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I've been taking 20mg of melatonin, which i've been told is the highest safe dose you can take, and it helps me a lot. but is it bad for your liver?
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No hepatotoxicity: There is no reported hepatotoxicity due to melatonin. In fact, studies in rodents have showed a protective effect of melatonin against hepatotoxity. See your sleep specialist for further discussion. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9406047 , http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25101283 , http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23675075
Answered 3/29/2018
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