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2. Melatonin as a medication and supplement - Wikipedia

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   It is thought to activate these receptors in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus in the brain to regulate the circadian clock and sleep–wake cycles. [21] Immediate-release melatonin has a short elimination half-life of about 20 to 50 minutes. [22] [9] [10] Prolonged-release melatonin used as a medication has a half-life of 3.5 to ...

3. Advanced sleep phase disorder - Wikipedia

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   Sleep specialists measure the patient's sleep onset and offset, dim light melatonin onset, and evaluate Horne-Ostberg morningness-eveningness questionnaire results. Sleep specialists may also conduct a polysomnography test to rule out other sleep disorders like narcolepsy. Age and family history of the patient is also taken into consideration. [2]

4. Ramelteon - Wikipedia

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   The elimination half-life of ramelteon is 1 to 2.6 hours while the half-life of M-II, the major active metabolite of ramelteon, is 2 to 5 hours. [ 3 ] [ 7 ] The half-lives of ramelteon and M-II are substantially longer than that of melatonin , which has a half-life in the range of 20 to 45 minutes. [ 7 ]

5. A Sleep Expert Warns Against "Unhealthy" Sleep Trend - AOL

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   “For example, a dog may have a three-to six-hour rhythm, and so that's why they're sleeping part of the time, and then they're up,” says Dr. Pristas. “Human beings have a sleep pattern that ...

6. Is melatonin or ashwagandha better for sleep? Experts weigh in

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   With fewer Americans getting the recommended eight hours of sleep and more of them saying they need more sleep, per an April 2024 Gallup poll, I’m just one of many helping the sleep aids market ...

7. Delayed sleep phase disorder - Wikipedia

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   Patients have a relatively severe to absolute inability to advance the sleep phase to earlier hours by enforcing conventional sleep and wake times. Sleep–wake logs and/or actigraphy monitoring for at least two weeks document a consistent habitual pattern of sleep onsets, usually later than 2 am, and lengthy sleeps.