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Has the amount and timing of melatonin supplements been established for treating SAD?

A reader asks:  Has the amount and timing of melatonin supplements been established for treating SAD? Answer: Despite many press accounts to the contrary, clinical trials thus far have not demonstrated efficacy of melatonin for treating Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) — and we do not advise that you take that course.

A reader asks:

 Has the amount and timing of melatonin supplements been established for treating SAD?

Answer:

Despite many press accounts to the contrary, clinical trials thus far have not demonstrated efficacy of melatonin for treating Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) — and we do not advise that you take that course.