Interaction checker → Caffeine + Melatonin

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Can you take Caffeine and Melatonin together?

Caffeine cancels your melatonin

What happens

Caffeine has a ~5 hour half-life and blocks adenosine, directly opposing the sleep-onset signal you are paying melatonin to produce.

How far apart?

Leaving at least 8 hours between them avoids most of the effect.

What to do about it

Move all caffeine before 2pm, or the melatonin is wasted money.

This is general information compiled from published pharmacology, not advice about your situation. Your dose, your other medication and your bloodwork all matter, and a pharmacist can see those in a way this page cannot.

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