. Is this normal? Does it take a while to become effective? I would really appreciate hearing other's experiences with melatonin. Thanks. Lynda [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] ---