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Does A Reduced Melatonin Dosage Still Help A Child With Autism?
Hello. my daughter is 5 years old and has autism. I gave her melatonin but it made her sick and gave her headaches. It was given to her by her pediatrician in a perscription form. Is it possible that I can give her a lower dosage that will have the same affect without her getting sick or headaches?
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* The melatonin if prescribed in correct dosage, and gave side effect of headache, I doubt lower doses will also produce same head ache and you can not predict the same efficacy of the drug in that instance.
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* The melatonin if prescribed in correct dosage, and gave side effect of headache, I doubt lower doses will also produce same head ache and you can not predict the same efficacy of the drug in that instance.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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