Maples Chiropractic Group

Here's an interesting study on the effect of 3 mg melatonin taken a short bit before bedtime on GERD, gastro-esophageal-reflux disease (heart burn) compared with proton pump inhibitors or a combination of the two. Noting that melatonin has been associated with nightmares on rare occasions, not really in our experience because it makes the dreams bad, but because it can make dreams more vivid. And no one complains about having great dreams.

The potential therapeutic effect of melatonin in gastro-esophageal reflux disease Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) defined as a condition that develops when the reflux of stomach contents causes troublesome symptoms and/or complications. Many drugs are used for the treatment of GERD such as omeprazole (a proton pump inhibitor) which is a widely used antiulcer drug demonstr...