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Melatonin's Effect on Skin and Hair

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Re: Melatonin's Effect on Skin and Hair

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Indeed melatonin supplementation causes tolerance development. The correct dose to avoid it is 0.3 mg [1]. Nevertheless I'm glad pharmacies sell pills with much higher dosage - you can just buy the 2-10mg pills, crush them and take the dose you need. I bet they would sell 0.3 mg pills for the same high price if they knew. [1] https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/07/10/melatonin-much-more-th...

I had no choice but to downvote for the greater good.

Would be nice if you could explain how am I wrong. For whatever greater good you mean as downvoting doesn't really change anything except multiplying hatred perhaps (I didn't downvote you back but I can hardly save you from being downvoted by others). If I said something stupid that can harm others and you want to save us you should probably be a little bit more informative.

Re: Melatonin's Effect on Skin and Hair

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For anyone taking Melatonin as a sleeping aid: The dosages it is being sold at are way too high. Recent studies point to 0.3 mg being the right amount for adults [1]. That dosage (taken over a period of several months every day at the same time) helped me get through a period of insomnia last summer, when basically all the other medications failed or had too strong side effects. [1] http://news.mit.edu/2001/melatonin…

Recent studies? That link is from 2001.
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