Melatonin Safety
Interesting Tips for Adults, Pregnant Women and Children.
Melatonin Safety is very important. You have to very be careful whenusing melatonin tablets, liquid, vitamins, and antioxidants.
Certainfactors should be adhered to when using melatonin. I have put together alist ofthings to watch for on this page. Here we go. . .
Youshould only take melatonin for short term and not for long termpurposes. The side effects of long term dosage is not known but expertssay that it is not safe seeing that the negative effect of a long termdosage is hormonal and might not appear for years.
Melatoninalso naturally increases blood clotting. You should not use it if youhave a blood clotting disorder or if you are using medications thatinfluence blood clotting such as warfarin (Coumadin).
Ifyou are a nursing mother or pregnant the use of melatonin is notadvised except under a doctor’s guidance. People with a history ofdepression or a family history of depression are also advised to avoidit. If you work with heavy machines such as cranes or you are a pilot oryou have a job that demands lots of concentration and alertness youdon’t want to be messing around with melatonin either. The effect couldbe detrimental to you because of the side effects of melatoninsupplements.
Medical professionals believe that melatonin madefrom cow pineal gland can contain certain viruses and so melatoninsupplements has been banned in many countries including Germany, Canada,Britain and some other European countries.
Melatonin supplementsstill being used in the United States are in synthetic form althoughstore owners will tell you that they are “all natural”. In the US todayyou can buy melatonin only as a supplement and not a drug and it can begotten over the counter without a doctor’s prescription.
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