This is a 20mg **Melatonin** capsule for sleep, but that dose runs about four times above the well-studied 0.5–5mg range — and roughly 10 to 40 times what most sleep-onset research actually uses. Melatonin works as a circadian timing signal, not a sedative, so more isn't more effective: at 0.5–3mg you get the same or better help falling asleep, while a dose this size more often brings next-day grogginess, vivid dreams, and headaches.

Taken half an hour to an hour before bed, a 20mg amount like this is really only relevant to narrow, practitioner-directed situations, not everyday sleep. If your goal is simply falling asleep faster, you'd do better starting far lower, then sizing up only if you need to, since most people never have to climb anywhere near 20mg.

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Pure Encapsulations

Melatonin 20 mg

1 Capsule · 180 servings · $0.53/serving

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Ingredients (1)

Melatonin

100%

Dose

20 mg

Target

0.5–5 mg

Form

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Other Ingredients (2)

Hypoallergenic Plant FiberFiller

Plant-derived cellulose fiber used as a hypoallergenic filler, common in Thorne and Pure Encapsulations products

Capsule ShellCapsule

Generic capsule shell where the label does not specify the material. Common materials are hypromellose (HPMC) for vegetarian capsules and gelatin for traditional capsules — both are GRAS-listed and safe. Fish gelatin and pullulan variants also exist.

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