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Anyone been dizzy the next day after taking Melatonin?

Posted by cookiepic @cookiepic, Dec 22, 2021

Has anyone tried melatonin and the next day been dizzy? I do have a balance issue to begin with from DDD of my neck as well as a inner ear problem. I had a bad vertigo in Dec but thank God I've been fine with that.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jun 10, 2022
In reply to @kevindwilsonmd "Yes. Melatonin 5-10 mg often leaves me very dizzy and tired. Sometimes with vertigo for an..." + (show)
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Yes. Melatonin 5-10 mg often leaves me very dizzy and tired. Sometimes with vertigo for an hour or more. I read last week in New York Tines that a prominent medical organization most knowledgeable about melatonin is urging consumers to not use this until significant ongoing testing is completed. I had stopped it a while back due to increasing negative reviews, and dizziness subsided. Due to serious sleep issues and because it has been around forever, I went back on it. Bad decision. I’m sitting here dizzy sick right now but got better enough to read Mayo connect and found your comment. It clearly reminds me it makes some people really dizzy and feeling very badly.

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Welcome, Kevin. I like referring to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) website when searching for evidence-based information on supplements and complementary medicine.

- Melatonin: What You Need To Know https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/melatonin-what-you-need-to-know
Excerpt
"Is it safe to take melatonin?
For melatonin supplements, particularly at doses higher than what the body normally produces, there’s not enough information yet about possible side effects to have a clear picture of overall safety. Short-term use of melatonin supplements appears to be safe for most people, but information on the long-term safety of supplementing with melatonin is lacking."

Because melatonin use has increased in recent years, Mayo Clinic produced this helpful video with Dr. Naima Covassin, a researcher in Mayo Clinic's Cardiology Lab:
Mayo Clinic Minute: What to consider before using melatonin supplements for sleep
https://youtu.be/LLMc1qZGcd8

Kevin, have you tried a lower dose? What issues do you have with sleep?

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kevindwilsonmd | @kevindwilsonmd | Jun 12, 2022

I guess I really have not given a lower dose a good try, as in kids sizes 2 mg. I have sleep apnea and am finally getting that under control with a mouthguard and iphone app to guide. Main problem now is just getting to sleep initially as I seem addicted to blue light on my device to read. Working on that, and eating last meal earlier and exercising muscles earlier. Slowly getting there after several years of denial of terrible effects of obstructive sleep apnea

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damarismjones | @damarismjones | Jun 13, 2023

I ended up in the emergency room…had to call 911…I will never take it again..they said I had vertigo…I thought that I was dying…

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