Stacy Sims on Melatonin

“If you're using very, very small doses, then actually works with our GABA system in the brain. It helps parasympathetic activity.”

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“We're looking at 0.5 mg, not 5 mg. You take that 3 to 4 hours before you need to be asleep and then it kicks in and allows your melatonin to work properly while you're sleeping.”

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“What you buy over the counter is way too much. It overstimulates the brain to be in its kind of sleepy fatigued state, so you wake up feeling hungover and drugged.”

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“We're not taking melatonin because the dosage over the counter is often not appropriate for women. It's often too much.”

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