melatonin?

[Guest guest]

Has anyone here taken melatonin to aid with sleep? My doctor told me

to try it, as when I'm not feeling well I'm often kept up at night.

But the bottle said to check with your doctor if you have an

autoimmune disease. These articles say it may be counter-indicated

for people with endocrine disorders or autoimmune disease:

http://www.frontiernet.net/~batory/background.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melatonin

As it supposedly stimulates the immune system and can aggravate

autoimmune disease.

This article says it can raise thyroid levels in perimenopausal and

menopausal women:

http://thyroid.about.com/library/news/blmelatonin.htm

If anyone has any experience with it, I'd be grateful to hear about it.

Thanks