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> any chemical that helps you sleep ensures that you can't sleep without it

Except melatonin, because that's what your body natural produces as a signal for sleep.



I’m getting a kick out of how this is the same “because” for every drug that becomes a dependency for the exact same reason


Not really. Melatonin has decades of long-term studies behind it, no serious issues. The biggest problems are dosing. Many supplements include way too much.


it wasn't a rebuttal, it was an observation

do people really not know how to debate anymore? your argument would get an F at Harvard Debate Club because of the strength of your argument, not the accuracy of it.




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