Melatonin does not work for my kid: Advice?

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Melatonin doesn’t really work for my 4 year old. Any other ideas???

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Help a mama out and respond anonymously on our forum. Melatonin does not work for my kid: Advice?

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My son was diagnosed adhd and melatonin doesn’t seem to work with that diagnosis? Just a thought…

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I’d make sure he has lots of fresh air during the day, only small amount of sugar including natural sugars and a regular bedtime routine with a bath and story time. If you give your children melatonin often it messes up their natural melatonin in their body.

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I use melatonin bubble bath and I have a lavender essential oil defuser in his room, we also do the same bed time routine since he was little, I do bedtime stories and cuddles and we use a radio with calm quiet song CDs on repeat (kind of like what some daycares use at naptime)

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Try a diffuser with lavender oil

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My girls took melatonin but doctor also if it stopped working switch back and forth to benedryl

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Have you tried the pillow spray or the bath melatonin?

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I have adhd and melatonin dosnt work on me ether, try herbal remedies

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Read to them. Stop drugging them

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Melatonin only works if your child is lacking it naturally and needs extra.

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How about talking to your Dr

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Sometimes melatonin has an adverse affect instead of helping them sleep it will keep them awake try giving it in afternoon or morning

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Melatonin is not suppose to keep anyone asleep…it helps fall asleep staying asleep is a different matter. A good consistant routine will help tons. Not only will it help to calm the child but it helps them be less anxious about what comes next…with a routine they know exactly what happens in what order its predictable and feels safe for children thus giving them the ability to calm down and feel the tired

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Try a lower dosage. The more the mg may be the reason it’s not working. My kids started out on 1mg then 3 now they are both on 5mg at 11 and 16. Plus on another sleeping pill (no judgement) they both have ADHD and insomnia.

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Do more during the day, have them exercise in the afternoon, have a half hour of dim lights and calmness like reading before bed, avoid electronics before bed, make sure they have a healthy filling snack before bed, maybe they need a later bedtime. Melatonin should be a last resort. If nothing else is working then talk to their doctor and they can give suggestions as well as see if there’s something causing it.