[leptons]

If you've ever had problems falling asleep and taken melatonin to fall asleep, you would have proven it works to yourself. I took melatonin for a couple of years, and without fail, it made me sleepy where normally I would be awake until all hours of the night. Sure, this is comment is anecdotal, but so many people wouldn't be spending money on it if it didn't do what it is known to do, which is making sleep come easier.

[Kye]

>> "Sure, this is comment is anecdotal, but so many people wouldn't be spending money on it if it didn't do what it is known to do, which is making sleep come easier."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evidence_and_efficacy_of_homeo...

"The proposed mechanisms for homeopathy are precluded from having any effect by the laws of physics and physical chemistry.[18] The extreme dilutions used in homeopathic preparations usually leave not one molecule of the original substance in the final product."

It remains a multi-billion dollar industry.

Whether melatonin is closer to medicine or nonsense can't be solved with anecdotes.

[leptons]

>Whether melatonin is closer to medicine or nonsense can't be solved with anecdotes.

I admitted my comment is an anecdote, but that doesn't cancel out the voluminous research and study done on melatonin. We know that melatonin is a hormone that is involved with regulating sleep cycles. I'm not sure what evidence you're looking for but internet trolls love to move goalposts anywhere they want to. Yes, millions of people use melatonin effectively every single night. You can call that an anecdote, but you've provided no evidence that melatonin does not do what it's being used for. All evidence and study points to one thing: melatonin helps people sleep. Just go google it yourself, don't have a pointless conversation about anecdotes.

[Kye]

We're talking about a supplement here, not the naturally occurring hormone. Of course the hormone works as expected and it's absurd to think I was talking about that. You accuse me of trolling while making a post like this. But I think you just misunderstood and aren't trolling. Moving on.

Supplements don't always work like the natural thing they're meant to supplement. Humans are really bad at knowing how inputs affect their health, and it's difficult to go through the long and laborious process of elimination to verify the cause if you've already convinced yourself of something. Self-reporting is notoriously unreliable for this and other reasons.

[leptons]

Please provide some evidence that melatonin does not work to help people sleep. Until you do you're not arguing from a position with any ground to stand on.

All available evidence does point to melatonin being an effective sleep aid. It is known to regulate sleep cycles, and it does so effectively for millions of people every night. It's no mystery or placebo. You can say it is all you want, but you've provided no evidence at all to support your feelings. And homeopathy has nothing at all to do with melatonin consumption as a sleep aid.

[Kye]

You admitted you were posting an anecdote and were under the mistaken impression people wouldn't spend money on something that doesn't work. I provided homeopathy as a very expensive example of how you were wrong.

The burden of proof is on you. Proof might exist, but I'm not convinced you have it. Otherwise, you'd lead with it instead of an anecdote.

[leptons]

It's very easy to look this stuff up yourself, and I have no desire to get into a troll war with the likes of you over something so widely known.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-preventi...

"Research shows that a supplement may help people with insomnia fall asleep slightly faster and may have bigger benefits for those with delayed sleep phase syndrome—falling asleep very late and waking up late the next day."

I'm sure you'll try to move the goalposts anywhere you want before you accept that melatonin does in fact put people to sleep.