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Apigenin vs Melatonin for sleep

Short answer: For sleep, users rate them about the same: 81% report improvement with Apigenin (77 reports) and 78% with Melatonin (915 reports).

Apigenin has 36 meta-analyses and 11 randomized trials on PubMed; Melatonin has 688 and 1,128.

Based on 277 reports about Apigenin and 1,370 about Melatonin. Not medical advice.

Apigenin
Supplement
Melatonin
Supplement
Users say it helped59%helped94 reports · medium confidence42%helped726 reports · high confidence
Verdict
Mixed
Mixed
ResearchAResearch: StrongAResearch: Strong
Meta-analyses / RCTs36 / 11688 / 1,128
Mainly used for
Sleep
% reporting improvement
81% (77)78% (915)
Anxiety
% reporting improvement
95% (41)44% (16)
Mood
% reporting improvement
80% (15)32% (37)
Energy
% reporting improvement
57% (7)32% (25)
Hormones
% reporting improvement
100% (12)80% (5)
Common side effectsvivid dreams, drowsiness, irritability, liver injurydrowsiness, vivid dreams, fatigue, depression
Typical dose reported50 mg0.5 mg / bedtime
Apigenin
Latest review conclusion

The discovery of the beneficial effects of these natural active compounds in POL supports the idea that POL could be a promising novel candidate for the treatment and prevention of inflammation-related cancers of the digestive system. However, clinical data describing the mode of action of the naturally active compounds of POL are still lacking. In addition, pharmacokinetic data for POL compounds, such as changes in drug dose and absorption rates, cannot be extrapolated from animal models and need to be measured in patients in clinical trials. On the one hand, a systematic meta-analysis of the

J Ethnopharmacol, 2024 ↗
What a user said
“L theanine 200mg, apigenin 50mg, mag theo, mag biglycinate makes me pee too much, GABA 600mg, 3g taurine. I have anxiety and panic disorder late into nights. And this has cured about 80% for me.”
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Melatonin
Latest review conclusion

Overall, eszopiclone and lemborexant had a favorable profile, but eszopiclone might cause substantial adverse events and safety data on lemborexant were inconclusive. Doxepin, seltorexant, and zaleplon were well tolerated, but data on efficacy and other important outcomes were scarce and do not allow firm conclusions. Many licensed drugs (including benzodiazepines, daridorexant, suvorexant, and trazodone) can be effective in the acute treatment of insomnia but are associated with poor tolerability, or information about long-term effects is not available. Melatonin, ramelteon, and non-licensed

Lancet, 2022 ↗
What a user said
“I have taken it nightly for 19 years. Doses ranging from .1 to 10mg. Right now I take 3mg per night. It helps me sleep.”
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