“Adults with chronic insomnia who used melatonin for a year or longer faced a 90 percent higher risk of developing heart failure within five years compared to non-users.” Do you take melatonin for sleep?
It’s a flawed study with no causality. No other underlying conditions were considered including whether insomnia contributed to the elevated heart issues on its own. Diet, exercise, and general health were not considered in the conclusion.
Someone else said the same thing. It would be easy enough to check other drugs for that people take to see if there are similar results. If there are then we know that the problem is with insomniacs. If they don’t have the same results then we know that it’s the melatonin. Right?
It’s all over the internet with lots of different articles.
“Long-term use of melatonin supplements has been linked to a higher risk of heart failure, with studies showing that those who use melatonin for over a year may have nearly double the chance of developing this condition compared to non-users. However, it's important to note that the supplements themselves may not directly cause heart problems, but their use could indicate underlying health issues.”
“magnesium glycinate can help with sleep. It is particularly effective due to its high bioavailability and calming properties, enhanced by the amino acid glycine.
Research shows it may:
Improve sleep quality and efficiency
Reduce sleep onset latency (time to fall asleep)
Increase sleep duration and slow-wave (deep) sleep
Reduce insomnia severity, especially in individuals with low magnesium levels
These effects are attributed to magnesium’s role in regulating neurotransmitters like GABA, which promotes relaxation, and its ability to help lower cortisol, a stress hormone that can interfere with sleep.
Studies, including randomized controlled trials, support its use as a safe and well-tolerated supplement for mild to moderate sleep issues, particularly in older adults and those with poor sleep quality.”
“Magnesium glycinate has been shown to have a variety of benefits, including helping to:
relieve anxiety
promote bone health
manage blood sugar in people with diabetes and may lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes
maintain regular heart rhythms
reduce symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
amplify exercise performanceTrusted Source
reduce painTrusted Source
According to a 2021 research reviewTrusted Source, magnesium supplements may help treat fibromyalgia. And a 2016 analysis of studiesTrusted Source notes that they might help reduce the risk of stroke, heart failure, and diabetes.”
No it’s virtually the same, the causes of Alzheimer’s diabetes and heart disease are very similar. Usually if someone has one they have the other.. perhaps people who have trouble sleeping to begin with causes heart attacks not the melatonin itself
I don’t know about whether they have the same causes. I will have research and ask the doctors in my family. I have three doctors and two nurses in my immediate family. But I would think that you would try and mitigate both. Don’t cook in aluminum or use aluminum chlorhydrate in your antiperspirant. And do everything that you can to prevent heart disease. Some probably cross over. But have you tried Magnesium glycinate before bed? Try it. You will sleep like a baby. I prefer it to melatonin because of the interruption to my sleep because of vivid dreams. Besides. The sleep effects don’t last long. After a few weeks it doesn’t seem to do much. a.co/d/iFdQMkj
“Melatonin may help improve sleep-wake cycles and reduce symptoms like sundowning in people with dementia, but research on its effectiveness is mixed and further studies are needed. It is important to consult a healthcare professional before using melatonin for dementia-related issues.”
“According to a 2022 articleTrusted Source, melatonin may help sleep disturbances associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia.
People with Alzheimer’s disease experience significant changes to the natural rhythms of the body, including the circadian rhythm, and may have disturbances to their sleep-wake cycle.
Timed melatonin treatment with specific times of the circadian rhythm may improve sleep-wake patterns in people with Alzheimer’s disease.”
“magnesium glycinate can help with sleep. It is particularly effective due to its high bioavailability and calming properties, enhanced by the amino acid glycine.
Research shows it may:
Improve sleep quality and efficiency
Reduce sleep onset latency (time to fall asleep)
Increase sleep duration and slow-wave (deep) sleep
Reduce insomnia severity, especially in individuals with low magnesium levels
These effects are attributed to magnesium’s role in regulating neurotransmitters like GABA, which promotes relaxation, and its ability to help lower cortisol, a stress hormone that can interfere with sleep.
Studies, including randomized controlled trials, support its use as a safe and well-tolerated supplement for mild to moderate sleep issues, particularly in older adults and those with poor sleep quality.”
The link hasn't been verified to be a causal one. It's probably more likely that the people that need melatonin to sleep are also more likely to have conditions that actually do lead to heart failure.
That could be. More research is needed. Another way to tell is to check other sleep aids on people that don’t sleep well and see if they also have more heart failure. If they do then we know that it’s because of their hearts and not the drugs.
Sorry 4JC. You have to get better sleep if you’re going to heal. I hope those drugs are helping. The best sleep I had since I was a kid was when they gave me propofol for a colonoscopy recently. Man did I wake up feeling great. Now I know why Michael Jackson did it.
BA, the problem is that those meds allow me to get 2 1/2-4 hours of sleep at a time, which is better than waking up 168 times a night, but my new bladder condition has me waking up at least every hour, even when I’m taking the sleep meds.
Definitely don’t go to another country. Gummies are probably fine. They can’t tell on X-ray what they are. I have seen TSA call the sheriff and take people’s bags of weed away. I asked them about it. I said if they are going from a legal state to a legal state then how can you take it. He said that the airport is federal and it’s still not legal.
They won’t give me opiates. I’m taking Tylenol and Ibuprofen, alternating every 3 hours, even though doctors told me a decade ago that they were harming my kidneys and liver.
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