• swab148@lemm.ee
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      1 month ago

      Can you expand on that? I take melatonin every day, have I been poisoning myself?

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        1 month ago

        I’ve heard of people developing a dependence on it when taking it regularly. Especially kids.

        I use it a couple times a year for the occasional restless night and it seems to work for me.

        It’s not inherently harmful afaik but it could disrupt your sleep if for any reason you have to stop taking it.

      • Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        1 month ago

        It’s more of a placebo than an actual sleep aid. It’s not harmful though. If you want to take it, don’t worry. If you think it helps, then in some small way it does.