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Article: Melatonin for Jet Lag.
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- Internal Medicine Alert
- Article date:
- November 15, 2002
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Melatonin for Jet Lag
Abstract & Commentary
Synosis: Melatonin is remarkably effective in preventing or reducing jet lag, and occasional short-term use appears to be safe.
Source: Herxheimer A, Petrie KJ. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2002;(2):CD001520.
Jet lag commonly affects air travelers who cross several time zones. It results from the bodys internal rhythms being out of step with the day-night cycle at the destination. Melatonin is a pineal hormone that plays a central part in regulating bodily rhythms and has been used as a drug to re-align them with the outside world.
To assess the effectiveness of oral melatonin taken ...