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The Beave | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Melatonin is powerful. It isn't recommended to take it regularly. It's a hormone that does quiet a lot more than make you sleepy.
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isabella | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 😱😱what else does it do? My mom takes it on the daily
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The Beave | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 It has a regulatory effect on a bunch of systems in the body. I can't recall the specifics off the top of my head. But, I think the admonishment was that long term use could disregulate your body's production of it, kind of forming a dependancy.
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Andrey | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Yeah, I think I would take it just like once a year, or twice. Say one ZzzQuil box daily 30 minutes before bed time for 1 month and that's it. That's basically what I did and it fixed my sleep since then.