Thanks for the suggestion. Actually, for the last couple of days, I’ve been taking about half the dose I tried last year, and I’ve had the shade open a bit—the little bit of light it lets in at night doesn’t seem to bug me as much as it used to. It seems to be working in terms of moving the time I wake up a bit each day, and not so much grogginess. I know Less Wrong isn’t Erowid, but I think my experience trying melatonin sublingually, which is something that was suggested in one of the other comments, might be interesting—IT BURNS! And now the underside of my tongue itches, which is not even something I knew was possible before. As a guess, this is my fault, as a quick search shows there are actually lozenges that are meant to be taken this way, instead of the usual swallowed tablets.
Thanks for the suggestion. Actually, for the last couple of days, I’ve been taking about half the dose I tried last year, and I’ve had the shade open a bit—the little bit of light it lets in at night doesn’t seem to bug me as much as it used to. It seems to be working in terms of moving the time I wake up a bit each day, and not so much grogginess. I know Less Wrong isn’t Erowid, but I think my experience trying melatonin sublingually, which is something that was suggested in one of the other comments, might be interesting—IT BURNS! And now the underside of my tongue itches, which is not even something I knew was possible before. As a guess, this is my fault, as a quick search shows there are actually lozenges that are meant to be taken this way, instead of the usual swallowed tablets.