Melatonin usage to treat seasonal affective disorder
14d 9h ago by lemmy.world/u/reabsorbthelight in mentalhealth
I have been experimenting to treat my SAD. So far light seems to be the most important, but anecdotally when I take melatonin at night, I feel more awake in the morning.
Is this known to help? I couldn't see any research on it in my search. I'm wondering if the melatonin usage helps control my rhythm better.
Used it for a time and it works. Be aware there is some recent research suggesting that it is quite strongly correlated with heart disease.
https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2025/11/03/16/19/mon-melatonin-aha-2025
Link to the study for onlookers
Thanks. As someone who has a circadian rhythm disorder and takes exogenous melatonin every day, this seems like a helpful thing to be aware of, I appreciate the link
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