Winter is coming to an end and daylight saving time will officially begin at 2 a.m. on March 10th for most of the U.S. While the change of the clock does mean later sunsets and seemingly longer days, the great cost of an hour of sleep on the first night has many people preparing and using the event to get other things done. Yair Ben-Dor has more.
Melatonin products have become increasingly popular among U.S. adults and a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about 11,000 children have landed in the emergency room in recent years after ingesting it while unsupervised.
Based on nearly 300 identified cases, the researchers estimated that 10,930 emergency department visits occurred during that time period, accounting for about 7% of all ER visits in the U.S. for unsupervised medication exposures in infants and young children. Melatonin is a supplement and is not regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. A recent study published in the journal JAMA found that 25 products labeled as melatonin gummies contained dangerous levels of the hormone while other contained no melatonin and contained only cannabidiol, or CBD.
The researchers said it is important for adults who take these products and live in homes with young children to consider buying melatonin products with child-resistant packaging. The use of melatonin by U.S. adults soared since the early 2000s, the CDC noted. The rise coincided with a 420% increase in emergency department visits for unsupervised melatonin ingestion by infants and young children between 2009 and 2020.
In general, melatonin side effects documented in children include drowsiness, headaches, agitation and increased bed-wetting or urination in the evening, according to the NCCIH. There is also the potential for harmful interactions with drugs sometimes prescribed for children’s allergic reactions.
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