Interactions
Melatonin is a safe pill and does not cause life-threatening situations. However, before using this drug speak to your doctor if you are using drugs like:
- Sedatives: melatonin and sedatives have similar effects on the body. The usage of these drugs at the same time may lead to slowed breathing which may further lead to breathing problems.
- Anticoagulant drugs: the use of methionine alongside drugs that clot blood may reduce the rate of blood clotting and thereby, making it easy for the body to get bruised and bleed more.
- Immunosuppressant: melatonin increases the activity of the immune system. In some cases, medications are given to bring the activity of the system. However, when melatonin is used with these drugs, the effects of these drugs become really small.
- Caffeine: the intake of caffeine alongside melatonin causes the level of the hormone to be unstable.
- Birth control pills: the intake of melatonin with birth control pills mostly increase the levels of this hormone in the body. As the level of this hormone increases, the side effects also increase.