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How “melatonin” trended on Hacker News

“Melatonin” was mentioned 2,624 times on Hacker News between 2007 and 2026, peaking in Sep 2013 with 117 that month.

Every month from 2007 to 2026, counting how often “melatonin” appears in Hacker News stories and comments. Each point is a live date-histogram over ~45M items, computed with Upstash Redis Search.

Top Hacker News stories about “melatonin”

1. 1.Melatonin: Much More Than You Wanted to Know 711 points · 263 comments · 2018 · discuss on HN
2. 2.Melatonin 385 points · 219 comments · 2013 · discuss on HN
3. 3.Melatonin's Effect on Skin and Hair 338 points · 128 comments · 2019 · discuss on HN
4. 4.Melatonin: Much More Than You Wanted to Know (2018) 274 points · 146 comments · 2021 · discuss on HN
5. 5.American Heart Association says melatonin may be linked to serious heart risks 100 points · 58 comments · 2025 · discuss on HN
6. 6.Show HN: I made an app to help insomniacs learn how to sleep again 94 points · 72 comments · 2022 · discuss on HN
7. 7.Melatonin: Much More Than You Wanted to Know 41 points · 6 comments · 2018 · discuss on HN
8. 8.Long-term use of melatonin to support sleep may have negative health effects 40 points · 8 comments · 2025 · discuss on HN
9. 9.Melatonin use soars among children, with unknown risks 28 points · 77 comments · 2023 · discuss on HN
10. 10.Launch HN: Stellar Sleep (YC S23) – An app that helps people with insomnia 18 points · 10 comments · 2023 · discuss on HN
11. 11.Melatonin may decrease risk for and aid treatment of Covid-19 17 points · 15 comments · 2021 · discuss on HN
12. 12.Optimizing the Time and Dose of Melatonin as a Sleep-Promoting Drug 16 points · 7 comments · 2024 · discuss on HN

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