Circadin (melatonin) 2mg 30 tablets

Buy Circadin tablets in the UK

How to order Circadin tablets in the UK

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One of our UK-registered doctors will review your order and prescribe Circadin if safe and appropriate. Occasionally we need extra information and will contact you via our confidential message centre.
Your order will be packaged and posted from our pharmacy via our tracked delivery service.

Is Circadin right for me?

Circadin might be right for you if you are over 55, have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, wake very early, or do not get good quality, deep sleep (restorative sleep), and this is affecting your daily life.

Often, poor sleep (insomnia) can happen at times of stressful life events like relationship breakdowns, illness in a loved one or grief, or during difficult financial or work periods.

If you are unsure what is causing your sleep problems, you can use a short course of Circadin, but we also recommend you see your GP.

If you haven’t used Circadin before, we recommend you start with one box of 30 tablets to see if it works for you. If you have used Circadin before, please let us know in your medical consultation.

What is Circadin?

The medicine in Circadin is Melatonin. Each tablet contains 2mg of Melatonin and has a special “prolonged-release” coating. This means that the medicine is released from the tablet slowly, allowing it to last for a whole night.

Who can take Melatonin?

We supply Melatonin tablets UK for people over 55 who have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting quality deep sleep, which affects their day-to-day lives.

Melatonin tablets might be prescribed for adults under 55 if the prescriber considers them suitable. For more information, contact a member of our healthcare team.

Who should not take Melatonin

You should be careful using Melatonin UK if;

You have epilepsy

You should not use Melatonin tablets if;

You have an autoimmune disease
You take certain other medicines
You have liver or kidney problems
You have an allergy to any of the ingredients in Circadin tablets (a full list can be found in section 6 of the patient information leaflet) this includes lactose
You use other medicines to help you sleep

When should you see a doctor

There are times when Melatonin tablets UK is not the best treatment. Instead, you should speak to your doctor, who may refer you to a sleep clinic where specialists will help you enjoy healthy, restful sleep again.

You should see a doctor if;

You wake up with a headache that lasts about an hour most mornings
You are very sleepy and tired during the day
Someone who sleeps near you notices you stop breathing when sleeping, snoring very loudly or choking and coughing in your sleep
You wake in the morning already exhausted, even though you don’t remember being awake much in the night
You feel unable to stop moving or twitchy when you go to bed, most often in your legs
You have recently started any new medicine
You do shift work, particularly night shift work
You don’t sleep well because you have frightening, unusual or unpleasant experiences when falling asleep or during the night

How Melatonin works

Melatonin is a hormone produced by your body that increases at night and decreases during the day. It regulates your natural sleep-wake cycle, affecting both the timing and quality of your sleep.

The Melatonin in Circadin boosts your body’s natural supply, so you fall asleep more quickly and you’re less likely to wake up during the night. It can also help with symptoms of jetlag.

We only supply Melatonin tablets to treat short-term sleep problems in people aged 55 and over. Sometimes, sleep specialists might prescribe Melatonin to help with longer-term sleep problems in children and adults.

If you still do not sleep well during a course of Melatonin UK or the quality of your sleep worsens again after you finish a course, see your GP for more support.

Treatments available through your GP could include other sleep medications, managing medical conditions that could be stopping you feeling sleepy and non-medicine treatments that could promote sleep, like talking therapies.

Ideally, we want to treat the cause of your insomnia rather than relying on medicines.

Where to buy Melatonin in the UK

In other parts of the world, like the USA, Melatonin is available without a prescription in health food shops and pharmacies for adults and children.

This was the same in the UK up until 1995, when the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Authority (MHRA) re-classed Melatonin as a medicine.

It is normal for medicines to be in different classes in other countries. Now, Melatonin is a prescription-only medicine in the UK, so it can only be issued by a doctor. If safe and appropriate, our team of online doctors may prescribe it for you so you can buy Melatonin UK.