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Sleep Supplements
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Sleep Solution

Rating: C
Company: Twinlab

Specs: Lab Report
Site: www.twinlab.com

What is it?

Sleep Solution is natural sleep aid that claims to prevent occasional sleeplessness by increasing the body's natural production of melatonin, a chemical clinically proven to induce sleep. It also claims to promote a form of deep sleep called REM sleep, which has been clinically shown to reduce the risk for insomnia, a common sleep disorder. Its main ingredients are synthetic melatonin and Dozalin, a patented proprietary blend of herbal ingredients purported to naturally induce sleep.

What ingredients does Sleep Solution contain?

Sleep Solution contains melatonin and Dozafin, which contains l-theanine, 5-HTP, lemon balm leaf and valerian extract.

Do the ingredients in Sleep Solution help promote sleep?

Yes--but its effects are only beneficial for people already suffering from low melatonin levels or chronic insomnia, which Sleep Solution says it does not treat. According to several clinical studies reported by the University of Maryland Medical Center, melatonin can significantly reduce insomnia in patients aged 55 or older--or people who usually suffer from low melatonin levels. People who used melatonin reported getting more sleep and feeling more refreshed, and experienced few or no side effects.

But there is a problem: its effects on people not suffering from a melatonin deficiency, or those only suffering from occasional sleeplessness, have not been shown to be effective. Sleep Solution could be effective for older insomniacs, but it won't help improve the sleep quality of occasional insomnia sufferers--the group Sleep Solution claims can benefit from its product.

Is Sleep Solution safe?

All of Sleep Solution's ingredients have been shown to be safe. However, lemon balm leaf may interact with some thyroid medications. People who are on certain thyroid medications may not be able to take this supplement.

Verdict:

The ingredients in Sleep Solution have only been shown to promote sleep in people with a pre-existing melatonin deficiency; people who do not have this deficiency won't benefit.