Why am I exhausted all day and wide awake at 11pm?

It's an incredibly common pattern. For a lot of people, bedtime is the first quiet moment of the day — no messages, no tasks, nothing to look at — so the brain finally has room to start processing everything. Add caffeine that's still hanging around from the afternoon and a phone in your hand at 10:45pm, and "tired but wired" is close to the expected outcome.

Do these contain melatonin?

No. Wind Down is melatonin-free by design. Some people find melatonin useful, particularly for jet lag. Others report feeling heavy or foggy the next morning. Our formula takes the wind-down route instead — magnesium, L-theanine, ashwagandha and valerian — so the aim is drifting off rather than being switched off.

Will they knock me out?

That isn't what they're built to do, and it's deliberate. The point is taking the edge off so you can fall asleep the normal way. If you're after something that flattens you, this isn't it. If you want to stop lying there mentally redrafting an email from 2019, this is the idea.

When should I take them?

About 30 to 45 minutes before you want to be asleep, as part of the wind-down rather than the last thing after the last scroll. Consistency helps more than timing perfection — same time, most nights.

Can I take them every night?

Yes, they're designed for nightly use and there's nothing habit-forming in the formula. If you're pregnant, breastfeeding, on medication or managing a health condition, check with your GP or pharmacist first — valerian and ashwagandha are worth mentioning to them.

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Tired but wired, explained without the jargon

You are genuinely tired. You have been tired since about 2pm. Then you get into bed and your brain opens seventeen tabs: tomorrow's meeting, that thing you said in 2019, whether you replied to your sister.

The problem usually isn't sleepiness — it's arousal. You can be exhausted and still too switched on to drop off. Which is why "something to knock me out" often isn't the right ask; something to bring the volume down usually is.

"I'd be lying in bed at 1am, brain doing taxes from 2017. Two of these about half an hour before bed and I just… get sleepy the normal way. No grogginess in the morning, no weird dreams."

Hannah B., Melbourne VIC — verified customer

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Why we left melatonin out

Melatonin is a timing signal — it tells your body roughly what hour it is. That makes it genuinely useful for jet lag or shift work. It doesn't do much about a mind that won't stop talking, and some people report feeling heavy or foggy the next morning.

Magnesium

The everyday relaxation mineral, and the one most people are quietly short on.

L-theanine

Studied for calm without sedation — the reason it turns up in both focus and sleep formulas.

Ashwagandha

An adaptogen used for the stress end of the equation, which is often the actual problem.

Valerian

A traditional sleep herb for easing into sleep rather than being flattened by it.

Waking up clear is the whole point

A sleep product that costs you the first two hours of your morning hasn't really helped. The thing our customers mention most isn't how fast they fell asleep — it's that 7am felt normal. Clear head, no fog to push through, no second coffee just to get functional.

Give the routine a fortnight

Some people notice the first night. Plenty describe night three or four as the point it clicks, usually because the gummies became a cue — the signal that the day is closed rather than paused.

Take them 30 to 45 minutes before bed, and give the rest of the wind-down a hand: dim the lights, put the phone somewhere that isn't your hand, keep the afternoon coffee earlier than you think you need to.