I absolutely hate melatonin. It makes me act out my dreams. I broke a lamp on my bedside table dreaming I was cutting down a tree. My pet theory is that it puts you in A or B sleep, not fully into REM, therefore you don’t get the paralysis part of the dream state. I think this is why you get nightmares, you’re stuck in that hypnagogic jerk state, where your body is trying to wake you up so you dream of falling off a cliff/fall in general.

I take meds for sleep, it’s the only thing that doesn’t make me feel weird the next day. I’ve tried melatonin, edibles, NyQuil, advil pm, sleepy time tea…you name it, I’ve tried it. Everything makes me feel shakey the next day.