Name: Melatonin
SKU: 1629
Price: 220.00 ZAR
Availability: InStock

Description

Nutramed Melatonin is a dietary supplement for people who struggle to fall asleep naturally. Nutramed Melatonin is recommended with suitable dosages for people of all ages who suffer from insomnia or sleep disruption due to jet lag or shift changes.

Nutramed Melatonin can be taken with Nutramed Vit-D and Magnesium as supportive supplements, to boost the effect of Melatonin.

Age	Melatonin dosage
Children and teens	0.5 to 3 mg — or up to 6 mg for those with severe insomnia
Adults for jet lag	0.5 to 5 mg, taken several hours before the intended bedtime and continuing for several days after arrival at the destination
Adults for shift work	2–3 mg, taken at the end of a shift and before the intended bedtime, but never before driving home
Adults aged 55 and older	2 mg once daily for up to 13 weeks, taken 1–2 hours before bedtime

Please note: Carefully read through the dosage information tab for more detailed dosage instructions.

About Melatonin

Melatonin is naturally produced in the pineal gland in the brain. It is produced from Serotonin – the happy hormone. This is one of the reasons why depressed people struggle to fall asleep.

Melatonin fulfils many functions in the body, but it is mostly known for maintaining circadian rhythms. The circadian rhythm is the body’s internal clock. It tells the body when to sleep and when to wake. This internal clock is driven by the Clock gene.

In humans, the circadian “clock” is in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) area of the brain. Using the daily pattern of light and dark, the SCN creates and maintains a regular sleep and wake cycle.

Information about light levels reaches the SCN and then passes to the pineal gland deep in the centre of the brain. The pineal gland releases melatonin at night and blocks its release during daylight.

Some foods contain melatonin.

Dosage information

Nutramed Melatonin contains 3mg Melatonin. The capsule can be opened to use a lesser dosage for children and can then mixed with yogurt for a better application.

The right dosage of Melatonin is determined by considering the person’s age and reason for taking Melatonin and then increasing or decreasing the dosage during a process of observation.

Recommended dosage for adults:

The average dose in adults is 1–5 milligrams (mg), depending on the use, but doses can vary from 0.5 to 10 mg.

In some cases, a low dose may work better than a high dose. A small dose of around 0.3 mg is similar to the amount that the body naturally produces. Larger doses cause much higher levels of melatonin in the blood.

Recommended dosage for children:

In children, start with the lowest dosage. In many cases, a child will respond to 0.5 or 1 mg taken 1–2 hours before bedtime. If a child is still unable to sleep within 1 hour of their bedtime, increase the dosage by 0.5 mg every few days up to 3mg in total.

Younger children often take 1–3 mg at a time, while older children and teens may need slightly higher dosages. Those with significant difficulty falling asleep may benefit from dosages of 3–6 mg.