Melatonin causes side effects like dizziness, headaches, nausea, and next-day drowsiness. It can also cause less-common side effects like anxiety, confusion, abdominal pain, and more. Melatonin can ...

Melatonin has quietly slipped into night-time routines across households, becoming a go-to choice for people hoping to fall asleep faster or recover from late-night scrolling. Many view it as a gentle ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have a couple issues with my bladder and a sleep aid. I am an 81-year-old male in fairly good health. I have a difficult time getting back to sleep after getting up to empty my ...

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 ...

More Americans than ever report taking melatonin supplements, a habit that has “significantly increased” over 20 years and may raise safety concerns, a new analysis has found. Many are using the ...

Medically reviewed by Allison Herries, RDN Key Takeaways Melatonin is a hormone that regulates your circadian rhythm and ...

Melatonin supplements are far from harmless. Dr Menon discusses the impact of prolonged, high dose use on heart and cardiovascular health.

An eye-opening analysis of common over-the-counter sleep aids finds they contain wildly variable amounts of melatonin, with some packing up to 347 percent of the amount on the label. The study, ...

"Try taking a low dose to start, taking it about 60 minutes before sleep and skipping continuous release melatonin if this seems to apply to you," he advises. According to the National Sleep ...