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Would any of the OTC stuff even be effective? Melatonin, NAC, and Berberine.
by ivape 1y ago
Would any of the OTC stuff even be effective? Melatonin, NAC, and Berberine.
- frodo8sam 1y agoMelatonin is just for jetlag/otherwise shifted sleeping schedule, are people using it as an anti aging drug?
- chasil 1y agoMelatonin is always made from serotonin. Serotonin is made from tryptophan, which can also be made into niacin. Taking tryptophan and niacin as a supplement will boost both serotonin and melatonin naturally, assuming these pathways are working properly. However, this can be dangerous in the presence of an SSRI.
- YZF 1y agoA good place to read more about these: https://examine.com/supplements/n-acetylcysteine/?show_conditions=true https://examine.com/supplements/n-acetylcysteine/?show_condi...
- rscho 1y agoTruth be told, none of either prescription or OTC stuff has any solid research backing it. Some people, especially on HN are obsessed with living long and are always prompt to try the weirdest experimental stuff. Reasonable people should remember what the COVID period was on this website, and act accordingly...
- p_ing 1y agoIf you want to live long, be bipolar and take lithium. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7553080 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7553080 (no don't, it's hell on earth)