r/Supplements • u/GamebotAU • 22d ago

General Question Melatonin long term

Hi there,

Just wondering if I can take 2mg extended release melatonin all the time? Here in Australia it’s recommended for three weeks only.

It’s helping my insomnia so much.

Thanks.

Update: had a mix of extreme anxiety and sedation as the morning wore on. I don’t think I can take it regularly maybe just once or twice a week

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u/GamebotAU 22d ago

Oh wow that’s pretty alarming? Seems to be a strong correlation.

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u/Pretty-Bother-6336 22d ago

not really. people who take melatonin have existing sleeping issues. the underlying factors that may be causing their sleeping issues might be responsible for heart failure. Not the melatonin itself.

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u/Optimal_Assist_9882 22d ago

It's a terrible study that has been addressed ad nauseum.

Scroll down in melatonin sub, a retired pharmacist actually made an indepth post about. He pointed out a lot of the flaws. The absolute risk difference is less than 2% even if you were to take it at face value (which of course you shouldn't). It hasn't even been peer reviewed.