Melatonin megadoses?

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Optimizing timing and dose of exogenous melatonin administration in neuropsychiatric pediatric populations: a meta-analysis on sleep outcomes 2025

Our results suggest a dose and time of administration that may enhance melatonin’s sleep promoting effects (2-4 mg, 3 hours before bedtime) and, if replicated by large clinical trials, could guide clinical practice in managing sleep disturbances in children experiencing neuropsychiatric conditions.

Effect of acute administration of melatonin immediately after physical exercise on the amino acid profile of rat’s skeletal muscle and liver

Melatonin modulated the post-exercise amino acid profile in skeletal muscle, enhancing the levels of key metabolites involved in recovery and metabolic regulation, with no effects observed in liver tissue. These findings suggest a muscle-specific role for melatonin in supporting metabolic recovery after exercising.

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Indian preprint fwiw but @John_Hemming you might be interested as you mentioned copper before: Repurposing Melatonin in dual-mode for Wilson disease therapy as a Copper Chelator and an antioxidant agent 2025

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My point about copper is that it is an essential mineral, but not in large quantities. I have been supplementing copper which has helped, but my copper levels continue to bump along the bottom of the normal range. That is because I drink from time to time. (as in now and whilst at the BSRA conference). Incidentally I don’t have an issue with the BSRA conference having alcohol as part of the conference, but interestingly it was hard to avoid potatoes and rice.

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