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Article #183: Should You Be Concerned About Melatonin Side Effects?

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With the prevalence of medicines and occur if you take it with your other
herbal remedies in today's world, it is medications. Drug interactions can
easier than ever to self-diagnose your produce fatal results if you don't take
illness and find a drug that will claim the time to check into them before taking
to cure what ails you. However, what several different types of medications at
claims to cure you can also make you very once.
sick if you don't know the potential side Melatonin side effects are considerably
effects of the medicine. smaller than other types of synthetic or
One such remedy that has gained herbal remedies. But there still are side
popularity in recent years is melatonin. effects and you should be aware of them
Melatonin is a growth hormone naturally before deciding to take melatonin to cure
produced by the pineal gland in your your insomnia.
brain. Melatonin hormones are secreted at Melatonin side effects include slower
night or in the dark and helps regulate reaction times, "heavy" heads and
the sleeping cycle. It is believed that stomachs and continued drowsiness
melatonin may help the body know when it throughout the day. Melatonin side
is time to go to sleep and when it's time effects are somewhat more severe in
to wake up. These days, melatonin can be people with weaker immune systems so that
taken in pill form to treat everything is why doctors recommend that people with
from jet lag to insomnia. However, like mental illness, severe allergies or
with all medications, there is the cancer should not take melatonin. Doctors
potential for serious melatonin side also recommend that pregnant women should
effects if take with other medications. stay away from melatonin as well.
There are two types of melatonin: natural While melatonin side effects are
(what is produced by the body) and relatively non-existent, it doesn't mean
synthetic (man-made.) The synthetic that it should be a cure-all treatment
version is sold in a variety of stores in for your insomnia. Instead, you should
pill form and is considered one of the first visit your doctor and learn more
least poisonous substances out there. about other insomnia treatments before
However, it is important to know that considering melatonin. Your doctor can
synthetic melatonin has not been approved also tell you more about melatonin and
by the FDA and therefore there is no what effects it might have on your body
regulation on the quality or purity of given your particular health situation.
melatonin sold. Because of this, make While most doctors will agree that being
sure you purchase it from a reputable proactive about your health is a good
store if you choose to buy it. thing, they will also say that
Also, if you plan on taking synthetic self-medicating an illness or condition
melatonin, tell your doctor or without consulting them first is asking
pharmacist. They will be able to let you for serious trouble.
know if any melatonin side effects will






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