Melatonin ineffective for CFS symptomsTherapy of circadian rhythm disorders in chronic fatigue syndrome: no symptomatic improvement with melatonin or phototherapy.
We evaluated whether melatonin and bright-light phototherapy could help alleviate symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). In a controlled study with thirty participants, we assessed the effectiveness of these treatments by measuring various symptoms over several weeks.
Unfortunately, we found that neither melatonin nor phototherapy led to significant improvements in the patients’ symptoms or overall health. Our findings suggest that these treatments shouldn't be promoted for CFS unless proven beneficial.
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