• High-potency tablet, designed to be swallowed (not a sublingual tablet because the naturally bitter taste is more pronounced in the higher amount of the active ingredient)
• Helps people with low melatonin levels fall asleep more easily, sleep longer, and wake up less frequently during the night
• Can be started a few days before you expect your normal schedule to be altered (shift change, travel)
• Reduces the fatigue caused by jet lag
• Research indicates melatonin administered before surgery may help reduce postoperative pain and anxiety
• Clinical research has found that melatonin can help reduce benzodiazepine withdrawal symptoms or improve quality of sleep when added to benzodiazepine therapy
• Other possible uses of melatonin include the reduction of nocturnal hypertension and symptoms of irritable bowel and reflux (GERD)