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The original was posted on /r/newzealand by /u/gotfanarya on 2024-10-04 10:22:49+00:00.

You can buy it from health food suppliers overseas but customs confiscates.

I need this. I’m autistic and can’t ever sleep.

You can get it by script but it costs $35 to ask for a script and $30-$50 for the melatonin because it is unsubsidised. My 400 a week doesn’t cover it so I’m homeless and so very AWAKE.

When I asked the pharmacist to sell me some, he said no. Apparently there is a rule or law that says if you have a pre existing sleep problem, they can’t! What?

So I’ll use a much more potent, addictive and harmful sleeping pill.

This place is mental. Who sits in an office and makes this stuff up? It’s like a Monty python sketch.

What is going on in their heads?

Why th is it even restricted in the first place? It’s not a classed drug. You can’t become dependent on it.

Are the rule writers being paid by the drug companies?