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phoronixrlytoday at 5:52 PM2 repliesview on HN

Before you start self-medicating -- "participants had a mean age of 67.2±8.9" and this is a study focusing on people with mild cognitive impairment.

You should see a physician before attempting to treat your poor sleep with vitamin D or melatonin.


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OutOfHeretoday at 6:04 PM

This guy is another murderer. You don't need to see a doctor to take vitamin D or melatonin, although you do need to empirically optimize the dose for what is both optimal and safe.

jimmaswelltoday at 5:57 PM

"Self-medicating" with a standard multivitamin is harmless at worst, and so is additional vitamin D supplementation if it's not in the extreme over a long period of time. It has a nonzero chance of helping, and it's a cheap and easy thing to throw into one's routine.

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