Melatonin: Much More Than You Wanted to Know
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Melatonin: Much More Than You Wanted to Know
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#2Melatonin is also an antioxidant. Does anyone know its effects on physical health?
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#3Dupe from three weeks ago:
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#4What a great article. Explains why melatonin works for my wife for a short time but then stops working (dosage in store-bought pills is too high and stays in the system too long).
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#5Melatonin has genuinely changed my life in regards to sleep. I'd tried everything and for exams went on Zopiclone, and then found the gold that is Melatonin. Thoroughly recommend anyone with suitable problems sleeping giving it a go.
(I was DSPD, though every so often did the whole "Non-24-Hour-Sleep Disorder" thing)
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#6It's always unclear whether you're reading crackpot or not especially around the nootropics crowd.
In this case the author seems to be a psychiatrist so he should be trustworthy: http://slatestarcodex.com/about/
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#7If you regularly buy Melatonin, I highly recommend Trader Joes Brand chewable Melatonin tablets.
In my area they cost $2.99 for a bottle, far below the cost of other brands, and the dosage per tablet is 0.5mg or 500mcg which for me is pretty optimal.
EDIT: corrected units.
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#8Every single person here, if your serious about diving into the science of sleep, should read Matthew Walker's book: Why We Sleep: https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Sleep-Unlocking-Dreams/dp/1501...
His interview on Joe Rogan is a good summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwaWilO_Pig
He covers everything from why we sleep (obv), naps, melatonin, etc. I've just finished it and really enjoyed it.
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#9If you regularly buy Melatonin, I highly recommend Trader Joes Brand chewable Melatonin tablets. In my area they cost $2.99 for a bottle, far below the cost of other brands, and the dosage per tablet is 0.5mg or 500mcg which for me is pretty optimal. EDIT: corrected units.
>0.5g or 500mcg
I hope you mean 0.5 mg not 0.5g because that would be a very big dose!
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#10Dupe from three weeks ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17505380
Looks like the author posted it on his personal blog, but also on the group blog LessWrong, so the link avoided the filter.