Melatonin/Summary

Main article: Melatonin

Psychoactive class: Oneirogen

Chemical class: Substituted tryptamines

Oral

• Thresh				Common				Heavy
  0.25	-	0.5	-	1	-	3	-	6	mg
  		Light				Strong

• • Total: 3 - 6 hours
  • Onset: 5 - 20 minutes
  • Come up: 20 - 70 minutes
  • Peak: 1 - 2 hours
  • Offset: 2 - 3 hours

Harm potential

• • Not habit-forming
  • Extremely low toxicity

Tolerance

• • Full tolerance is reached after prolonged and repeated usage
  • Decreases to half after 7 days
  • Returns to baseline after 14 days
  • Cross-tolerance with no other known compounds

Physical effects

• • Sedation
• • Headache

Cognitive effects

• • Anxiety suppression
  • Sleepiness

See also

• Responsible use
• Summary index
• Subjective effect index
• Psychoactive substance index