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minus-squareJoeBigelow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoBest OTC sleep aid there is. Melatonin is not what everyone thinks it is.
minus-squareswab148@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoCan you expand on that? I take melatonin every day, have I been poisoning myself?
minus-squaremeowMix2525@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoI’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.
minus-squareKraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoIt’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.
Best OTC sleep aid there is. Melatonin is not what everyone thinks it is.
Can you expand on that? I take melatonin every day, have I been poisoning myself?
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.
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.
Awesome, thanks!