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Can a 1 year old take melatonin to help with jet lag?
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No: The CNS of an infant is substantially different than that of an adult. The limbic system and reticular activating system are incompletely formed. To introduce a CNS depressant would potentially have fatal consequences.
Answered 5/8/2016
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