Posted by Cindy W on May 17, 2000, at 23:47:46
In reply to Long term effects of Melatonin, posted by Steve on May 17, 2000, at 23:22:15
> 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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> Steve
Steve, your post scares me, since I'm currently taking about 20 mg/day of melatonin to try to sleep (to counteract the Effexor-XR). I used to take kava kava but read that it interferes with serotonin. So would like also to find out whether there are long term side effects for melatonin!--Cindy W
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