Originally Posted by Willow:
Only in these studies where they've literally had people consume entire bottles of the pills, has there been an issue. Imho, thats not a study, just bunk researchers trying to peg a very safe supplement dangerous so pharmaceutical companies can get their grubbies in on "regulating" it more intensely (ie....be able to charge the general public more for it).
I agree ^^^^ big pharm has a lot of influence on what is and isn't deemed safe.
Consumers blindly follow and rarely do their own research.
Originally Posted by Willow:
But with the recommended dose being .5-3mg people rarely (never?) experience such side effects. It's far lower than our own bodies produce so it wouldn't make sense.
According to the NIH, a daily dose of 5 milligrams, immediately before bedtime, appears to be a safe and effective dose for toddlers with developmental disabilities. Children without neurobehavioral conditions may take any dose beteween 0.3 and 5 milligrams, according to the NIH. However, the UMMC advises a much lower dose, suggesting no more than 0.3 milligrams per day for children under the age of 15.
Read more:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/27...#ixzz2htvJyukl