Should I Try Melatonin To Cure Insomnia?
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This issue of melatonin dosage has several facets. First, since melatonin is not subject to strict FDA standards, the dosage may vary greatly from brand to brand and tablet to tablet. Trade name prescription drugs must contain the amount of medicine indicated on the label, with only a 5 percent variation. Generic medicines must be within 20 percent of the amount indicated on the label. No such controls exist for melatonin and other health food preparations. So the dosage per tablet is somewhat questionable. If you decide to use melatonin, purchase the most reputable brand available in your area.
This is a great debate in the scientific research community. One issue centers on the most fundamental question: Does melatonin work any better than a placebo? The largest volume of evidence gives melatonin the nod. Yes, it is a sleep promoting agent. In healthy young adults, it decreases the number of nighttime awakenings and shortens the time from lights out the onset of sleep. But that doesn’t mean its right for every body, all the time.
Other debates about melatonin and insomnia focus on how best to use it specially, how large a dose and when during the day. As we noted previously, the dose we actually need is much smaller than the dose contained inmost tablets. This means we’re putting far more melatonin into our system than we really need, which could constrict blood vessels and cause serious health problem.
Once again, I strongly advise against melatonin if you have a history or a family history of heart attacks,
