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Long-term use of melatonin supplements to support sleep may have negative health effects
(newsroom.heart.org)
this post was submitted on 08 Sep 2026
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i used to suffer from primary insomnia in my early 20s and self medicated in a lot of not-recommended ways, so i wouldn't judge anyone for the things they try. lack of sleep is bad for the brain thonks.
it does feel like they push hog wild amounts of melatonin on people these days. like they figured out it wouldn't immediately kill people, so they try to get people to max dose.