Posted by mars on January 13, 2001, at 0:50:45
In reply to Re: Melatonin - How much ?, posted by SLS on January 12, 2001, at 22:27:47
Hello Sincere Scott -
I'm very sorry I didn't reply sooner to your question. You are such a knowledgeable guy I presumed you'd already know. Most packages of melatonin have a warning about taking it if you have a problem with depression. From what I understand certain depressions benefit from it, while it will make others worse. I know that it affects levels of serotonin, but what's going on there I really don't know. (Sorry, I am having some major problems with cognition and memory right now, which makes me feel pretty useless.)
Here's a link for starters:
http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/split/Melatonin-in-depressed-pat.html
I did read somewhere that they did a study that showed fluvoxamine increased the bioavailability of melatonin. Don't know if that's a clue.
Best wishes,
mary
p.s. When I took it I went up to a six tablets a night. It didn't help me. I was so depressed at the time I don't think I would have noticed if I felt worse - it was right before I decided to have ECT.
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