Oh ok, that was easy.
The issues were that is is not safe to give your body an excess of something that the body already produces.
I am not a doctor or a scientist but to me, I would worry that someone with fibro would not want an immune-enhancing drug since fibro is an auto-immune disease/disorder. This would possibly have your immune system have more fibro symptoms? The same goes with RA and Lupus. You should, in my opinion, never take echinacea or any other immune-boosting supplements. I feel pretty strongly about this.
But I would ask your doctor.
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Many people are discouraged from taking melatonin. People with the symptoms of severe mental illness, severe allergies, ***auto-immune diseases***, or immune system cancers such as leukemia should not be taking melatonin. It is also not recommended during pregnancy or for women who want to conceive (http://www.teleport.com/~for/#1). There have not been many significant studies done with this drug. While it appears to be safe, melatonin has not yet been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
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The only people who shouldn't take melatonin, or who should only take it very carefully under the care of a physician, are patients with leukemia, lymphomas, or other immune system cancers, or who have auto immune diseases such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. Such patients need to be careful about taking melatonin because it is a strong immune system stimulant, which is beneficial for most people, >>>>>but can cause problems in patients whose immune system has gone awry<<<<<. There is also some evidence suggesting that patients with ovarian cancer should not take melatonin.
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