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Have you tried asking for a prescription?
.. no.
I kinda assumed I wouldn't be able to get one since I don't have any obvious sleeping issues. "I did my independent research and figured it would improve my sleep beyond the baseline" wouldn't work, I think.
What's the harm in trying?
(Lying to your doctor could be dangerous. So don't do that.)
Just say "I think my sleep could be better." It's true and baseline is vague enough that doctors don't mind improving people beyond it.
Doctors do get nervous when people they don't know come in asking for a particular drug, even something like melatonin or a hair-loss drug. This is much more likely to work if you have a regular doctor.
Going back to the original question, can you order it off of amazon.com (not co.uk)?
I assumed that Amazon would be smart enough to restrict orders to countries where the products are illegal or restricted, but I'm unsure whether independent sellers associated with amazon have the same restriction. In any case I bought some from another UK-based site. It was only like 20 quid for half a year's worth of pills so I don't consider it much of a loss if they don't arrive or are just sugar pills (which gwern points out is unlikely).
What is the danger in telling your doctor you have insomnia when you don't?
This particular example is probably safe, but I think it's better to give more generalizable advice.