Melatonins' affect on the NeuroEndocrine Immune System

Once again, I cannot sleep. Tomorrow ends my work week, Sunday will be my Friday then I have four days off to recuperate from my three day work week. Three days isn't so bad but it wipes me out these days. Once again I was researching advice, tips, tricks and techniques to assist with sleeping through all the pain when I stumbled upon an interesting read about the affects of melatonin (natural sleep aid) on the neuroendocrine immune system; specifically with auto immune disorders. This article sheds light on quite a few things I was unaware of but it never ceases to amaze me how many things/processes/vitamins/hormones can influence the UC and the fibro. TLDR; Consult your doctor before considering adding melatonin to your regimen of pills. I would even go as far as to say don't even bother with it. There are better and safer alternatives out there but I do understand the desperation that washes over you when all you want is relief through sleep. Hope this article is able to shed some light for others as well.