Melatonin, Your Thyroid and Hormones

[greygoose]

thyroid.about.com/od/Vitami...

I've always been ambivalent about Melatonin, but I think, now, I might try it.

[ITYFIALMCTT]

Adel Moussa's Suppversity blog has a number of interesting posts about melatonin (and he highlights differences in effect for men/women and for particular age groups). His posts are very technical but helpful for people who are OK with clinical detail: suppversity.blogspot.co.uk/...

[greygoose in reply to ITYFIALMCTT]

Thank you, I shall have a look at that.

[Treepie]

I believe it's prescription only in the UK so reliant on Internet and imports .

[greygoose in reply to Treepie]

Good job I'm not in the UK, then! lol

[TrishUK]

I take it here in the UK but yes it's prescription only

[BadHare]

Hi Greygoose,

I sometimes take it when I'm having problems sleeping, & it seems to help.

I don't use it regularly, as it's supposed to reduce the ability of the body to produce its own.

Mel

[DanteNXS in reply to BadHare]

Hey Mel, from everything that I've read, the body does not produce as much of it as we age, so supplementation is actually a good thing, as long as you don't go overboard. 1-3mgs/day is all you need.

DanteNXS

[greygoose in reply to BadHare]

For some reason I really can't remember (I probably NEED melatonin if just for that!) I've always resisted taking it, even when my doctor wanted to prescribe it for me - how dumb is that! Wish I could remember why...

Anyway, only an idiot never changes her mind, so... now I'm ready to try it!

[DanteNXS]

Great article my friend. I have found that taking melatonin does improve my sleep, but had no idea about the other benefits.

Thanks for the info.

DanteNXS

[greygoose in reply to DanteNXS]

You're welcome.

[DanteNXS]

Just saw this video from Dr. Oz.

doctoroz.com/article/fact-s...

[greygoose in reply to DanteNXS]

Thanks, Dante. I'll have a look at that.

[foxglove]

Lots of good reports on melatonin on TUK. so much so that I have been tempted to try. Sadly not for me, no matter what dose or brand it only makes me agitated .. Good luck to those who find it beneficial, we all need our "magic" answer!

[greygoose in reply to foxglove]

That's a shame, foxglove. But if it's not for you, it's not for you. Hope you find your magic answer soon.

[foxglove in reply to greygoose]

Will keep trying - I'm a persistent sort!!!

[DanteNXS in reply to foxglove]

foxglove,

I had the same issue initially, but once I figured out that I was taking too much (3mg) and lowered my dose, it seems to work well for me. I actually take mine with 250mg of magnesium and sleep like a baby now.

DanteNXS

[foxglove]

Glad you've found something that works - I'm jealous!!!