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A member asked:

I have difficulty sleeping. i get sleep at 4am every night and i'm thinking of taking melatonin. is it safe and how much should one take? thank you!

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Dr. Eric Weisman answered

Specializes in Neurology

Melatonin is: relatively safe compared with other sleep aids. I hope you do more than take a sleeping pill (you also need to do some "detective work" to figure out why you awaken so early. Its best to fix underlying problems.

Dr Anyanwu and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 5/3/2016

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