Ask The Sleep Experts

Can one take melatonin supplements for alcohol withdrawal symptoms? What I know is that alcohol and melatonin shouldn’t mix, but what is this new information saying melatonin can help combat the damaging effects of alcohol? We have contradicting informations here and I’m getting confused. (more…)

Aside from being a natural sleeping aid, what are other uses of melatonin in medicine? Are there enough data and research that would back these claims of it being a cancer treatment? How safe is it for my 80-year-old grandma who is suffering from laryngeal cancer? (more…)

Is there a specific melatonin for children? Because my 9-year-old seems to be having problems with sleeping. I know she is still up hours after I send her to bed because I can hear her fumbling around. And when I go over to check, she pretends to sleep, and she is very grumpy each morning when I try to wake her up for school. I am wondering if it would be safe to give her melatonin supplements and what the appropriate dose would be. (more…)

I am a student and is having insomnia. I used to be on OTC sleeping aids but when I heard about melatonin, I decided to switch because I know I shouldn’t be on sleeping pills for too long. It’s been almost two months since I started on a melatonin supplements but recently, I’ve been getting a lot more emotional. I cannot think of any other reason but the melatonin. I read somewhere that melatonin causes melatonin depression. It this it? What do I do about it? (more…)

This natural supplement called Melatonin seems to be everywhere and I am still confused whether it is effective or not. Whether melanonin is safe to use or not. There are contradicting information around and I want some clarification. If it is really as effective and as safe as they say it is, should melatonin safety be a major concern? (more…)

I am confused about these melatonin sleeping aids. Some say they work, others say they don’t. And they have these slow-release melatonin and plain melatonin. Maybe the efficacy of this product depends on the form being used. Which is better among the two and which would work for my insomnia? (more…)

Just about every person I know is having some sort of sleeping problem or another. That would include me. Now, there are a lot of melatonin sleeping aids out there claiming to be an effective sleep inducer without the side effects that regular sleeping tablets have. Is this true? I mean, I cannot just plunge myself into something without trying to know first what I’m getting into. (more…)

 I have been hearing a lot of things about this hormone melatonin being a sleeping aid and an anti-aging product. I would like to know what melatonin really is. Where does it come from? If it is a hormone, is there a melatonin gland that produces it? (more…)

I am on over-the-counter sleeping aids but they don’t seem to help me much. I am reluctant to try those prescription sleeping pills because I am tired of hearing of their side effects and I never want to mess around with it. I am thinking of using melatonin supplements because I heard they are quite effective. Since they are natural, I’m wondering if sleeping aids have interactions with melatonin. (more…)