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2. Melatonin as a medication and supplement - Wikipedia

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   Melatonin can lower follicle-stimulating hormone levels. [52] Melatonin's effects on human reproduction remain unclear. [53] Some supplemental melatonin users report an increase in vivid dreaming. Extremely high doses of melatonin increased REM sleep time and dream activity in people both with and without narcolepsy. [54]

3. Insomnia - Wikipedia

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   The usage of melatonin as a treatment for insomnia in adults has increased from 0.4% between 1999 and 2000 to nearly 2.1% between 2017 and 2018. [164] While the use of melatonin in the short-term has been proven to be generally safe and is shown to not be a dependent medication, side effects can still occur. [165]

4. Here's Why Getting a Good Night's Sleep Is Harder as ... - AOL

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   Insomnia is observed frequently among older adults and include waking early, taking longer to fall asleep, and frequent waking during the night. Here are some of the things that might be keeping ...

5. Melatonin - Wikipedia

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   Melatonin, an indoleamine, is a natural compound produced by various organisms, including bacteria and eukaryotes. [1] Its discovery in 1958 by Aaron B. Lerner and colleagues stemmed from the isolation of a substance from the pineal gland of cows that could induce skin lightening in common frogs.

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

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   While melatonin is said to promote sleep, ashwagandha is known to help reduce stress for an easier night’s sleep. ... according to the NIH, its side effects can show up as diarrhea, drowsiness ...

7. 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]

8. Study Says Melatonin May Help Repair DNA as You Sleep - AOL

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   It's possible that by taking melatonin to sleep, the participants counteracted this, boosting DNA repair in the process, says W. Christopher Winter, MD, a neurologist and sleep medicine physician ...

9. Non-24-hour sleep–wake disorder - Wikipedia

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   In 2005, ramelteon (trade name Rozerem) was the first melatonin agonist to be approved in the United States (US), indicated for insomnia treatment in adults. [58] Melatonin in the form of prolonged release (trade name Circadin) was approved in 2007 in Europe (EU) for use as a short-term treatment, in patients 55 years and older, for primary ...