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My 9 yr old gave my 4 yr old 3 melatonin tablets (5 mg tablets). will this hurt her? should she be brought to the er?
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Melatonin: In my experience, this will likely make her drowsy but I haven't seen toxicity, even with much higher doses. Nevertheless, call Poison Control and run it by them.
Answered 6/21/2015
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