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Is it safe to mix 3mg of melatonin with antihistamine to help sleep? nightly?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Dr. Bradford Romans answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Yes,but don't : take it too late at night,so you avoid the AM hangover.nite,nite.

Dr Lewis agreed

Answered 10/2/2017

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Yes: Ideally the melatonin could regulate your sleep cycle and the antihistamine would not be necessary

Answered 9/18/2017

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