If you take Circadin / melatonin for sleep issues....

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Do you take or have you taken Circadin?
If so - what was your dose, did you take nightly and how long did you take for?

Most importantly - did you find effective?!

Many thanks

I take 2mg Circadian tablets nightly, have done for over a year now since my breast cancer treatment finished. I didn't sleep well from when I first started Chemo and nine months later when radiation therapy finished the doctor gave me diazepam which did absolutely nothing for me (and I wasn't keen on taking it anyway). My GP suggested the Circadian and basically if I take it I usually get a decent night's sleep - even if I wake up I generally go straight back to sleep again - if I don't take it I don't sleep. Try it, my doctor has said there are absolutely no side effects and you can take it forever if need be.

@FlatandFabulous

I take 2mg Circadian tablets nightly, have done for over a year now since my breast cancer treatment finished. I didn't sleep well from when I first started Chemo and nine months later when radiation therapy finished the doctor gave me diazepam which did absolutely nothing for me (and I wasn't keen on taking it anyway). My GP suggested the Circadian and basically if I take it I usually get a decent night's sleep - even if I wake up I generally go straight back to sleep again - if I don't take it I don't sleep. Try it, my doctor has said there are absolutely no side effects and you can take it forever if need be.

All the guidance says 13 weeks max, which is what worries me.... as what ib’s opens if is good and then what happens after 13 weeks?!

@Hellotheresweet Interesting, I have spoken to a number of doctors who have said you can take it forever if it helps as it's basically just what your body produces naturally. I'm in Aus so maybe guidance is different but occasionally I haven't taken it and I don't sleep those nights.

[quote FlatandFabulouslyFestive]@Hellotheresweet Interesting, I have spoken to a number of doctors who have said you can take it forever if it helps as it's basically just what your body produces naturally. I'm in Aus so maybe guidance is different but occasionally I haven't taken it and I don't sleep those nights. [/quote]
Interesting.
Even the official circadian disease guidance says 13 weeks but this is in the UK (although shipped from us)

Is circadian the same thing as melatonin?