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Does this OTC drug work to sleep?
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CENTURION44
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i take it sometimes to sleep and it does work..but man i feel like crap the next day...dont even think about it if you cant get 8-9hrs of sleep..
Fuck!!! I'm in bed at 10 maybe 10:30 and need to be up at 4:20am. So leave it alone?
CENTURION44
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i mean try it out one night....take 1 pill and youll pass out like 30-40 minutes later...but try it on a night where you can afford some extra sleep...maybe it just the way i react..plus im not much of a morning person...its extra hard no matter what to get outta bed....good luck....also what i use most times i cant get any ambien is tylenol PM that works great...and none of the hang over feeling...ambien is god..or valium or xanax....
mrflexdiesel
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Most of your over the counter sleeping aids are just a basic antihistamine. Whether you choose Benadryl or Tylenol PM you will still get getting the same drug which is the histamine-blocker diphenhydramine. Yes, it usually does make most sleepy as all hell, but again you do not get a full nights rest you will still be sluggish the next day. I would only use if you know you're going to get a full nights rest.
CENTURION44
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then why doesnt tylenol pm make you feel as sluggish as benadryl...
I wake up feeling groggy on unisom. The only day of the week that the problem occurs for me is Sunday night. Why? Well, because I wake up late Sunday, but then have to be in bed by 10:30pm the latest to then wake up at 5am. And when I do go to bed at 10:30pm...I'm not sleepy! I don't fall asleep till like 1am! The other days of the weekday are no problem. I guess because I go the gym very early and work hard at my job. This at night time, makes me sleepy and tired and therefore I fall asleep.
Ok guys! Seriously. I need to know now because I'm going to the store in a little while. For MY situation ( please read carefully what I said ), what should I use for Sunday nights ONLY?
Goodfellow
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trazadone 
Goodfellow said:trazadone
OTC?!
Goodfellow
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No and it might be a bit too strong for your needs. If you could get in bed a little earlier then it might help. I have to have at least 6 hours of sleep on it. It knocks you out very fast so that might help. Ask your doc
sh4dowf4lcon
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there is something OTC, give me a minute.
Goodfellow
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Valerian Root
Kava Kava
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Melatonin
Kava Kava
5htp
Melatonin
sh4dowf4lcon
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sh4dowf4lcon
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Benefits
· Used as an adjunctive therapy in cancer treatment.
· Used to treat general sleep disorders and those related to shift work, also treats jet lag.
· Used as an antioxidant and as an anti aging treatment.
· Stimulates Insulin like growth factor (IGF-1) and growth hormone production.
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· Used as an adjunctive therapy in cancer treatment.
· Used to treat general sleep disorders and those related to shift work, also treats jet lag.
· Used as an antioxidant and as an anti aging treatment.
· Stimulates Insulin like growth factor (IGF-1) and growth hormone production.
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pittsburgh*
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they are all antihistamines otc...most are diphenhydramine...side effect is drowsiness.
glennds
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flex diesel is right, if you insist on using this drug buy the store brand antihistamines and save yourself $$. but as a sleep aid this stuff is useless. all it does it dry you out (hence it's use as an antihistamine) and make you groggy. groggy, however, does not equate being a sleep aid.
if you really need a sleep aid just get a prescription to ambien. your health insurance will cover it and it is effective. if you don't have health ins just find it online somewhere.
if you really need a sleep aid just get a prescription to ambien. your health insurance will cover it and it is effective. if you don't have health ins just find it online somewhere.
TheAssholeFomerlyKnownAsDBBT
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RADAR said:
yea it does leave you with weird ass dreams...I don't take OTC's they don't work well enough. Script is the way to go
glennds
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soflaguy said:
i disagree. not addictive unless you let it be. psychologically maybe.
ambien is in a newer class of sleep aid drugs that do not have the same physically addictive characteristics of older drugs classes of barbituates and benziodiapams. i have used ambien for over two years when needed and never had withdrawal problems. i take from time to time and can go weeks without taking one.
I bought simply sleep yesterday and will give it a try this Sunday night. I'll keep you posted.
I used Simply Sleep by Tylenol this past Sunday. I dropped both tabs at 10pm and at 11pm I got into bed. I think I knocked out immediately. Woke up at 5am feeling fine! I love them.
bodytemple75
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Sh4dowF4lcon said:
Yes,...I use Melatonin as well, and find it to be a good sleep aid. I have a hard time sleeping myself normally. Melatonin works well for me within the hour or so, I would say....next morn., I wake up refreshed, not groggy or with any ill feelings. Good stuff.
Razorguns
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simply sleep huh? Gotta try that.
i'd use trazadone. but i don't know where to get it easily. why would they make a damn good sleeping pill prescription??? Why does the gov't always make the good shit that works out of the reach of the general public. That, along with J-Lo -- i'll never understand.
i'd use trazadone. but i don't know where to get it easily. why would they make a damn good sleeping pill prescription??? Why does the gov't always make the good shit that works out of the reach of the general public. That, along with J-Lo -- i'll never understand.
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