Posted by Theresa Pye on May 22, 2000, at 6:41:59
In reply to Re: Long term effects of Melatonin, posted by Cindy W on May 17, 2000, at 23:47:46
To Cindy:
I would be more worried about the long term side effects of the high dose of Effexor you're taking. And to the other comment about Melatonin and it not being approved by the FDA. Just because it has initially been approved by the FDA doesn't necessarily mean it's safe. Look at the medications that were once approved by the FDA and later pulled from the market. ALso look at the number of adverse side effects associated with medications when were approved but later discovered afterwards. My point, Effexor and SSRIs. An example would be that withdrawal symptoms associated with these medications was not known prior to them being released.
> Steve, your post scares me, since I'm currently taking about 20 mg/day of melatonin to try to sleep (to counteract the Effexor-XR). I used to take kava kava but read that it interferes with serotonin. So would like also to find out whether there are long term side effects for melatonin!--Cindy W
poster:Theresa Pye
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