Melatonin | Sleep Aid

Helps to reduce the time it takes to fall asleep in people with delayed sleep phase disorder. Helps re-set the body’s sleep-wake cycle and to increase the total sleep time in people suffering from sleep restriction or altered sleep schedule, e.g. shift-work and jet lag. Helps to prevent and/or reduce the effects of jet lag for people travelling by plane easterly across two or more time zones.

Recommended Dose (Adults):1-2 capsules per day. Take once a day, at or before bedtime.

Jet lag: Take once a day at bedtime after darkness has fallen, while travelling, and at destination until adaptation to the new daily pattern. Do not drive or use machinery for 5 hours after taking melatonin.

Medicinal Ingredient:  Each capsule contains 5 mg of Melatonin.

Non-medicinal Ingredients: Vegetable capsule, Microcrystalline cellulose

Duration of use: Consult a health care practitioner for use beyond 4 weeks. Jet lag: For occasional short-term use.

Cautions/Warnings:  Consult a health care practitioner: if symptoms persist continuously for more than 4 weeks (chronic insomnia); prior to use if you are taking anticoagulants, anticonvulsants, immunosuppressive medications, blood pressure medications, sedative, hypnotic, psychotropic or steroids; if you have asthma, depression, diabetes or hypoglycaemia, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney, liver or immune system disease, migraine or hormonal disorder, seizure disorders. Consumption with alcohol, other medications or natural health products with sedative properties is not recommended. Do not use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Rare allergic reactions or mild gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, vomiting, cramping) have been known to occur; in which case, discontinue use.