Melatonin is not a painkiller [1m]

Melatonin could plausibly help people with chronic musculoskeletal pain, presumably by improving sleep . Unfortunately, a new review of 23 trials ( Wu ) shows that it doesn’t get the job done. It might improve their sleep slightly, but that does not appear to translate into pain relief. The headline result is honest: no better than placebo. And you should probably look no further, because the…