Stay Asleep Capsules

Stay Asleep Capsules are a melatonin-free sleep-support softgel that pairs 12.5 mg CBD with 12.5 mg CBN, hops flower extract and 5-HTP in a single adult-dose capsule. Cibdol built them for adults who've tried standard sleep aids and want a cannabinoid-backed botanical formula instead of reaching for melatonin tablets or prescription pills. Looking to buy this Cibdol formula? We've stocked Cibdol at Azarius since their first oils arrived from Baar, Switzerland, and this is one of the formulas we get asked about most often at the counter.

What makes this softgel sit apart from most CBD sleep products is the ratio. Most brands either skip CBN entirely or throw in a token 2–3 mg for the label. Cibdol put equal weight behind both cannabinoids — 12.5 mg CBD and 12.5 mg CBN per softgel — which is why this lives on our sleep shelf rather than the general CBD shelf. Add hops flower (the same botanical that gives beer its bitter edge, long-used in European herbal tradition for wind-down) and 5-HTP as a direct serotonin precursor, and you've got a four-part wind-down formula in one capsule.

From our counter: Cibdol is one of the few brands where we've watched every batch arrive with third-party COAs attached, every time, since day one. That consistency is why we keep pointing customers at them when they ask what we'd actually take ourselves — honestly, it's rare to find a sleep softgel that doesn't lean on melatonin as a crutch.

Dosage guide for the softgel

One softgel delivers a fixed 12.5 mg CBD plus 12.5 mg CBN, taken 30–60 minutes before bed with a small glass of water. Choosing by mg per capsule is simpler than working out percentages from an oil — the dose maths is already done for you.

Cibdol's own guidance is to start with one softgel, evaluate after a few nights, and adjust to your own rhythm. If you're new to CBN and want to ease in, splitting your first dose across two evenings (one capsule, skip a night, one capsule) is a sensible way to see how your body responds before making it a nightly habit.

Individual responses vary — body weight, last meal, caffeine that afternoon, and your endocannabinoid baseline all play a role. Start with one capsule, give it 30–60 minutes, and don't stack with other sleep supplements on the first night. The standard clinical starting range for melatonin, by comparison, is 0.5–1 mg according to Mayo Clinic guidance — this formula doesn't contain melatonin at all, which is the whole point.

Product specifications

Everything in the bottle is listed on Cibdol's COA and product sheet, and here's the plain-language version.

Ingredient breakdown — what's actually inside

The formula is a four-ingredient sleep blend: CBD, CBN, hops flower extract and 5-HTP. Each ingredient earns its spot for a different reason, and none of them is melatonin.

CBD (cannabidiol) — 12.5 mg

Cannabidiol is the non-intoxicating cannabinoid that interacts with the endocannabinoid system's CB1 and CB2 receptors and a handful of non-cannabinoid targets. In sleep formulations it's included for its role in evening wind-down. According to a 2024 review in PMC on dietary supplements for sleep, CBD is one of the most-studied cannabinoid compounds in recent insomnia research (PMC11082867, 2024). Cibdol uses broad-spectrum CBD — cannabinoids and terpenes, no detectable THC.

CBN (cannabinol) — 12.5 mg

Cannabinol is a secondary cannabinoid formed as THC ages and oxidises — the reason old cannabis ends up more sedating than fresh. It's the cannabinoid most associated with sleep discussion in recent research. The equal 1:1 ratio of CBD to CBN here is the formula's main selling point: most competing sleep products include CBN at a fraction of their CBD content, or skip it entirely.

Hops flower extract (Humulus lupulus)

Hops and cannabis sit in the same botanical family (Cannabaceae), and hops has centuries of traditional use as an evening herb in European folk medicine — long before it ended up in beer. It's a pairing Cibdol chose deliberately to complement the cannabinoid backbone. For Amsterdam readers curious about the local context, MAPS and Beckley Foundation have long archived traditional botanical references, and EMCDDA maintains European monitoring data on cannabis-adjacent compounds.

5-HTP (5-Hydroxytryptophan)

5-HTP is the direct precursor the body uses to make serotonin, extracted here from Griffonia simplicifolia seeds. Serotonin is what the body converts into melatonin naturally overnight — so rather than dosing melatonin directly (which Mayo Clinic notes can shift your circadian rhythm in unintended ways), 5-HTP assists the upstream pathway. That's the "melatonin-free" strategy in plain language.

Why Cibdol chose a melatonin-free formula

Cibdol built this softgel specifically for adults who've outgrown melatonin. The two main reasons they skipped it: dosing problems and dependency worries.

According to Mayo Clinic, melatonin side effects can include daytime drowsiness, headaches, dizziness and vivid dreams, and the supplement can interact with blood thinners, immunosuppressants and diabetes medications (Mayo Clinic, melatonin side effects). Most over-the-counter melatonin tablets also dose well above what research supports — Mayo Clinic notes most adults should start at 0.5–1 mg, yet standard shop-bought tablets are often 3–10 mg.

A cannabinoid-plus-botanical formula takes a different route. Rather than adding a hormone your body already produces, the blend works through the endocannabinoid system (CBD + CBN) and provides the serotonin precursor (5-HTP) your body needs for its own overnight melatonin production. That's the logic. It's not a cure for insomnia — and Cibdol never frames it as one — but it's a different tool in the box.

Who this softgel is built for

This bottle is designed for adults 18+ who want a botanical sleep-support supplement with a proper cannabinoid backbone. Specifically:

• Adults who've tried melatonin and either found it ineffective or didn't like the grogginess the morning after
• CBD users curious about CBN but put off by tincture measuring — capsules take the guesswork out
• People building an evening wind-down routine and want a single capsule rather than a stack of four separate supplements
• Travellers crossing time zones who want something other than a sleeping pill in the toiletry bag
• Anyone who doesn't want to taste hemp oil right before bed

Not built for: anyone under 18, people on SSRIs or MAOIs (5-HTP interaction concern — speak to a doctor first), pregnant or breastfeeding people, or anyone on prescription sleep medication or blood thinners without checking with a healthcare provider.

How to use the softgels

Take one capsule 30–60 minutes before you plan to be asleep, swallowed whole with water. That's Cibdol's standard adult protocol.

1. Set a consistent bedtime first. Supplements work better when your circadian rhythm is already in the right ballpark. Screens off, lights down, the usual.
2. Take one capsule with water, 30–60 minutes before bed. Not with alcohol, not with another sedating supplement, not on top of a heavy late meal if you can help it.
3. Give it a full week before judging. Cannabinoid and 5-HTP effects can build gradually as your system adjusts. One rough night doesn't mean the formula isn't working.
4. Adjust timing, not dose. If you're still wired at bedtime, try taking the capsule 90 minutes earlier rather than taking a second one.
5. Don't stack blindly. If you're already on another sleep aid, CBD oil, or herbal sedative, space them out or pick one — don't layer everything on night one.

Why choose this Cibdol formula

The short answer: ratio, sourcing, and a deliberate choice to skip melatonin. Here's what sets this bottle apart on the Azarius shelf.

• 1:1 CBD-to-CBN ratio at 12.5 mg each. Most CBD sleep capsules on the European market cap CBN at 2–5 mg — Cibdol gives you 2.5× to 6× more CBN per capsule than the typical competitor.
• Four-in-one formula. Instead of buying CBD oil, a CBN product, a hops tincture and a 5-HTP bottle separately, Cibdol combines the four into one capsule. Simpler routine, fewer bottles on the nightstand.
• Swiss manufacturing and third-party COAs on every batch. Cibdol produces in Baar, Switzerland, with batch-level lab testing we've been checking since they launched. No US-imported "hemp oil" of unknown provenance.
• Melatonin-free by design, not by accident. This is explicitly positioned as the alternative for adults who don't get on with melatonin — not a CBD product that happens to skip it.

From our counter: the customers who come back to get a second bottle are almost always the ones who'd previously bounced between melatonin gummies and plain CBD oil and found neither did quite what they wanted. The combination matters more than any single ingredient on its own.

Comparison with other Cibdol sleep options

Cibdol's sleep range is small and each product does a slightly different job. Here's how the capsules compare to the alternatives we stock.

Safety, interactions and honest limitations

This is a food supplement for adults 18+. It is not a treatment for insomnia, sleep apnoea or any sleep disorder. If you have a diagnosed sleep condition, see a doctor — a capsule isn't the answer.

Speak to a healthcare provider before use if you are:

• Taking SSRIs, SNRIs, MAOIs or any antidepressant (5-HTP can interact with serotonergic medications)
• On prescription sleep medication, benzodiazepines or sedatives
• Taking blood thinners, immunosuppressants or diabetes medication (CBD can interact with liver enzymes that process these)
• Pregnant, trying to conceive, or breastfeeding
• Under 18 — this product isn't for you

Honest limitations: the softgel format has a slower onset than a sublingual oil — figure 45–90 minutes rather than 15–30, because the capsule has to pass through your digestive system first. If you need something to kick in fast, drops are the better format. Also, not everyone responds to CBN the same way — some people find it notably calming, some notice little difference. That's the reality of cannabinoid supplementation.

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Last updated: May 2026