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Is it ok to take 15mg melaontin?
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No: Generally the maximum safe effective dose of melatonin is 6 to 10 mg a day depending on your age please read the label
Answered 1/10/2016
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Maybe: If your goal is to try to restore a normal sleep pattern, melatonin at doses from 0.5 - 3mg taken nightly at the same time can be very helpful. Much higher doses do not necessarily cause more sleep effects. Higher doses over 10mg daily are sometimes used for other indications beyond sleep.
Answered 1/10/2016
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