Patient/caregiver was instructed upon therapeutic uses of melatonin as follows: Melatonin helps inducing sleep in individuals with history of insomnia and difficulty in staying asleep. Melatonin, by helping to induce sleep can contribute towards controlling sleep patterns in people working night shifts. Individuals traveling rapidly across multiple time zones might experience disturbance in the sleep-wake cycle, as their natural body cycle could be out of sync with the time zone of their new destination and [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon melatonin and mechanism of action of Melatonin as follows: Melatonin is a hormone normally produced by the pineal gland, which is located closer to the brain. Melatonin is synthesized from an amino acid tryptophan and is released into the blood. Melatonin, thus produced and released into the blood, acts on the melatonin receptors in various parts of the brain and contributes to the circadian rhythm, which is a 24-hour internal clock [...]