Melatonin - Sublingual

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single · Sublingual

Accepted Names (English)

Melatonin(common)Pineal hormone(common)N-Acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine(proper)N-[2-(5-Methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]acetamide(proper)

Accepted Names (French)

Hormone pinéale(common)Mélatonine(common)N-[2-(5-méthoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)éthyl]acétamide(proper)N-acétyl-5-méthoxytryptamine(proper)

Approved Health Claims

(Used as a) sleep aid (to help promote sleep)
Helps (to) increase the total sleep time (aspect of sleep quality) 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/minimize jet lag (e.g. daytime fatigue, sleep disturbance) (for people/if travelling by plane easterly across two or more time zones/flying east over two or more time zones)
Helps (to) re-set the body's sleep-wake cycle (aspect of the circadian rhythm)
Helps (to) speed up/reduce the time it takes to fall asleep (sleep onset latency aspect of sleep quality) in people who fall asleep slowly/with delayed sleep phase disorder

Approved Health Claims (Français)

(Utilisée comme) aide-sommeil (pour aider à favoriser le sommeil)
Aide à accélérer/réduire le temps nécessaire pour s'endormir (aspect délai d'endormissement de la qualité du sommeil) chez les personnes qui s'endorment lentement/souffrant du syndrome de retard de phase du sommeil
Aide à augmenter la durée totale du sommeil (aspect de la qualité du sommeil) chez les personnes souffrant de restriction du sommeil ou d'horaire altéré du sommeil (par ex., travail à horaire variable, décalage horaire)
Aide à prévenir et/ou réduire les effets du décalage horaire/minimiser le décalage horaire (par ex., fatigue diurne, sommeil perturbé) (pour les personnes voyageant en avion vers l'est et traversant deux fuseaux horaires ou plus/si vous voyagez vers l'est sur deux fuseaux horaires ou plus)
Aide à rétablir le cycle veille-sommeil (aspect du rythme circadien)

Approved Dose Ranges

Population	Dose Range	Frequency
Adults 18 years and older All uses except jet lag	0.1–10 milligrams	per day
Adults 18 years and older Jet lag	0.5–10 milligrams	per day

Cautions & Contraindications

adverse_reactionStop use if allergy occurs or if you experience headache, confusion, or nausea

cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are taking medications for seizure, blood pressure, to suppress the immune system, to affect mental state or increase sedation, steroids or blood thinners

cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you have a cardiovascular, immune, liver or kidney disease, seizure disorder, asthma or diabetes

cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if sleeplessness persists for more than 4 weeks (chronic insomnia)

cautionWhen using this product avoid driving or using machinery for 5 hours

cautionWhen using this product avoid taking with alcohol or products that cause drowsiness

contraindicationDo not use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding

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