We provide Melatonin 3 mg for jet lag treatment in Maidstone, following a professional assessment by our pharmacist.
(Melatonin 3mg Tablets )
Choose a weekday. No GP referral or waiting list.
Pharmacist reviews your health and timing plan.
Receive Melatonin 3mg with a written timing plan.
First dose on arrival at bedtime. Continue up to five days.
Your body runs on a circadian rhythm regulated by melatonin, produced naturally when it gets dark. Flying across multiple time zones rapidly means your clock stays set to your departure zone while your destination runs on a completely different schedule.
The most frequent symptoms are difficulty sleeping at night at the destination, excessive sleepiness during the day and poor concentration. Many travellers also get headaches, feel irritable and generally feel unwell in the first few days after arrival.
Frequent long-haul business travellers, frequent international travellers and older travellers tend to experience more pronounced and longer-lasting jet lag symptoms. Those who arrive sleep-deprived or who drink alcohol during the flight consistently do worse.
Melatonin is a natural hormone produced by the brain to help you sleep at night. Extra melatonin helps your body clock catch up with the new time zone faster than it would on its own.
Take one 3 mg tablet at bedtime on arrival, then 30 minutes before bedtime for up to five days. Never before 20:00 or after 04:00. Increase to 6 mg briefly if needed
Long-haul business travellers
Required to perform immediately on arrival with no recovery time built into the schedule
Eastward long-haul travellers
Eastward travel requires advancing the internal clock, which is physiologically harder than delaying it
Frequent international travellers
Multiple back-to-back trips prevent the body clock from fully resetting between journeys
Older adults
Circadian rhythm resilience decreases with age, meaning adjustment typically takes longer
Travellers consuming alcohol in flight
Alcohol disrupts sleep quality and worsens dehydration, making jet lag worse on arrival.
Those on short international trips
Jet lag can affect the entire visit when a trip lasts only three to five days
Mandeep Sandhu is superintendent pharmacist and independent prescriber at Maidstone Travel Clinic with specialist travel health training from NaTHNaC. Mandeep Sandhu is a fully accredited Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre vaccinator, qualified to advise, vaccinate and supply travel medications in one appointment.
Each consultation is personally led, not delegated, not rushed. Patients depart with a plan tailored to their individual trip, not a generic printout.
No. Melatonin is prescription-only in the UK. At our Maidstone clinic it is supplied under a formally authorised PGD following individual pharmacist assessment.
Melatonin targets your circadian clock to shift it toward your destination’s time zone. It does not sedate you; it addresses the cause of jet lag, not the symptom.
On arrival at your destination at your habitual bedtime, between 20:00 and 04:00 local time. Never on the plane. Your pharmacist provides a precise timing plan at consultation.
Yes. We supply a minimum of 10 tablets covering up to five days each way. Annual usage limits apply across all journeys.
Oestrogen therapy can affect melatonin metabolism. This does not automatically prevent supply but must be assessed at your consultation before anything is dispensed.
Melatonin 3mg under our PGD is subject to an annual supply limit.
Maidstone clinic has regular same-day and next-day appointments available. Pre-book before your trip, and take your melatonin, along with a clear timing plan based on your flight schedule.
