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I take Melatonin 4mg for sleep and can't do without it. Bonus for me as my mother had macular disease so I consider it as a preventative. Thank you for the information.
I usually take it, around 1 to 1.5mg. Except when I'm really sleepy when I go to sleep :) It definitely works for me, though it doesn't with relaxation - it's not an antidepressive, just to be more sleepy. It's especially useful when I get fully awake by a shower directly before getting to bed.
If you are concerned about messing with your body's natural production of Melatonin, know this: 95% of the Melatonin you produce is produced by the Mitochondria, mostly in your Gastrointestinal tract, when you are exposed to natural light (i.e. morning and daytime sunlight). The remaining 5% of Melatonin is produced by the brain in the Pineal gland at night after sunset and when you stop looking at your phone. Supplementing with Melatonin will not have a measurable effect on your bodies natural production for these reasons. Most people are already messing with their body's natural production of Melatonin by hiding from the sun all day and doom scrolling social media in bed.
I take about 25 mg and my girlfriend has been taking 100 for over a year. I haven't seen that they've found any upper limit on the dosage that causes any harm. Certainly workingfor her. She's definitely her best healthiest self ever.
Was going to state the same. There is no need for melatonine supplementation if you don't disrupt your circadian rhythm. Morning sun exposure, outdoor time and blocking artificial light at night. Dining lights after sunset and using a filter for screens and blublockers in case you really need to use screens or be indoors under LED light. I can guarantee anyone trying this will feel way better and with a lot more energy also because you will rest. Sadly some people rather take a pill
I have taken 3 mg of melatonin for about the last 30 years. I am 76 years old now. I have a gene mutation for M D. About 4 years ago i was diagnosed with wet MD and immediately started on monthly eye injections. Also, i have severely dry eyes. So i have little faith that it works, yet i take it anyway because of the other benefits touted. I think the answer may be the infrared light exposure in the morning. So now I'm trying that. I'm so happy to find this channel. ❤
I take melatonin for sleep and osteoporosis. This video is great news because I have a couple of genes for macular degeneration. I also take lutein and zeaxanthin for eye health.
When I was diagnosed with early stages of glaucoma I was trying to find out what supplements I could take to help with lowering eye pressure. I found articles and videos that said Melatonin could do that. I listened to Melatonin experts and they said that Melatonin stays active in the body for only 2h no matter what dosage you take. Some said that therapeutic dosages are in the hundreds, which is hard to get. The highest I could find was 10mg tablets. The specialists also said that it's not true that the body stops producing Melatonin when you take it. It didn't do anything for my eye pressure at all but maybe it did help my eyes in different ways. After all that I read about Melatonin I'm not afraid to use high dosages anymore. Oh and yes, it's good for the brain. I even give some to my dog who started to show signs of doggy dementia.
@@nissirapatricia5795 I eat a very low carb diet. No sugar, no seed oils, no processed foods. I've been to see the Glaucoma specialist every 3 months and my eyes are healthy except for the small damage to my optic nerve but that hasn't gotten worse so far. I can only keep the eyes healthy with lifestyle since nothing can repair the optic nerve.
You r a Prince… thank you for sharing all this. We have been taking melatonin .. 5-10 mgs per night. For years. No sign of macular problems ( as my mother had) 5-10 mgs per night. We r in our 70’s. Look forward to more info.
Tell this to my eyes! Losing my sight, constant issues with floaters obscured vision, very dry eyes, MD, losing short and far sight but take melatonin and have done for years.
I don't know why people say talk to your healthcare provider when almost nobody I know has a good doctor. There are no good doctors anymore lol not to mention you're going to spend a few hundred dollars just to go tell him about a supplement LOL. Healthcare is a joke
I've been using melatonin for around three weeks, and I've realized it's really drying out my eyes. So, I've chosen to reduce my usage to just twice a week. I'm feeling good now, getting enough moisture in my eyes without it.
Thanks, I think you did a very good job of presenting the paper's strengths and weaknesses. Exciting to hear about ongoing research. I have moderate AMD and take AREDS2. I think I'll hold off on melatonin for now (but will ask my doc at the next visit). I do use an eye red light therapy from England once a week - maybe that would induce more melatonin secretion. Always hard to know what to do until the research is further along. I appreciate your putting this video together.
How you looked at the high doses Dr. Reiter discusses and that it does NOT interfere with endogenous production as there is no feedback loop to inhibit nighttime production. Cancer patients may be given 350 mg bid and a 400 mg dose prior to radiation therapy.
Love your vids. Would love you to produce what you consider to be a series of steps to take to reduce dry eyes. I appreciate all your vids, just hard to keep track of all of the potential actions. E.g. plants, supplements, routines like heat mask, drops, fish oils, red light etc.
If I wait for studies, I’ll go blind. I take 60 mg most evenings. I have already had improvement from a very early md. I’ve had other health improvements, as well. Thanks for the video. I can’t comprehend a study that doesn’t even check the data on dosages.
Funny how in these videos they always say to speak with your doctor. They've always been the least informed and my experience has been they don't like being wrong so if they don't know about something they immediately poo poo it. My girlfriend and I noticed after about a year of intermittent fasting and taking melatonin amongst other supplements, that our eyesight seem better. I had an examination to confirm that and even got the extra expenses scan that shows the back of the inside of the eye. All was great and still don't need glasses approaching 61 years old. My girlfriend was 63 at the time and suddenly was getting vertigo. I said perhaps it's your glasses maybe you need a stronger prescription. Her eye doctor was amazed she actually had it ratcheted down because her vision had improved. So I recommend both
We are currently taking 20mg shortly before going to sleep. Falling asleep has been no problem, still working quite hard physically at 78&81 YO. Waking up 2-5am and not going back to sleep was a problem. Now readily sleeping 8hr/night despite a brief wake period. Great! The melatonin solved the wakefulness problem initially at 10mg/night. I recently experienced surprisingly heavy tiredness after fairly hard work. In view of another comment here, I will now potentially attribute that to the melatonin. If such tiredness recurs I will go back to 10mg/night. The benefit to eyes is a big plus. Our eyes have been pleasingly good so far, but at this age the body chemistry can do with a bit of help (Using lutein zeaxanthin)
I take a fairly high dose of Melatonin every night, 20 mg. I just had my Eyes checked to get a new pair of Verilux lenses. At 80, I have no sign of Cataracts which I'm sure is because of using Hexane Free Organic Castor Oil in my Eyes. I mentioned this earlier. I also had no sign of Glaucoma or Macular Degeneration, and my new lens prescription is the same as it was eight years ago.
Love your channel. It's so helpful to know the most bioavailable form of a supplement. For example, I choose not to take one of the least bioavailable forms of magnesium, magnesium oxide, and instead take the more readily absorbed magnesium glysinate. It's not THE best,but better than oxide
Was it the melatonin supplements, or was it better sleep, that produced the results? That would be an interesting study to do, provided it wasn't done by the manufacturers of melatonin supplements. :/
Here in Brazil the standard adult dose of melatonin for sleep is 200mcg! In the US the typical dose for kids is 1mg (5x an adult Brazilian), for US adults is 5mg (25x an adult Brazilian) and for extra strength 10mg (50x an adult Brazilian). Why such a big discrepancy in dosage?
Thanks for the information. Wow i didn't know the huge difference. I ever tried 10mg and i had vivid dreams to the point of nightmares thus i stop taking. Now i know if i plan to try the supplement again i need to choose 200mcg. No idea how many mg was that
I use onk 0.5 or 1mg here in the US and that seems like the perfect dose for me! I sleep so much better and don't have the vivid nightmares larger doses tend to induce.
I think lutein is fantastic! Melatonin for eye health is a little more controversial at this point for the reasons I mentioned in the video. I look forward to some future studies on it.
@@DoctorEyeHealth As you get older you produce less melatonin. Melatonin is increased by a good circadian rhythm caused by bright light in the morning and little at night. The lack of morning sunlight is probably more problematic than supplementation (imo). Have you seen any studies correlating morning light exposure with less macular degeneration? Did the studies say anything about a correlation between having trouble falling asleep easily and macular degeneration? I also believe the sunlight produces nitric oxide and helps with blood flow.
@@DoctorEyeHealth Do you know if they measured the melatonin blood levels of participants before supplementation? Do you know if anyone has measured levels to see if there is any correlation between low baseline levels and eye problems?
You are correct my eye use to twitch! when I would close my left and keep right open. I will continue taking 7mg a day but I usually quit docing after 2 weeks
My eye doctor in Westfield, Dr. Andy Rosenfarb (wonderful healer), has melatonin in his supplements!! I have dry AMD and this does give me hope. I am a lead singer in a working band and an artist! I need my vision and AMD is so scary! Thanks for posting! Really enjoy your videos!
I was going mention @DrAndyRosenfarb, has he been able to help you? I've watched some of his videos. Hydrogen, HBOT and electrical stimulation interests me.
I'm 78 pre type-2 and starting having eye problems about two years ago. I have been taking 6 mg of melatonin with 8 mg of a "Sleep Aid" Doxylamine succinate, nightly for the last five years. Works great. I recently cured my bad eye (swollen retina) with the supplement nattokinase. My eye doctor was absolutely astounded. Lately I've been doing a little red light therapy, with infrared and near infrared. No more shots in the eyeball and I don't have to go back and see the eye doctor until next August.
I tried taking melatonin for sleep, and it made my limbs (legs and arms) twitch for the longest time trying to fall asleep. I found out later my Mother also had the same side effects.
NOTE: For DIABETECS, some diabetics have a rough time taking any melatonin. It can, & does raise blood sugar substantially. Start out with a very LOW dose, & continue to check BS about 5 hours after taking it, etc.
Okay but we produce melatonin naturally if we dont mess up our circadian rhythm - get sunshine (early morning in particular) and control artificial light after sunset (no overhead lights, softer amber or red light). Sunlight creates INTRACELLULAR melatonin btw, as opposed to melatonin that comes from pineal gland at night. Melatonin combats oxidative stress, it’s not just for sleep.
Dear Allen, I am going to read more about the hormone Melatonin. I want to explore its connection with practicing sports, especially Yoga. It is known that hormone production is boosted during Yoga practice, particularly at the end of the class when participants fall asleep during the Shavasana part. This indicates that Melatonin is produced enough to allow yogis to fall into a deep sleep and reap the benefits of the hormone naturally. With this idea, I could explore one of the benefits of Yoga for the human body, especially the eyes. will mention you in the video
Still debated in the profession. While some blue light filters have been shown to help with melatonin production, there is question to how effective this is compared to the sleep deprivation caused by other stimuli. Such as phone use or other light sources indoors.
Likely cause: (In addition to the direct protective effects) Getting people to sleep and stop using blue light emitting devices, and to be awake less during dark hours and hence exposed to less LED blue light. This all reduces blue light injury to the retina. It also then triggers the circadian rhythm, and the daily hormone cycle. Macular degeneration is no longer limited to older people (as a lifetime accumulation of damage). The intense blue light injury from LED lights and devices now make this a risk for everyone, especially children. The amount of damage LED lights cause is extreme. And this doesn't even address the cancers that LED lights causes cause. Or it's many other damages. Better answer - get rid of all LED exposure possible. Then add melatonin for sleep. Diabetes is also directly related due to the adverse hormone impacts of LED light. So too are obesity, cardiovascular disease, and depression among others. So too are other eye maladies associated with the two color peak distribution for most LED lamps that cause the eye to be unable to optimally focus and to instead hunt between the two colors, making everything blurry, and causing enormous eye strain in the short and long fiber muscles. Pain in and behind the eye, or headaches and light sensitivity may be early symptoms. Do note the two different uses the body has for melatonin. Most widely known: as a hormone triggering the circadian rhythm. Less widely known, melatonin production and use in mitochondria is essential for cell energy production and health. That is driven by infrared light exposure. And LED lamps intentionally eliminate ALL IR light generation. This has huge negative effects on the immune system and health.
This is a dumb question but do we know for sure that it’s the melatonin responsible for these benefits and not simply the improved sleep that the melatonin provides?
Melatonin totally messed me up. Half the dose and I was woozy the entire day, hardly knew what day it was. A senior client took it on advice of a relative and fell down asleep while in the shower, bloodying her nose. Lucky that an aide was there..
95% of the melatonin produced in the body is produced in the mitochondria during the day in response to red light. The pineal gland produces a small but important amount during sleep. Always beneficial to look at the work of Russel J. Reiter at Uof Texas,San Antonio who has authored more than 400 published papers + a textbook on melatonin.The focus on sleep is understandable but probably lots of mitochondrial investigation still to do.
Some of the functional medicine docs that I follow say that it's been debunked that supplementing with melatonin will turn off your own production. I personally have not found this to be the case and I take melatonin fairly regularly for 20 years now. I sleep just as well when I don't take it but occasionally I have insomnia and I feel better when I take it the next day so I take it 2/3 of the time I'm going to sleep. I have a high pressure job so I take it the night before anytime I have to work and be on point first thing the next day. Melatonin can trigger autophagy in the cells. Red light creates melatonin in our cells so this might be part of why red light therapy helps improve eyesight for middle-aged and older people. I have found it to be remarkable for my eyes
I took melatonin myself during a very stressful time in my life. I myself find I can sleep just as well without it but I do sleep rather deep and hard when I do use it. Now I only take it when I am traveling or at a convention. But the right light activating melatonin in the cell is something I will need to study more myself.
I'd be super interested in content about treating cornea scars/opacity, I recently had major improvements in my dry eye symptoms which reduces my inflammation however, there is still some inflammation remaining especially in my left eye where I have a scar, very likely due to a herpes infection I had when I was a child. I hope the remaining inflammation will also resolve in the coming months but I'm afraid it's here to stay since scars or cornea opacity aren't supposed to improve over time right?
@@cameronf2894 I got dry eye at age 17 with double vision and inflammation, my schirmers Test was fine and recently I had meibography done and the doc told me I would only have moderate loss of my meibomian glands and they looked fine. Out of pure despair and because of the video on this channel I went into the pharmacy and got omega 3 pills. I have been taking 2 grams of Omega-3 daily since April and all my symptoms have improved, however I have chalazions regularly as of right now but I hope this is just a phase. It sounds so stupid to me, before I would have never believed that supplements could have such a big impact on my eyes. No doc ever recommended me taking Omega-3s. Only one doc recommended me to eat more nuts, which I dismissed as I was already eating plenty of them. I took Ciclosporin A and steroid eye drops only to find out 5 years later that I could have very likely resolved the issue by taking Omega-3s six years ago. It's honestly life changing for me because I was afraid of what might happen in the future because of inflammation and constant use of steroid eye drops. I regained hope and a lot of life-quality again. No more worrying about how my eyes look because of inflammation, no more burning and my eyes stopped being desert dry in the evenings. I even see better because my tear layer improved. I'm hoping that my eyes eventually will turn back to normal healthy eyes.
@@cameronf2894 I started taking Omega3s in april, it has really been a life saver. My schirmers was fine and I had an exam of my meibomian glands where my doc told me I had mild loss but they looked fine. I had been suffering from double vision, my eyes being dry like a desert, especially in the evenings and constant inflammation of my cornea. I took CsA and steroid eye drops for five years. When probably all I had to do was take omega3s. I started doing so out of pure dispair and thanks to this channel.
Scars on the cornea usually do not improve much at all. However, there is some research on using losartan eye drops (usually takes 4+ months) to help resolve some of the scarring. I have a few patients undergoing the treatment with the understanding that it is off label and not FDA approved at this time. Can cost a few hundred dollars a month for the medication. But perhaps you can find a corneal specialist or other doctor who specializes in anterior segment/ocular disease that is familiar with the research and would be willing to try it/work with you.
Thanks for your response. Melatonin is classed as a medicine in the UK. Only available by prescription. My doctor will not prescribe sleep medication of any sort. Last time I asked he said they are not necessary.Also dangerous. Many years ago I could buy it in the chemist. I found it helpful when doing shift work. I found it worked well for me back then.@@mballer
I have ERM which thankfully has not yet required surgery but I would like to slow the progress of the disease. Might melatonin help this condition? I occasionally take 3mg of melatonin for sleep so I have it in the house. Is it worth rrying?
Very interesting information. My dad developed wet MD around 80 years of age. He became legally blind. I moved in with him as his caregiver after his girlfriend passed away. We had 8 1/2 wonderful years together until he passed away at 91 years of age.💔 I get yearly checks for MD since it can be genetic, plus I will be 70 next year.
Please please read this. I am 19 years old and i have myopia of -1.5 -1.25 cyl -0.25 -0.25 so im currently studying computer science engineering and after graduation i have to work 9-10hrs a day infront of screen ..so my question is should i pursue in this field or should i change after graduation..i cant focus properly because of the fear of myopia progression and further things
Good job. I take at least 3 mg per night. I like being able to sleep. And the occasional vivid dreams are always a bonus, certainly better than anything from Hollywood. I'm always in mine! (As a sidenote, I have been taking melatonin for 13 months, and started having dry eye symptoms four months ago. Nothing I've read said there is a correlation.)
Thanks! Dry eye is pretty complex and many things contribute to it. Sleep is supposed to help. I plan to post a video reviewing studies on sleep and eye health in a few weeks.
sorry to say, but I already knew and experienced that myself, and it is not just eyes, Melatonin in higher quantities is able to remove a lot of disease and whatever bad in your body. I would say strange, but at least with the eyes, I have seen improvements myself for my chalazia. ✅️
I have not really found a supplement that made a great difference to my eyes. Only l-taurine seems to have an effect- I took 2 grams one day, and exactly that day, I noticed I could see better.
Would Melatonin help with a newly diagnosed supposed cataract, and also a supposed growth caused by UV RAYS, the reason i ask this is i went to an optometrist to get new glasses, he said i had both of those conditions of which i am not too sure about as there is no cloud over my pupil, so the cataract i think is false as i can see clearly, say at least 85% clear. The optometrist is a very reputable company here in New Zealand and Australia
Curious - are those with type 2 diabetes - does this happen to lessen the glaucoma/other eye thangs for diabetics? (My mom and dad are/were type two, Im type two as well)
I quit taking melatonin for sleep because it makes me drowsy and helps me get to sleep but I wake up like it's morning in an hour or two. Perhaps I could include it in my morning routine...LOL!
I take 5 mg at least three or four times a week and I do see much better no side effects. I don’t think I need 5 mg. I can probably get by with three but it’s hard to find 3 mg for sale.
Nothing new. Dr. Pierpaoli italian researcher already discovered this many many years ago and about 10 years ago he developed a specific melatonin supplement called "Provision".
I'm not one to believe all the hype around supplements. I work a midnight shift and take melatonin to help me sleep through the day almost every day. (3mg) If this can have an additional benefit that would be great. But I remember the melatonin hype about how it keeps you from aging and will make you young forever because babies make a lot of it 😅 But this would be good news if true.
Have you ever taken melatonin for sleep? What's your opinion on it?
I take it when required to help me sleep but it makes me feel horrible the next day. Spaced out.
Hi And Thank You For Sharing This Very Informative Your An Amazing Doctor My Question To You Is I Have Severe Dry Eyes I Began Using Ocusoft Wipes To Clean My Eye Lashes Does This Help With Having Dry Eyes Keeping Your Eye Lashes Clean?
@@joeyk5
How much were you taking?
I take Melatonin 4mg for sleep and can't do without it. Bonus for me as my mother had macular disease so I consider it as a preventative. Thank you for the information.
I usually take it, around 1 to 1.5mg. Except when I'm really sleepy when I go to sleep :) It definitely works for me, though it doesn't with relaxation - it's not an antidepressive, just to be more sleepy. It's especially useful when I get fully awake by a shower directly before getting to bed.
If you are concerned about messing with your body's natural production of Melatonin, know this: 95% of the Melatonin you produce is produced by the Mitochondria, mostly in your Gastrointestinal tract, when you are exposed to natural light (i.e. morning and daytime sunlight). The remaining 5% of Melatonin is produced by the brain in the Pineal gland at night after sunset and when you stop looking at your phone. Supplementing with Melatonin will not have a measurable effect on your bodies natural production for these reasons. Most people are already messing with their body's natural production of Melatonin by hiding from the sun all day and doom scrolling social media in bed.
Agreed on the phone use and all the indoor time.
What you said here, suggest Red Light Therapy could be beneficial for the eyes
I take about 25 mg and my girlfriend has been taking 100 for over a year. I haven't seen that they've found any upper limit on the dosage that causes any harm. Certainly workingfor her. She's definitely her best healthiest self ever.
Was going to state the same. There is no need for melatonine supplementation if you don't disrupt your circadian rhythm. Morning sun exposure, outdoor time and blocking artificial light at night. Dining lights after sunset and using a filter for screens and blublockers in case you really need to use screens or be indoors under LED light. I can guarantee anyone trying this will feel way better and with a lot more energy also because you will rest. Sadly some people rather take a pill
L@@marianaumpierrez_PhD
Looking back, I started taking melatonin for sleep and my dry eyes significantly improved.
worth a shot! TY
What's the dosage?
Wow, i have taken it but never noticed. I have had dry eyes since i was 29. Im 59 yo
@@QuirkyBoy 5 mg
Sleep is huge for dry eye!
I've taken it a lot over the years currently 10mg/night most nights. Helps me fall asleep, but not stay asleep.
Melatonin can also be protective of the brain.
You can find studies of using melatonin during sepsis to save the brain from ROS damage.
This might be an ok time to take horonal supplements.
Used in cancer treatment also
I have taken 3 mg of melatonin for about the last 30 years. I am 76 years old now. I have a gene mutation for M D. About 4 years ago i was diagnosed with wet MD and immediately started on monthly eye injections. Also, i have severely dry eyes. So i have little faith that it works, yet i take it anyway because of the other benefits touted.
I think the answer may be the infrared light exposure in the morning. So now I'm trying that. I'm so happy to find this channel. ❤
Wishing you the best! Red light is fascinating!
Husband near same age doing same thing. Good luck.
If you want to check us out please do 😁
@@DoctorEyeHealth is red light same as infrared?
I know some people that take 100mg a day and would say 3mg is way too low.
I take melatonin for sleep and osteoporosis. This video is great news because I have a couple of genes for macular degeneration. I also take lutein and zeaxanthin for eye health.
Does melatonin help osteoporosis?
@@shmuelmagar9781
Here’s a study that shows it does.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26036434/
@@shmuelmagar9781i was wondering that, too
When I was diagnosed with early stages of glaucoma I was trying to find out what supplements I could take to help with lowering eye pressure. I found articles and videos that said Melatonin could do that. I listened to Melatonin experts and they said that Melatonin stays active in the body for only 2h no matter what dosage you take. Some said that therapeutic dosages are in the hundreds, which is hard to get. The highest I could find was 10mg tablets. The specialists also said that it's not true that the body stops producing Melatonin when you take it. It didn't do anything for my eye pressure at all but maybe it did help my eyes in different ways. After all that I read about Melatonin I'm not afraid to use high dosages anymore. Oh and yes, it's good for the brain. I even give some to my dog who started to show signs of doggy dementia.
How many medications are you taking for glaucoma? If all it takes is 1 Rx consider yourself lucky.
@@mark_zetteleye drops once a day
Very interesting! I know I have much to learn yet about melatonin.
Did you find some other thing that helped your glaucoma?
@@nissirapatricia5795 I eat a very low carb diet. No sugar, no seed oils, no processed foods. I've been to see the Glaucoma specialist every 3 months and my eyes are healthy except for the small damage to my optic nerve but that hasn't gotten worse so far. I can only keep the eyes healthy with lifestyle since nothing can repair the optic nerve.
I take castor oil, by rubbing into my eyebrows and the lids and eyelashes, seems to make me sleep better and with more clear vision.
I have just started it myself. Hopefully, the effects are as described by others.
You r a Prince… thank you for sharing all this. We have been taking melatonin .. 5-10 mgs per night. For years. No sign of macular problems ( as my mother had) 5-10 mgs per night. We r in our 70’s. Look forward to more info.
Tell this to my eyes! Losing my sight, constant issues with floaters obscured vision, very dry eyes, MD, losing short and far sight but take melatonin and have done for years.
Take Niacinamide up til 3000 mg
yeah I tried taking high dosages and it didn't do anything for me either, I've been taking it for a year now
What's your diet?
@Moni-ui5bz ok Tray Cbd olie
@@mark_zettel if you are asking me the answer is ketovore at the moment.
I don't know why people say talk to your healthcare provider when almost nobody I know has a good doctor. There are no good doctors anymore lol not to mention you're going to spend a few hundred dollars just to go tell him about a supplement LOL. Healthcare is a joke
I've been using melatonin for around three weeks, and I've realized it's really drying out my eyes. So, I've chosen to reduce my usage to just twice a week. I'm feeling good now, getting enough moisture in my eyes without it.
Thank you for your videos. Yes I take melatonin. I was all your videos. You are amazing !!!
Thanks, I think you did a very good job of presenting the paper's strengths and weaknesses. Exciting to hear about ongoing research. I have moderate AMD and take AREDS2. I think I'll hold off on melatonin for now (but will ask my doc at the next visit). I do use an eye red light therapy from England once a week - maybe that would induce more melatonin secretion. Always hard to know what to do until the research is further along. I appreciate your putting this video together.
Really appreciate that! Sounds like you are doing a lot for your AMD. Hope the red light is helping.
@northernman22 what is the red light therapy you use if you don’t mind me asking? What was the clinic name?
How you looked at the high doses Dr. Reiter discusses and that it does NOT interfere with endogenous production as there is no feedback loop to inhibit nighttime production. Cancer patients may be given 350 mg bid and a 400 mg dose prior to radiation therapy.
Love your vids. Would love you to produce what you consider to be a series of steps to take to reduce dry eyes. I appreciate all your vids, just hard to keep track of all of the potential actions. E.g. plants, supplements, routines like heat mask, drops, fish oils, red light etc.
Working on it!!!! Hope to have something soon!
If I wait for studies, I’ll go blind. I take 60 mg most evenings. I have already had improvement from a very early md. I’ve had other health improvements, as well. Thanks for the video. I can’t comprehend a study that doesn’t even check the data on dosages.
Did your sleep improve?
60 mg is super high. Most pills are 5 mg or less.
isnt that an insane amount??
@tamtamr9081 not at all.
Funny how in these videos they always say to speak with your doctor. They've always been the least informed and my experience has been they don't like being wrong so if they don't know about something they immediately poo poo it. My girlfriend and I noticed after about a year of intermittent fasting and taking melatonin amongst other supplements, that our eyesight seem better. I had an examination to confirm that and even got the extra expenses scan that shows the back of the inside of the eye. All was great and still don't need glasses approaching 61 years old. My girlfriend was 63 at the time and suddenly was getting vertigo. I said perhaps it's your glasses maybe you need a stronger prescription. Her eye doctor was amazed she actually had it ratcheted down because her vision had improved. So I recommend both
Pistachios have melatonin. Why not just get it from food? It would be great if you can make a video about this. Thanks
WOw! I have not heard that (I will now be researching foods with melatonin in them)
3.5-ounce (100-gram) serving of shelled pistachios contains about 23 mg of melatonin
Pistachios, which I love, are high in oxylates, which I do not love.
Thanks, this is insightful!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!
We are currently taking 20mg shortly before going to sleep. Falling asleep has been no problem, still working quite hard physically at 78&81 YO. Waking up 2-5am and not going back to sleep was a problem. Now readily sleeping 8hr/night despite a brief wake period. Great! The melatonin solved the wakefulness problem initially at 10mg/night. I recently experienced surprisingly heavy tiredness after fairly hard work. In view of another comment here, I will now potentially attribute that to the melatonin. If such tiredness recurs I will go back to 10mg/night. The benefit to eyes is a big plus. Our eyes have been pleasingly good so far, but at this age the body chemistry can do with a bit of help (Using lutein zeaxanthin)
I take a fairly high dose of Melatonin every night, 20 mg. I just had my Eyes checked to get a new pair of Verilux lenses. At 80, I have no sign of Cataracts which I'm sure is because of using Hexane Free Organic Castor Oil in my Eyes. I mentioned this earlier. I also had no sign of Glaucoma or Macular Degeneration, and my new lens prescription is the same as it was eight years ago.
Makes me happy to hear that!
Love your channel. It's so helpful to know the most bioavailable form of a supplement. For example, I choose not to take one of the least bioavailable forms of magnesium, magnesium oxide, and instead take the more readily absorbed magnesium glysinate. It's not THE best,but better than oxide
Was it the melatonin supplements, or was it better sleep, that produced the results? That would be an interesting study to do, provided it wasn't done by the manufacturers of melatonin supplements. :/
Great information as always!
Glad you think so! Appreciate it!
Many thanks , a large study, interesting, thank you 👍
I love your videos on developing research topics!
Could you also make a video about Oxervate and nerve regeneration? Thank you!
Yeah! I would love to. I will see what my team can do about getting that on our list!
How could anyone repeat the study if they don't describe the dosage used?
I take up to 40mg melatonin plus ashwagandha to get to sleep. And sometimes GABA and ibuprofen too.
Please make this a series!
A series on vitamins/ supplements?
@@DoctorEyeHealth My mistake, I wrote this comment on the wrong video 😂
Still, great video though 👍
Hey Doc do you know if the supplement Claroxan advanced is any good?
Just recently I learned the most amount of melatonin is produced during the day time with direct sunlight exposure
Here in Brazil the standard adult dose of melatonin for sleep is 200mcg! In the US the typical dose for kids is 1mg (5x an adult Brazilian), for US adults is 5mg (25x an adult Brazilian) and for extra strength 10mg (50x an adult Brazilian). Why such a big discrepancy in dosage?
Thanks for the information. Wow i didn't know the huge difference.
I ever tried 10mg and i had vivid dreams to the point of nightmares thus i stop taking.
Now i know if i plan to try the supplement again i need to choose 200mcg. No idea how many mg was that
I use onk 0.5 or 1mg here in the US and that seems like the perfect dose for me! I sleep so much better and don't have the vivid nightmares larger doses tend to induce.
I am taking 20 mg of lutein, now considering melatonin also.
I think lutein is fantastic! Melatonin for eye health is a little more controversial at this point for the reasons I mentioned in the video. I look forward to some future studies on it.
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As you get older you produce less melatonin.
Melatonin is increased by a good circadian rhythm caused by bright light in the morning and little at night.
The lack of morning sunlight is probably more problematic than supplementation (imo).
Have you seen any studies correlating morning light exposure with less macular degeneration?
Did the studies say anything about a correlation between having trouble falling asleep easily and macular degeneration?
I also believe the sunlight produces nitric oxide and helps with blood flow.
Use Tryptophan instead of Melatonin
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Do you know if they measured the melatonin blood levels of participants before supplementation?
Do you know if anyone has measured levels to see if there is any correlation between low baseline levels and eye problems?
You are correct my eye use to twitch! when I would close my left and keep right open. I will continue taking 7mg a day but I usually quit docing after 2 weeks
I used a melatonin based toner for my face and noticed my dry eyes symptoms were reduced. I think it gets absorbed through the skin too.
What toner is this? Do you remember?
@@squidleyskidley hey sorry for the late reply, it was Dr Teals Melatonin witch hazel toner
I am taking areds2 plus ur 25 mg lutien , now considering melatonin ,b3 and astraxenthin .
My eye doctor in Westfield, Dr. Andy Rosenfarb (wonderful healer), has melatonin in his supplements!! I have dry AMD and this does give me hope. I am a lead singer in a working band and an artist! I need my vision and AMD is so scary! Thanks for posting! Really enjoy your videos!
I was going mention @DrAndyRosenfarb, has he been able to help you?
I've watched some of his videos.
Hydrogen, HBOT and electrical stimulation interests me.
I'm 78 pre type-2 and starting having eye problems about two years ago. I have been taking 6 mg of melatonin with 8 mg of a "Sleep Aid" Doxylamine succinate, nightly for the last five years. Works great.
I recently cured my bad eye (swollen retina) with the supplement nattokinase. My eye doctor was absolutely astounded.
Lately I've been doing a little red light therapy, with infrared and near infrared. No more shots in the eyeball and I don't have to go back and see the eye doctor until next August.
I tried taking melatonin for sleep, and it made my limbs (legs and arms) twitch for the longest time trying to fall asleep. I found out later my Mother also had the same side effects.
Oh wow I have never heard that before! Thanks for sharing
Does it have effect on cataracts?
NOTE: For DIABETECS, some diabetics have a rough time taking any melatonin.
It can, & does raise blood sugar
substantially.
Start out with a very LOW dose, & continue to check BS about 5 hours after taking it, etc.
how come ? never heard of that wow
Okay but we produce melatonin naturally if we dont mess up our circadian rhythm - get sunshine (early morning in particular) and control artificial light after sunset (no overhead lights, softer amber or red light).
Sunlight creates INTRACELLULAR melatonin btw, as opposed to melatonin that comes from pineal gland at night. Melatonin combats oxidative stress, it’s not just for sleep.
Dear Allen, I am going to read more about the hormone Melatonin. I want to explore its connection with practicing sports, especially Yoga. It is known that hormone production is boosted during Yoga practice, particularly at the end of the class when participants fall asleep during the Shavasana part. This indicates that Melatonin is produced enough to allow yogis to fall into a deep sleep and reap the benefits of the hormone naturally. With this idea, I could explore one of the benefits of Yoga for the human body, especially the eyes. will mention you in the video
What does this mean for blue light filters?
Still debated in the profession. While some blue light filters have been shown to help with melatonin production, there is question to how effective this is compared to the sleep deprivation caused by other stimuli. Such as phone use or other light sources indoors.
Likely cause: (In addition to the direct protective effects) Getting people to sleep and stop using blue light emitting devices, and to be awake less during dark hours and hence exposed to less LED blue light. This all reduces blue light injury to the retina. It also then triggers the circadian rhythm, and the daily hormone cycle.
Macular degeneration is no longer limited to older people (as a lifetime accumulation of damage). The intense blue light injury from LED lights and devices now make this a risk for everyone, especially children. The amount of damage LED lights cause is extreme. And this doesn't even address the cancers that LED lights causes cause. Or it's many other damages.
Better answer - get rid of all LED exposure possible. Then add melatonin for sleep.
Diabetes is also directly related due to the adverse hormone impacts of LED light. So too are obesity, cardiovascular disease, and depression among others.
So too are other eye maladies associated with the two color peak distribution for most LED lamps that cause the eye to be unable to optimally focus and to instead hunt between the two colors, making everything blurry, and causing enormous eye strain in the short and long fiber muscles. Pain in and behind the eye, or headaches and light sensitivity may be early symptoms.
Do note the two different uses the body has for melatonin. Most widely known: as a hormone triggering the circadian rhythm. Less widely known, melatonin production and use in mitochondria is essential for cell energy production and health. That is driven by infrared light exposure. And LED lamps intentionally eliminate ALL IR light generation. This has huge negative effects on the immune system and health.
damn.. here i am on my phone all day long.. with those blue lights
Holy 😮
This is a dumb question but do we know for sure that it’s the melatonin responsible for these benefits and not simply the improved sleep that the melatonin provides?
Thank you
do you think it could potentially help out with fast tear evaporation issues?
Melatonin reduces VEGF, are there any studies comparing it to anti VEGF shots in reduction capabilities?
Melatonin totally messed me up. Half the dose and I was woozy the entire day, hardly knew what day it was.
A senior client took it on advice of a relative and fell down asleep while in the shower, bloodying her nose. Lucky that an aide was there..
Me too. Very dozy the following day. Zzzzz
95% of the melatonin produced in the body is produced in the mitochondria during the day in response to red light.
The pineal gland produces a small but important amount during sleep.
Always beneficial to look at the work of Russel J. Reiter at Uof Texas,San Antonio who has authored more than 400 published papers + a textbook on melatonin.The focus on sleep is understandable but probably lots of mitochondrial investigation still to do.
Yes, just made essentially the same comment. Melatonin is so misunderstood.
Thanks for sharing this and the reference!
Mitochondria/ATP are definitely the most interesting part of the cell.😁
Take as need many years, useful.
For those taking this, does it increase blood sugar level due to blocking insulin production as some says?
It’s strange to me how you did not mention sun light and how important it is for the eyes and how getting sunlight produces melatonin.
Thanks for this info ❤
Happy to help! Thanks for watching and for the comment!
I read about this in a book long before computers.
Some of the functional medicine docs that I follow say that it's been debunked that supplementing with melatonin will turn off your own production. I personally have not found this to be the case and I take melatonin fairly regularly for 20 years now. I sleep just as well when I don't take it but occasionally I have insomnia and I feel better when I take it the next day so I take it 2/3 of the time I'm going to sleep. I have a high pressure job so I take it the night before anytime I have to work and be on point first thing the next day.
Melatonin can trigger autophagy in the cells. Red light creates melatonin in our cells so this might be part of why red light therapy helps improve eyesight for middle-aged and older people. I have found it to be remarkable for my eyes
I took melatonin myself during a very stressful time in my life. I myself find I can sleep just as well without it but I do sleep rather deep and hard when I do use it. Now I only take it when I am traveling or at a convention. But the right light activating melatonin in the cell is something I will need to study more myself.
interesting correlation, seems you'd thus get a greater benefit from daily red light therapy
perhaps!
Unrelated :My Doctor diagnosed EBMD. I've read up on it, but I am still clueless. Could you please explain this someday?
Yes! I have many patients with it. I will produce a short for it soon!
Would minimizing screen time and gaining a healthy amount of sleep produce similar effects over the course of one’s own life time?
Difficult to say at this time, but I am planning a video on the research on sleep and eye health in the next few weeks.
I wonder if they used melatonin with the magnesium base or the calcium base?
does Nordic omega 3 is the right lpc-dha supplement. I have glaucoma and want to find the right omega 3.
We will. Just wait. For Dr fauci to recommend melatonin if we have macular degeneration
Interesting
I would like to know food sources I could get the melatonin instead of a supplement ? Is that possible/equal to a capsule? Which foods ?
I have been getting a lot of comments about this! I have honestly never studied melatonin in food sources so I will do some digging!
I have been diagnosed with ERM and would like to stop the progression of the disease. Might melatonin help with ERM?
Unfortunately you cannot buy melatonin in the U.K. you have to get your doctor to give you a prescription
I'd be super interested in content about treating cornea scars/opacity,
I recently had major improvements in my dry eye symptoms which reduces my inflammation however, there is still some inflammation remaining especially in my left eye where I have a scar, very likely due to a herpes infection I had when I was a child.
I hope the remaining inflammation will also resolve in the coming months but I'm afraid it's here to stay since scars or cornea opacity aren't supposed to improve over time right?
How did you improve your dry eyes?
@@cameronf2894 I got dry eye at age 17 with double vision and inflammation, my schirmers Test was fine and recently I had meibography done and the doc told me I would only have moderate loss of my meibomian glands and they looked fine. Out of pure despair and because of the video on this channel I went into the pharmacy and got omega 3 pills.
I have been taking 2 grams of Omega-3 daily since April and all my symptoms have improved, however I have chalazions regularly as of right now but I hope this is just a phase.
It sounds so stupid to me, before I would have never believed that supplements could have such a big impact on my eyes. No doc ever recommended me taking Omega-3s. Only one doc recommended me to eat more nuts, which I dismissed as I was already eating plenty of them.
I took Ciclosporin A and steroid eye drops only to find out 5 years later that I could have very likely resolved the issue by taking Omega-3s six years ago.
It's honestly life changing for me because I was afraid of what might happen in the future because of inflammation and constant use of steroid eye drops. I regained hope and a lot of life-quality again.
No more worrying about how my eyes look because of inflammation, no more burning and my eyes stopped being desert dry in the evenings. I even see better because my tear layer improved. I'm hoping that my eyes eventually will turn back to normal healthy eyes.
@@cameronf2894 I started taking Omega3s in april, it has really been a life saver. My schirmers was fine and I had an exam of my meibomian glands where my doc told me I had mild loss but they looked fine. I had been suffering from double vision, my eyes being dry like a desert, especially in the evenings and constant inflammation of my cornea. I took CsA and steroid eye drops for five years. When probably all I had to do was take omega3s. I started doing so out of pure dispair and thanks to this channel.
Scars on the cornea usually do not improve much at all. However, there is some research on using losartan eye drops (usually takes 4+ months) to help resolve some of the scarring. I have a few patients undergoing the treatment with the understanding that it is off label and not FDA approved at this time. Can cost a few hundred dollars a month for the medication. But perhaps you can find a corneal specialist or other doctor who specializes in anterior segment/ocular disease that is familiar with the research and would be willing to try it/work with you.
What about Omega 3 doctor?
Interesting but not available in the UK.😢
Is it illegal to import it?
Could you get a prescription for sleep?
Thanks for your response. Melatonin is classed as a medicine in the UK. Only available by prescription. My doctor will not prescribe sleep medication of any sort. Last time I asked he said they are not necessary.Also dangerous. Many years ago I could buy it in the chemist. I found it helpful when doing shift work. I found it worked well for me back then.@@mballer
How about daibitic like me what supplement or vitamin in my eyes to take
Does wearing sleep masks nightly also help with that?
I am not sure, but I suppose I could look into research on sleep and sleep masks.
@@DoctorEyeHealth Thank you, I heard it increases melatonin production naturally in the body.
This guy should be a politician cuz he talked for the whole video but it never really said anything
Good info!!!
Thanks for watching!
I have ERM which thankfully has not yet required surgery but I would like to slow the progress of the disease. Might melatonin help this condition? I occasionally take 3mg of melatonin for sleep so I have it in the house. Is it worth rrying?
Very interesting information. My dad developed wet MD around 80 years of age. He became legally blind. I moved in with him as his caregiver after his girlfriend passed away. We had 8 1/2 wonderful years together until he passed away at 91 years of age.💔 I get yearly checks for MD since it can be genetic, plus I will be 70 next year.
Wow! Thanks for sharing that. Happy to hear you had such a great relationship with your father!
mucho muy interesante
Please please read this. I am 19 years old and i have myopia of -1.5 -1.25 cyl -0.25 -0.25 so im currently studying computer science engineering and after graduation i have to work 9-10hrs a day infront of screen ..so my question is should i pursue in this field or should i change after graduation..i cant focus properly because of the fear of myopia progression and further things
Good job. I take at least 3 mg per night. I like being able to sleep. And the occasional vivid dreams are always a bonus, certainly better than anything from Hollywood. I'm always in mine!
(As a sidenote, I have been taking melatonin for 13 months, and started having dry eye symptoms four months ago. Nothing I've read said there is a correlation.)
Thanks! Dry eye is pretty complex and many things contribute to it. Sleep is supposed to help. I plan to post a video reviewing studies on sleep and eye health in a few weeks.
sorry to say, but I already knew and experienced that myself, and it is not just eyes, Melatonin in higher quantities is able to remove a lot of disease and whatever bad in your body. I would say strange, but at least with the eyes, I have seen improvements myself for my chalazia. ✅️
how do i get this in UK any links ?
I am not sure what the regulations are on melatonin in the UK, i will have to look into it.
any effects on dementia ??
I have not really found a supplement that made a great difference to my eyes. Only l-taurine seems to have an effect- I took 2 grams one day, and exactly that day, I noticed I could see better.
Did you have eye problems before that?
Are you a meat eater or more vegetarian?
It's interesting something could happen so quickly.
Would Melatonin help with a newly diagnosed supposed cataract, and also a supposed growth caused by UV RAYS, the reason i ask this is i went to an optometrist to get new glasses, he said i had both of those conditions of which i am not too sure about as there is no cloud over my pupil, so the cataract i think is false as i can see clearly, say at least 85% clear. The optometrist is a very reputable company here in New Zealand and Australia
I’ve been using a melatonin nasal spray at night. Any info on whether that would help?
I honestly didn't know that melatonin was available in a nasal spray! haha
@@DoctorEyeHealth it works really well!
Curious - are those with type 2 diabetes - does this happen to lessen the glaucoma/other eye thangs for diabetics?
(My mom and dad are/were type two, Im type two as well)
Near infrared sunlight !!
I quit taking melatonin for sleep because it makes me drowsy and helps me get to sleep but I wake up like it's morning in an hour or two. Perhaps I could include it in my morning routine...LOL!
Maybe the near IR lamp panel might do it.
I take 5 mg at least three or four times a week and I do see much better no side effects. I don’t think I need 5 mg. I can probably get by with three but it’s hard to find 3 mg for sale.
Agree that it’s hard to find 3mg
GOD IS PERFECT IN HIS CREATION. WE HAVE MANY QUESTIONS. WE CANNOT FULLY GET ALL ABOUT THE BODY.. KEEP TRYING 😊
Nothing new. Dr. Pierpaoli italian researcher already discovered this many many years ago and about 10 years ago he developed a specific melatonin supplement called "Provision".
Can you guys and girls share the dosage you take and your experiences?
Will it reduce eye floaters
no
no
Anyone has tried it? What dose did u guys use
Please explain the possible harmful trend of waterline makeup on your eyes. I can’t imagine that it is “healthy” for your eyes! 👀
I'm not one to believe all the hype around supplements.
I work a midnight shift and take melatonin to help me sleep through the day almost every day. (3mg) If this can have an additional benefit that would be great.
But I remember the melatonin hype about how it keeps you from aging and will make you young forever because babies make a lot of it 😅
But this would be good news if true.
I take 40mg a night