One bottle costs around $10 and has 90 tablets. Each tablet contains 5 mg of melatonin, and even if I were to take a pill ...

Medically reviewed by Suzanne Fisher, RD L-5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) is an amino acid that the body makes from tryptophan.

You should start with a low dose of melatonin (0.5 mg) and gradually taper up according ... it should be noted that melatonin is not a sleeping pill, and it isn't going to knock you right out ...