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A member asked:
If i take melatonin regularly each evening to successfully to treat insomnia and miss a dose, will i experience sleep disruption?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Melatonin: Possible but not likely, if it was working when taken regularly.
Answered 7/8/2012
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No: Not necessarily. Sleeping medications are not something that makes you sleep, they may help with sleep.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Maybe: Melatonin is available over-the-counter so it does not have to pass through the same scrutiny as a pharmaceutical. We know less about it as a result. We do know that the body naturally produces melatonin in response to darkness, and it is associated with somnolence. It is possible that one can become accustomed to taking it and experience sleep disruption from missing a dose.
Answered 4/24/2016
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