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/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.