Description
3 mg Prolonged Release
Support for restful sleep/Wake Cycles*
Melatonin P.R. contains 3 mg of high purity melatonin in a prolonged-release tablet, formulated to slowly break down and release in the small intestine.
Features
- Prolonged-Release: Melatonin PR provides all of the benefits of Melatonin in a convenient prolonged-release tablet.
- Sleep Support: Supports regulation of normal sleep/wake cycles, and is formulated to slowly break down and release in the small intestine.*
- Total Sleep: Supports increase of the total sleep time in people suffering from sleep restriction or altered sleep schedule.*
- Suggested Usage: Adults take 1 tablet 1 hour before bedtime or as directed by your healthcare practitioner. Consult your healthcare practitioner for use beyond 4 weeks.
- NPN 80027990
Melatonin is a hormone synthesized from the amino acid tryptophan by the pineal gland in the brain. The perception of daylight in the eyes is a signal for the pineal gland to inhibit melatonin synthesis and release. At night or in a dark environment, the body’s melatonin production rises, which is thought to be responsible for promoting sleep. Therefore, most of the research on melatonin has focused on its role in maintaining normal sleep/wake rhythms. Research has shown that melatonin supplementation helps reset the body’s sleep-wake cycle, an aspect of circadian rhythm. It helps reduce the time it takes to fall asleep (sleep onset latency) in people with delayed sleep phase disorder, who often experience difficulty falling asleep at desired or conventional times. Melatonin also increases the total sleep time in people suffering from sleep restriction or altered sleep schedule, including shift-work and jet lag, and helps to relieve the daytime fatigue associated with jet lag. Nocturnal melatonin production is highest in children and begins to decline from adolescence until it is virtually absent in the elderly. This sublingual tablet will rapidly dissolve when placed under the tongue and the bisect tablet allows for easy dosing modifications.
Indication
Helps 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 (e.g. daytime fatigue, sleep disturbance) for people travelling by plane easterly across two or more time zones.
Helps to reduce the time it takes to fall asleep (sleep onset latency aspect of sleep quality) in people with delayed sleep phase disorder. Helps re-set the body's sleep-wake cycle (aspect of the circadian rhythm)
Ingredients
| Each Tablet Contains: | |
| Melatonin | 3 mg |
Non Medicinal ingredients
Cellulose, fructose, dicalcium phosphate dihydrate, magnesium stearate.
Melatonin sublingual tablets each contain 3 mg of high-purity melatonin. Purity and potency of each batch of Melatonin tablets are verified by an independent, certified analytical laboratory.
Suggested Dose
Adults: Take 1 tablet daily, at or 1 hour before bedtime, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner. Allow to dissolve in mouth and swallow. Consult your healthcare practitioner for use beyond 4 weeks.
Cautions
Consumption with alcohol, other medications or natural health products with sedative properties is not recommended If you are taking one of the following medications, consult a health care practitioner prior to use: anticoagulant, anticonvulsant, blood pressure medications, immunosuppressive medications, sedative, hypnotic or psychotropic medications, or steroids . If you have one of the following conditions, consult a health care practitioner prior to use: asthma, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, depression, diabetes or hypoglycaemia, hormonal disorder, immune system disease, liver disease, migraine, or seizure disorders .
sleep restriction/altered sleep schedule; delayed sleep phase disorder; sleep-wake cycle:If symptoms persist continuously for more than 4 weeks (chronic insomnia), consult your health care practitioner . If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, do not use this product. Mild gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, vomiting, or cramping) have been known to occur in which case, discontinue use .Rare allergic reactions have been known to occur in which case, discontinue use. Do not drive or use machinery for 5 hours after taking melatonin. For use beyond 4 weeks, consult a health care practitioner
Store in a cool, dry place, away from direct light. Keep out of reach of children.
