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Melatonin Acts as Antioxidant and Improves Sleep

Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 8:35 am
by Quest56
Pubmed article about melatonin and MS:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24974099

I used to use medicinal marijuana to help with sleep problems, but gave this up because of cost and quality issues. I've been using melatonin for several months now, and sleep very soundly. I use a low dose capsule, 300 mcg daily, in a timed release formula that is available on amazon.

Interesting that at this low daily dose (300 millionths of a gram) it doesn't make me feel sleepy when I take it, but with it in my system, I fall to sleep more easily at night and sleep more soundly.

Re: Melatonin Acts as Antioxidant and Improves Sleep

Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 3:03 pm
by PointsNorth
Quaestor, could you please name your product.

Thx, PN

Re: Melatonin Acts as Antioxidant and Improves Sleep

Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 7:20 am
by Quest56
There are many options in the OTC market, here's what I currently take, it's very affordable:

http://tinyurl.com/mr8dgee

Here's a 2013 article from the Life Extension magazine about melatonin:

http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2013/sep ... one_01.htm

Re: Melatonin Acts as Antioxidant and Improves Sleep

Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 7:45 am
by Quest56
Some information about the use of melatonin in those with autoimmune disease:

http://www.livestrong.com/article/43576 ... e-disease/

I've seen much contradictory information on this topic. I've made the decision to use it at very low dose because of the sleep benefit, but I have noticed the arthritis in my finger joints has become much more of a problem recently. I don't know if this is related or not.

Re: Melatonin Acts as Antioxidant and Improves Sleep

Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 7:55 am
by Quest56
Some more information about relationship between melatonin and inflammatory disease:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3709754/