Melatonin for ADHD?
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- Опубліковано 30 жов 2023
- Melatonin, a natural hormone, has been helping humans fall asleep for hundreds of thousands of years. But the last decade has seen a marked increase in the use of melatonin pills and gummies to help people fall asleep. Ingestion of melatonin is now the most frequent substance reported to US poison control centers. (Most overdoses are benign, but at least two deaths have been reported.)
Sleep disorders, particularly delayed and inconsistent sleep onset, are common among those with ADHD. Melatonin can help improve and advance the onset of sleep in youth and adults with ADHD. Sleep benefits occur whether or not the individuals are taking ADHD medications or not. We have almost no data indicating whether melatonin supplements result in improvement in daytime ADHD symptoms, but it is quite unlikely to cause harm.
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Low Doses of Melatonin to Improve Sleep in Children with ADHD: An Open-Label Trial (2023)
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Efficacy and Safety of Melatonin Treatment in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder-A Review of the Literature (2020)
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Quantity of Melatonin and CBD in Melatonin Gummies Sold in the US (2023)
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Pediatric Melatonin Ingestions - United States, 2012-2021
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Hey Dr John - There are many studies which also talk about the mitochondrial benefits of Melatonin - something to consider - also, i've been looking into recent studies in Photobiomodulation for ASD and ADHD, the studies are thin on the ground but also linked to mitocondria
Thanks for the info.
Thank you Dr. John for so useful information.
? He's not perfect, but explains a lot of details. I know people like you, you spread your personal problems around. Good one to avoid.
@JoyceNuel Man sorry if I offended you, I was just beig honest.
You're welcome!
Hi there Dr Kruse. I'm in the middle of getting diagnosed but the wait for the second appointment is quite long! Can I ask what you think. My impulsive thoughts are very troublesome. I'm 48, perimenopausal. I tried to 'control' my thoughts the other day to an awful outcome, I felt like my brain was actually disintegrating. I was squeezing a lemon onto the morning pancake for my child and I noticed the water filter was empty across the room and thought to myself 'no, I'm going to ignore my urge to stop doing this pancake' but my brain just froze and I stop there unable to move, frozen in time and brain disintegrating. What do you make of that? and I think either my adhd is quite extreme perhaps. Also what other conditions would you be looking to rule out aside from adhd?
Asperger's to
Does ritalin up risk for Parkinson's what I have read
Making a diagnosis from one incident, even an extreme incident is a very shaky proposition. So I hope that the person you see takes a careful history and listens to you and tries to identify patterns of problematic behaviors. Certainly distractibility, and feeling overwhelmed/frozen can happen often with ADHD, but anxiety disorders can often cause contribute to patterns like that.
@@Truerealism747 Here's what we knew as of two years ago about any Ritalin - Parkinson's connection: ua-cam.com/video/w77FNGEODec/v-deo.html
Luckily I have my school reports which all confirm I've always been fidgety, easily distracted and behind in everything apart from art where I lost track of time lots but did well in. I think that's typical adhd. Hyperfocus. There's a shortage of ADHD meds here just now though plus a massive amount of people on the NHS waiting list so I fear they're trying to get rid of us. I'm also worried me being so convinced that that will put of the psychiatrist
What about Ramelteon?
Ramelteon does work on melatonin receptors to help with sleep. Dosage consistency and correlation with what the label says should be far superior for Ramelteon than for melatonin. In terms of efficacy, I don't think Ramelteon is likely to surpass melatonin itself. Even the generic Ramelteon is $1-$3 a pill in my area, and needs a prescription, so for most people that would be a considerably bigger expense and hassle.