During the day, light tells your body to make less melatonin.

More evidence is needed to rate melatonin for these uses.

Comment: I have had nothing but good results with the melatonin.

There is no information available regarding the use of melatonin by children.

In the general population, melatonin has not been shown to be effective.

This may be because older people have less melatonin in their bodies to start with.

When light enters the eyes, the melatonin of the blood goes away.

Still, there was some good news for proponents of melatonin.

"Over all, the evidence for using melatonin is not strong," he added.

During health exams, tell your doctor if you are taking melatonin.

If you work at night in artificial light, your body may be making less melatonin than it needs.

However, two hours of use did lead to significant melatonin suppression.

Do not drive or use machinery for four to five hours after taking melatonin.

Earlier studies have reported low melatonin levels among some groups of depressed patients.

They also seem to affect how much of the hormone melatonin your body makes at night.

Start with a melatonin martini, and you'll be just fine.

I am 84 and have used melatonin for a few yrs.

Birth control pills seem to increase how much melatonin the body makes.

Some people, such as those with immune disorders, should not take melatonin.

But other studies show melatonin levels stayed the same as people aged.

Doctors still need to work out just how helpful melatonin treatment could be for those over age 65.

As in your case, we can also find melatonin supplements over the counter.

This phenomenon is due to light's effect on melatonin production.

The long-term effects of melatonin administration have not been examined.

The synthetic form of melatonin does not carry this risk.