Interaction checker → Melatonin + Sedatives / sleep medication
Worth knowing aboutCan you take Melatonin with sedatives / sleep medication?
Additive sedation
What happens
Melatonin adds to benzodiazepine or Z-drug sedation.
Drugs in this class include Alprazolam, Lorazepam, Zolpidem, Temazepam.
What to do about it
Expect more sedation than the prescription alone. Worth factoring into driving, and worth mentioning to your prescriber.
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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