Every night, I take melatonin but it doesn’t help. I am 80 years old, have chronic pain and can barely walk. Last March I stopped taking pain medication and found out the hard way I was addicted, but managed to come through it without help.

Well done for coming off such strong medication.

If you are struggling to sleep because of your chronic pain, it may well be a good idea to try a preparation with the herb Valerian in it, instead of the melatonin, as traditionally Valerian has been used for sleep and pain relief - it is a sedative and a muscle relaxant.

I hope that helps,

Amy

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