Melatonin was never the answer. It was aimed at the wrong half of the night
Melatonin is a sleep-onset signal. It tells your body “it’s time to start.” But you don’t need help starting. Your 3 A.M. wake-up is a sleep-maintenance problem, and taking more melatonin for it is like restarting a movie when the projector keeps switching off halfway.
Worse, heavy nightly doses can linger into the morning as that thick, groggy “melatonin hangover” so many women assume is just bad sleep.