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Melatonin · How it is taken
The schedule
Inject 30 to 60 minutes before your set bedtime, then dim the lights. Use the belly and rotate sites. Keep the same time each night, because timing drives the clock. For jet lag, take it at bedtime in the new time zone for 3 to 5 nights.
Sources
Read the original sources
- Melatonin receptors: role on sleep and circadian rhythm regulation. (Dubocovich · 2007 · Abstract; full methods not assumed · checked 2026-10-13)
- Melatonin increases both life span and tumor incidence in female CBA mice (Summary · checked 2026-10-13)
- Geroprotectors and carcinogenesis, a lecture (Reviews on Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, 2004, in Russian) (Abstract · checked 2026-10-13)