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Melatonin may be useful in the treatment of delayed sleep phase syndrome. [9] Melatonin is known to reduce jet lag, especially in eastward travel. However, if it is not taken at the correct time, it can instead delay adaptation. [30] Melatonin appears to have limited use against the sleep problems of people who work shift work. [31]
“This means [there are] elevated levels of melatonin at night and low levels during the day. This is how melatonin helps regulate our circadian rhythm, which is our biological 24-hour clock ...
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Oatmeal is a good late-night snack because it contains melatonin, releases serotonin, doesn’t take long to digest and helps keep you full throughout the night. Getty Images
In other words, melatonin has most effect when it is taken at times when natural melatonin is not normally present, thus during the day: when taken in the morning, melatonin causes phase delays (shifts to a later time), and when taken in the afternoon/evening it causes phase advances (shifts to an earlier time).
EDS can be a symptom of a number of factors and disorders. Specialists in sleep medicine are trained to diagnose them. Some are: Insufficient quality or quantity of night time sleep [5] Obstructive sleep apnea [6] Misalignments of the body's circadian pacemaker with the environment (e.g., jet lag, shift work, or other circadian rhythm sleep ...
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DSPD can be treated or helped in some cases by careful daily sleep practices, morning light therapy, evening dark therapy, earlier exercise and meal times, and medications such as aripiprazole, melatonin, and modafinil; melatonin is a natural neurohormone partly responsible for the human body clock.