Have just read this article from the guardian published at the end of June after searching for these gummies and found they’d been taken off Amazon…
My kids (12 and 14) both had trouble sleeping and as I take magnesium at night and find it helps thought I’d give them some too. They only had 30days worth and they really helped, so we ran out last week to the point they are both asking for them again hence the search…
I feel awful that I’ve basically given drugs to my kids, I know they have not had them long term but are there any side effects this could have had? My daughter has been especially moody during taking them and in the last week of not having them has been easily emotional/anxious, which we had been commenting might be her age with menstruation likely starting soonish, the heat and end of term tiredness (which I’m not ruling out could still be the reasons!!)
The article says the MHRA are investigating so I guess we’ll find out more when those results are published… on one hand I feel completely outraged that this could have happened and what effect this had on my kids, I know Amazon is not responsible for testing its products but makes me wonder what other crap is put into supplements on their?? Assuming the MHRA conclude they did have melatonin in then surely there should be a huge sanction for Amazon or is responsibility with the company selling them via Amazon? and I’d at least expect to get an apology and be informed of the investigation outcome as a customer
on the other hand they did actually really help my kids to get a good nights sleep!!
has anyone else been accidentally been drugging their kids?! 😬
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/28/nhs-manager-ordered-stop-selling-allegedly-sleep-drug-laced-childrens-gummies-melatonin