Drug Name

Melatonin

Drug Uses

Melatonin is used for sleep disorders such as difficulty sleeping (insomnia) as well as jet lag. Check with your pharmacist for more details regarding the take.

How Taken

Take Melatonin as directed by your doctor.

• Take as directed on the package, unless instructed otherwise by your doctor.
• Melatonin is usually used 2 hours before bedtime for insomnia. Results may be seen within 30 minutes, but it may take 1 to 3 days for the effects to be noticed.

Ask your health care provider any questions you may possess about how to take Melatonin.

Drug Class as well as Mechanism

Melatonin is a hormone product. It works by regulating the body's sleep cycles.

Missed Dose

Incase you miss using a dose of Melatonin for 1 or more days, there is no cause for concern. Incase your doctor recommended that you take it, try to remember your dose every day.

Storage

Store Melatonin at 77 degrees F (25 degrees C). Store away from heat, moisture, as well as light. Brief storage at temperatures between 59 as well as 86 degrees F (15 as well as 30 degrees C) is permitted. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep Melatonin out of the reach of children as well as away from pets.

Warnings/Precautions

Do not take Melatonin if:

• you are allergic to any ingredient in Melatonin;
• you are using immunosuppressants (eg, cyclosporine), corticosteroids (eg, prednisone), or nifedipine;
• you possess a history of immune system disorders, liver disease, or stroke.

Contact your doctor or health care provider fair away incase any of these apply to you.

Substantial :

• Melatonin may cause drowsiness. Do not drive, operate machinery, or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how you react to this product. Using this product alone, with confident other medicines or with alcohol may lessen your ability to drive or to perform other potentially dangerous tasks.
• Avoid drinking alcohol or using other medications that cause drowsiness (eg, sedatives, tranquilizers) while using this product. This product will add to the effects of alcohol as well as other depressants. Ask your pharmacist incase you possess questions about which medicines are depressants.
• This product has not been approved by the Food as well as Drug Administration (FDA) as protected as well as effective for any health examination condition. The long-term safety of dietary supplements is not known. Before using any alternative medicine, talk with your doctor or pharmacist.
• Pregnancy as well as breast-feeding: Do not take this product incase you plan to become pregnant. It may possess a contraceptive effect. Melatonin is not recommended for take during pregnancy. Consult your doctor before using this product. Because of the potential risk to the infant, breast-feeding while using this product is not recommended. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.

Likely Side Effects

Check with your doctor incase any of these most ordinary side effects persist or become bothersome:

• change in sleep pattern; headache.

Seek health examination attention fair away incase any of these very bad side effects occur:

• very bad allergic reactions (rash; hives; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); confusion; depression; quick heartbeat; hypothermia (fast breathing, shivering).
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  Melatonin is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.