Comments on: Factors that Increase/Decrease Melatonin Levels + Synergies

By: Larry Henriquez

Larry Henriquez — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 14:12:26 +0000

I have the apnea machine which I usually don’t use. Didn’t seem to better my sleep . I does quiet the snoring but feel same with or without with exception mouth dryness.
I drink and plan to stop. I fall asleep all the time morning noon evening. Taking a cholesterols medication wonder if if added to my problem. Thinking I might had too much melatonin .

By: Gerald

Gerald — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 02:21:58 +0000

Ive been taking SSRI’s for 24yrs (Paxil) is it possible to take Melatonin with an SSRI, one affects Melatonin and the other Serotonin could one get Serotonin Syndrome?

By: Martha Ray

Martha Ray — Thu, 24 May 2018 19:26:25 +0000

Took Melatonin for many years 25+ with no issue. But a few years ago it began causing me eye pain within 15 min of taking. Over those years I took everything from tiny doses to very large but mostly too 3 mg. When this eye pain (both eyes) first happened I tried cutting down my mcg dose and also tried different brands even an herbal brand and still got the side effect. Very strange. I was questioning taking hormones for years but was hooked on the sleep help. I now do not believe it is good to take any hormones and even most supplements long term. No functional or conventional doctors have any ideas why this reaction happened to me. I am also gluten, nightshade, caffeine and MSG sensitive as well as some other supplement fillers bother me. But nothing else has ever caused me eye pain in short order like the Melatonin did. I have not tested it for a year or so but it was painful enough for me not to risk it again. If anyone seeing this has had a similar reaction or any ideas please reply. I would like to brainstorm this with someone to help me get to the root cause.

By: K M Rao

K M Rao — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 12:52:22 +0000

I feel terribly sleepy by 12 AM if I am not working. The urge to sleep is very great. If I sleep for one to two hours I get refreshed. Is the sleepiness due to excess Melatonin .There is lot of discomfort in the eyelids (you may call it heaviness). I posed this problem to many doctors but they have no answer. I am a patient of Sleep Apnea and have rest less leg syndrome.

By: Cindi

Cindi — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 18:45:52 +0000

Interesting series. I have virtually no MSH due to decades of mold illness. For years I have taken a lot of melatonin but have cut back because some say it suppresses any normal production. And according to the Oura Ring I don’t get much deep sleep and some suggested the melatonin could be a cause. What are your thoughts on this? (I was taking 12-16mg most nights, and now am at 6-9mg.)

The stomach issues are interesting too because I have had a lot of issues from ulcer to chronic gastritis for which a cause was never found (control symptoms with low dose doxepin). Perhaps melatonin is a factor there.