I've been using melatonin for sleep for the last year and maybe even a little longer. I know that it's a hormone and that it can affect your other hormones as I've noticed with my menstrual cycles. Do you know if it can cause any harm to the female reproductive system such as cancer, or infertility? Also can it cause any brain disorders? Thank you in advance. Oh I've been taking 6mg if that helps.
2007-04-16 10:12:10 · 5 answers · asked by Erika 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
"Some people who have taken melatonin have reported sleepiness, headache, a "heavy-head" feeling, stomach discomfort, depression or feeling hungover. Further study is needed to find out more about melatonin's side effects, especially delayed or long-term effects. For example, we don't know if melatonin causes problems when taken with other medicines. We also don't know how melatonin may affect diseases."
2007-04-16 10:20:14 · answer #1 · answered by §}:{§ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The body manufactures melatonin. It is derivative of serotonin & tryptophan I think. The older we get, the less of it the body makes. I've been taking it for years.
I know of no evidence, study in science, etc. showing statistically that
2007-04-16 11:34:58 · answer #2 · answered by Ke Xu Long 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Melatonin and valerian root are secure at the same time. for my area, valerian root has on no account been efficient for me, yet melatonin has been. diet B6, calcium, copper, and magnesium are additionally meant to be organic sleep aids. There are additionally numerous over-the-counter drugs that paintings particularly properly, and are stronger than the organic treatments. Diphenhydramine is the sleep-inducing ingredient in Tylenol® PM™ and Benadryl®. i think of it is form of too lots, many times leaving me groggy interior the morning whether i'm getting an entire 8 hours of sleep. workout 4 or extra hours in the previous going to mattress is often powerful. in case you do no longer want to take guy made drugs for sleep and your well-being care expert won't help you, which you ought to to seek for out a naturopathic scientific expert. even nevertheless, if insomnia is extremely having an impact on your existence, drugs might desire to be the suitable answer. There are additionally an excellent form of prescribed drugs for sleep, like Ambien®, Lunesta®, Seroquel®, and Trazadone®.
2016-12-29 17:29:37 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of the long term "effects" of low dose melatonin use include IMPROVED antioxidant status and DECREASED cancer risks.
2007-04-16 12:06:27 · answer #4 · answered by Doctor J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not known.
This is why it is not available without prescription in the UK.
2007-04-16 10:20:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋