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Keep in mind that melatonin is a hormone. Exogenous hormones can downregulate your body's natural production. Like anything hormonal you should not take it continuously for long periods of time.


Yes, this was exactly what I thought when I began using it. (See my other comment on this article) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6495786

In practice, however, that didn't occur, at least for me.

I have no idea why. It would interesting to see if this is true for others. It's certainly true for other hormones besides melatonin.




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