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I’m in a similar situation and agree with everything you’ve said. Although I enjoy the ritual aspect of weed I’ve also found that I enjoy the actual effects far less than I used to, and when I take a few weeks off I don’t really miss it.

The worst part is the 3-4 days after quitting falling asleep becomes quite difficult so I need to make a point to go on long runs/bike rides to fall asleep easier

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I’ve found melatonin to be a fairly mild, yet effective, sleep aid. I mostly use it to manage the clock on eastbound long flights (to fall asleep earlier than local time would have me do that.)

One thing to note about melatonin is there’s little consistency between the dosage listed on the bottle and the actual dose. Not a problem if it works for you but just something to be aware of, more info on the second heading here [0] if you’re interested

[0] https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2022/10/05/ask-me-anything-ne...

They sell it in a liquid form you can drop into water, that would at least be consistent per bottle.

frequent melatonin wreaks havoc on your natural sleep system

it's great for jetlag, but not as a regular 'mild' sleep aid

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