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so which is it -- melatonin reduces the risk of breast cancer for nightshift workers but increases it for everyone else?? i'd always heard that melatonin was a great antioxidant and protected you from a host of ills. i took it for a few years at a low dose -- .50 to 1 mg, never more than that -- when i had major sleep distrubances because of paxil withdrawal. have i just given myself an rx for breast cancer???

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oh, lovely, first they say it's safe to take and now it's dangerous. all the anti-aging books i've read tout melatonin as the best antioxidant. even the book How to Prevent and Treat Cancer says taking melatonin if you are a shift worker will decrease the risk of breast cancer. i'm at the point now where i don't want to take anything, even vitamins! especially a vitamin that's packaged in some gel cap that comes from some unknown source.

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MELATONIN DANGERS Melatonin is being widely used to combat insomnia. But remember, melatonin is a hormone and as such is potentially dangerous. No one knows for sure the full effects and consequences of its use, nor does anyone understand what dosages are safe.

Recent research has demonstrated that flight attendants – because of jet lag and disturbance of natural sleep/awake patterns – have natural balances of melatonin disrupted and almost a two-fold increased risk of breast cancer.

This suggests a link between the stress of abnormal sleep cycles, melatonin and disease. The solution is not to start popping melatonin pills indiscriminately. Neither you, the manufacturer, nor any expert in the field, really understands what the long-term consequences of such supplementation may be.

If you are having sleep difficulty, be sure your sleep area is absolutely dark, since melatonin production by the body will be suppressed if there is light. Additionally, Somniquil™ is a nutritional supplement without hormones that can help relax the body to assist in restful sleep.

Reference:

The Lancet, August 22, 1998:352-626

so which is it -- melatonin reduces the risk of breast cancer for nightshift workers but increases it for everyone else?? i'd always heard that melatonin was a great antioxidant and protected you from a host of ills. i took it for a few years at a low dose -- .50 to 1 mg, never more than that -- when i had major sleep distrubances because of paxil withdrawal. have i just given myself an rx for breast cancer??? To subscribe to our off-topic Social list go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/socialWandR/

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