A 2013 meta-analysis found that people with insomnia fell asleep about seven minutes faster when they took melatonin. But that study was in both adults and children, and the researchers said there ...

And there's just very little research ... side effects, and the children’s puberty seemed to progress normally. (The study was funded by Neurim Pharmaceuticals, which manufactures a melatonin ...

Originally from the Midwest, Victoria Clayton is a professional writer working and living in southern California. Her reporting has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Atlantic, Los Angeles ...

Amid a sixfold rise in poisonings from melatonin supplements among U.S. children over the past decade, a study released Tuesday ... But troubling side effects can occur from taking too much ...

But are melatonin supplements a safe option to help them sleep? One study shows 18.5% of children aged 5 to 9 ... So you can see some real side effects with this." The CDC says these findings ...

Side effects associated ... Since most research on melatonin has focused on short-term effects, we don't know much about long-term use. One study did find that long-term use of melatonin is ...

Synthetic melatonin supplements are most often used as a sleep aid, but some research suggests ... and too-high doses in children can lead to serious side effects. In the United States ...

Research supports the idea that melatonin may be effective for shift workers—those who don’t have a normal or routine bedtime. In a study published ... more potential side effects in the ...

New research shows a big increase in children taking melatonin to help with sleep. Pediatricians warn the long-term effects of the ... One recent study found some gummies, the most common form ...

Anyone who takes both hormonal birth control and melatonin, which is a sleep aid, may experience an increase in melatonin’s side effects ... However, research into its effects has arrived ...

Excess consumption of both melatonin and serotonin has been linked to a number of side effects ... As the study authors point out, chewables are the form most likely to be taken by children.