Dream WaterSleep Powder - Sugar-Free, Gluten-Free, Natural Flavors; Blend of 3 Ingredients, GABA, 5mg Melatonin, 5-HPT; Snoozeberry, 60-Count

I've taken this product two nights in a row, and so far.. I'm actually impressed!I'm in perimenopause, and typically struggle with either falling asleep, or staying asleep. (I take a very low dose of hormones, and it doesn't always help). Most nights, I wake up at 3:30 am, and it will take me anywhere from 1-2 hours to get back to sleep. IF I'm lucky. Otherwise, I'm up for the day. The last two nights, I have woken up only to use the restroom, but have been able to get right back to sleep.The package has 30 packets of powder, which you can take 3 different ways. It says you can take the powder right out of the packet. (I guess you're just swallowing powder? I don't know. I don't think I'll try that). You can mix it in with hot water, OR, you can mix it in with cold water. I prefer mixing it with cold water. The flavor is "snoozeberry", and each packet contains GABA, Melatonin and 5-HTP, to help you get to sleep.Two nights ago, I put one packet into a whole 16oz bottle of water. (I don't think you need more than 8oz, but that doesn't seem to matter). I shook it up really good. (It made the water a bit cloudy. There was a hint of berry flavor, but nothing strong). I didn't even drink half of the bottle of water- maybe 1/3rd of it- and was able to get a good night's sleep. I left the rest of the bottle for last night, and drank another 1/3rd of the bottle. I was able to have another good night's sleep. **It says on the package not to use more than 1-2 packages in 24 hours.I think for those who struggle with occasional restlessness, it's a good option. The packets are small, so you can toss some in your bag for traveling.Important to note: this product does contain stevia.

Pros- I love that these are both sugar-free and gluten-free. They have a very short ingredient list and they’re sweetened with Stevia. Also, there are no artificial colors.- The package came with both a lot number and a Best Buy date.- I really appreciate that they can be mixed in both cold and hot water and the package says you don’t even need to mix it with water. That would be great for traveling. The powder mixed pretty well in cold water.- I also appreciate that they explain exactly how many milligrams of GABA, 5-HTP and melatonin are in each serving.Cons- I think it’s kind of odd that the serving size is two sticks so you would have to take two sticks in order to get 5 mg of melatonin, which is the normal amount that I would take. So in that case there’s only 15 servings in this package.- So if you use two sticks that comes out to about $1.86 a serving. There are definitely some cheaper alternatives on Amazon, but there are some that are more expensive as well so this is basically a middle of the road option if you’re looking for something with individual packets. It’s still pretty expensive per serving if you’re considering using this often.- I couldn’t find any specification around how much water to mix one or two packets with. I added, maybe 6 ounces of water to two packets but didn’t really taste much of anything as far as the flavor.Overall, not a bad product. Good ingredients! But it’s expensive and doesn’t taste good enough to make it worth it for me.

I have used other melatonin products in the past, and I have to say I really like Dream Water.First, the flavor is called Snoozeberry. The powder is flavored, but it’s a very subtle, sweet taste that made it easy to consume.Secondly, others have noted that the serving size is 2 packets if you want to get the full 5mg dose, which might be a negative if you know you always want 5mg. But for me, one packet and a lower dose is plenty. So this is actually a plus, because if there are multiple people in your household using the product, you have finer control over the dose. For example, I might want 2.5mg while my significant other prefers 5mg.Thirdly, and I don’t know if this happens to anyone else, but usually melatonin products give me a little bit of an extra groggy or foggy feeling in the morning. I experience this to a much lesser extent Dream Water, which I really appreciate as it helps we make up easier the following morning.Overall, I’m really happy with this product.

I've used Dream Water products before, so I was excited to try this. The first thing I can say is that if you take this, get in bed, turn off the light, and close your eyes. You won't be flipping or flopping to go to sleep because it'll just happen in the blink of an eye.The only thing that stands out with this that I didn't experience in the past is that I'm waking up still tired. I don't know if I need to aim for more than my standard 8-9 hours of sleep or if this is how this hits, but it definitely does the job of keeping me asleep... maybe does it a bit too well.

As usual, I don't take the full dose of any new supplement in the beginning. This turned out to be a great idea! I put approximately 1/4 or 1/3 of a packet in a small amount of room-temp water (maybe a quarter cup) and drank it down about 30 minutes before bedtime. Actually tasted fine, dissolved easily!Normally I take about 3 mg of melatonin and 400 mg of magnesium before bed and sleep pretty well. This Dream Water Sleep Aid Powder dose had much less melatonin but it includes GABA and 5-HTP which both have been useful in giving me a peaceful sleep in a supplement I tried a few months ago.The triple combination of melatonin, GABA, and 5-HTP gave me no vivid dreams and I slept noticeably restful the whole night. Even after I woke up for a bathroom break, I fell right back to sleep. And this was on only about 1/3 of one packet. Nice! It makes the cost factor less intimidating!I suppose if you needed more help to sleep, you could combine this 1/3 measure with an extra small dose of melatonin (like 1/2 a melatonin gummy) to get the additional benefits of the GABA and 5-HTP at a more reasonable cost per night. I really do like the gentle restful sleep that lasted all night, which is why I gave it a 5 star rating.