Posted by Garnet71 on February 10, 2009, at 23:54:20
In reply to Bipolar and Melatonin - Ativan - Magesium Citrate, posted by Garnet71 on February 8, 2009, at 17:07:33
If this was true, according to the cited research, then how would a doctor know if you had this problem?
Impaired pineal melatonin function has been implicated in the pathophysiology of numerous systemic, neurological and mental disorders including cancer, autoimmune disorders (i.e., rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus), AIDS, diabetes mellitus, hyper-cholesterolemia, mental depression including seasonal affective disorder (SAD), schizophrenia, autism, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, trichotillomania, substance abuse including alcoholism, posttraumatic stress disorder, impulsive and aggressive behavior, chronic insomnia, sleep paralysis, bulimia, Parkinson's disease, juvenile Parkinsonism, Shy-Drager syndrome, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), Huntington's chorea, AIDS dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Korsakoffs dementia, tardive dyskinesia, chronic pain syndromes, diabetic neuropathy, epilepsy, narcolepsy, migraine, multiple sclerosis, ischemic stroke, motor neuron disease, traumatic spinal cord injuries and macular degeneration. These diseases are associated either with deficient melatonin production and/or disruption of melatonin circodian rhythmicity associated with deficient or dysregulated serotonin neurotransmission as disclosed in...
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