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Wed 29 Nov, 2017 12:30 pm
Why are they keeping it a secret that Melatonin causes carpal tunnel syndrome
Pron: Sin Drome
How you 'mem' its name, imagine the fish swimming around in a pipe under a city devoted exclusively to the activities enjouyed many of our prominent figureheads
Nobody's keeping it a "secret". Carpal tunnel syndrome is a well known and documented side-effect of melatonin, especially for people where one or more of these is true: female, 60+ old , have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months, also take Lyrica, and have narcolepsy.
@centrox,
Quote:Nobody's keeping it a "secret"
Then Cen, men: 'den how come you ken but I don' 'mem' reading about it anywhere
@dalehileman,
dalehileman wrote:
Quote:Nobody's keeping it a "secret"
Then Cen, men: 'den how come I don't 'mem' reading about it anywhere
Because you are forgetful? It is inaccurate, as far as I can see, to say that taking melatonin "causes" carpal tunnel syndrome, if by that you mean that everybody who takes melatonin is bound to get carpal tunnel. It seems to be a very usual side effect.
@centrox,
Quote:...forgetful?...inaccurate... to say...melatonin "causes"...[though] It seems to be a very usual side effect
Thanks Cen for your q. Okay then, but why no warning on its label
@centrox,
centrox wrote:It seems to be a very usual side effect.
I meant to write a "very
unusual side effect" which is probably why they don't put it in the patient information leaflet (you do have these in the USA?)
@centrox,
No it ain't, Cen. This time ur dead wrong. Try Googlin' 'melatonin causes carpal tunnel syndrome'
However I gotta'dmit it's
unusual fer ye to be wrong
@dalehileman,
dalehileman wrote:This time ur dead wrong. Try Googlin' 'melatonin causes carpal tunnel syndrome'
Did you think I hadn't? Two results. One is this thread!
As for the other... the one that isn't yours (Factmed) shows these statistics:
Quote:information from Food & Drug Administration and FactMed user submissions. Between January 2004 and October 2012, 1 individuals taking MELATONIN reported CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME to the FDA. A total of 2351 MELATONIN drug adverse event reaction reports were made with the FDA during this time period.
That's ONE out of 2351 reports to FDA. In nearly 9 years.
Quote:Summary Statistics
Reports of MELATONIN causing CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME: 1
Reports of any side effect of MELATONIN : 2351
Percentage of MELATONIN patients where CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME is a reported side effect: 0.0425%
FDA reports of any drug causing CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME : 5394
Average percentage for all medicated patients where CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME is reported as a complication: 0.0338%
Quote:Highly Suspected - 4
Possible Culprit - 95
Unlikely - 2246
@centrox,
Quote:As for the other...
Y'know Cen, ur right as usu. You're obviously smarter'n me, as most girls are. I had misread that report
@dalehileman,
dalehileman wrote: You're obviously smarter'n me, as most girls are.
Since when am I a "girl"?
@centrox,
Quote:Since when am I a "girl"?
My God Cen, again my apolos. hadta be someone else w/ similar username
Not doin' so good lately
@dalehileman,
dalehileman wrote:Not doin' so good lately
Sorry to hear that. Hope you get better soon.
@centrox,
Quote:Hope you get better soon
Thank you Cen but at 87 w/ Alzie's, not much chance
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