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Child Melatonin Poisonings On The Rise
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrKaUfIuu9-/
Over the past decade, the numbers of melatonin poisonings in children and adolescents have soared more than 5-fold. As of 2020, melatonin was the most frequently ingested substance by children.
These are just 2 of the startling findings by a CDC study that reviewed cases between 2012 and 2021. Also during the same time span, 4,000 children required hospitalizations and 287 landed in the intensive care unit for melatonin overdoses.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine advises against self-medicating your kids when they won’t waft off to dreamland. More effective is a regular bedtime and waking schedule and the elimination of excess screentime as well as blue light during the evening hours.
https://aasm.org/advocacy/position-statements/melatonin-use-in-children-and-adolescents-health-advisory/
#melatonin #sleep #overdose #insomnia
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By Howard G. Smith MD, AMVidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrKaUfIuu9-/
Over the past decade, the numbers of melatonin poisonings in children and adolescents have soared more than 5-fold. As of 2020, melatonin was the most frequently ingested substance by children.
These are just 2 of the startling findings by a CDC study that reviewed cases between 2012 and 2021. Also during the same time span, 4,000 children required hospitalizations and 287 landed in the intensive care unit for melatonin overdoses.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine advises against self-medicating your kids when they won’t waft off to dreamland. More effective is a regular bedtime and waking schedule and the elimination of excess screentime as well as blue light during the evening hours.
https://aasm.org/advocacy/position-statements/melatonin-use-in-children-and-adolescents-health-advisory/
#melatonin #sleep #overdose #insomnia