Posted by Cindy W on May 18, 2000, at 23:48:34
In reply to Re: Long term effects of Melatonin, posted by jacquie on May 18, 2000, at 18:51:34
> I used to take melatonin, but recently stopped because of taking anti-depressants and all (this was a personal choice) I took melatonin for over 4years every night, 3 mg. 20mg is very high. The FDA has a website for people who submit misc side effects. Melatonin is on there. It might behoove those who are curious to take a look. I did have enlarged red blood cells when I last had blood work. I called the pathologist and asked why.... he said the enlarged red blood cells you would see in a child as they are developing, but rare in an adult. They are young cells when they are enlarged. I could only attribute this to melatonin as it has some apparent anti-aging affects, so I have read. I could merely be a useless fountain of ambiguous tidbits on melatonin, but it is still a drug...no tests, no trials, it is just out there and is worth researching I think. The FDA site can be a bit scary, but it is there to view and may interest those of you are are curious. I hope I have helped and not harmed anyone. Melatonin helped me sleep very well. Best of luck to everyone- jacquie
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> > Hi everyone,
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> > As I've posted before, I find melatonin to help me sleep and be substantially more rested and calm in the morning when I wake up. And yet I worry about possible long-term side-effects of taking melatonin, not least because damage to the pineal appears to play a role in Parkinson's.
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> > Does anyone know anything about what side-effects accompany taking it for years?
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> > SteveKazoo, I'm taking a combination of 2 mg sustained release tablets (usually 3) along with 3 mg sublingual tablets (usually about 5). The reason I take 20 mg is that I tried smaller doses, but it didn't help me to sleep. On various websites, I read that 20 mg is safe, so I just titrated it up until I can usually sleep. In the AM, I take Effexor-XR 375 mg/day, and at night, I take 50 mg of Serzone which helps but doesn't quite let me sleep. Will check out the FDA site that Jacquie recommended.--Cindy W
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