Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN)– The use of melatonin is popular to help relieve symptoms of fatigue and help you fall asleep, but it may lead to some potential risks, according to the official account of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority, in a tweet on “Twitter”.
Melatonin is a hormone naturally produced by the body to help regulate the sleep cycle.
The secretion of this hormone is linked to timing, and its secretion increases in the dark, while the amount of its secretion decreases when there is light, and its production decreases with age.
The uses of the food supplement melatonin include contributing to alleviating the feeling of fatigue symptoms after travel due to the time difference, and reducing the time it takes to fall to sleep.
It is necessary to know some of the potential risks arising from its excessive use, which are:
- headache
- nausea
- dizziness