PatientsLikeMe : Melatonin Treatment Report

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Patients

Taking Melatonin
17 Patients currently take Melatonin
7 Patients stopped taking Melatonin
D'awesome Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: mild Upper limb: mild Walking: moderate See profile D'awesome since Jun 15, 2008
shuffles Sensation: Severe Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile shuffles 3mg as needed since Apr 01, 2006
tink1227 Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: none Speech: moderate Swallowing: none Upper limb: mild Walking: none See profile tink1227 mg since Jun 01, 2008

What is Melatonin? In the US Melatonin is available over-the-counter, however, it may require a prescription in some countries.

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

24 patients in the community are taking or have taken Melatonin.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	16	66%
Difficulty sleeping through night	4	16%
General health	2	8%
Insomnia	1	4%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	1	4%

Based on the patients currently taking Melatonin.

How long current patients have been taking Melatonin or how long patients were taking Melatonin before stopping.

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
1	1	2	5	0	4

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
1	3	0	1	1	1

Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Major	100%	1

Other

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.