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09-24-2006, 12:59 PM #1
Sleep Aids..OTC? RX? SUGGESTIONS?
I am considering taking sleeping pills as I am averaging only 4-6 hours a night and am tired in the day....i am a light sleeper and even the a/c wakes me at times...i normally don't have a problem getting to sleep unless i slept a lot during the day so i think if i can just stay asleep...problem solved
anyone have any suggestions OTC or RX?
thanks
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09-24-2006, 01:09 PM #2
OTC- Benadryl
RX- Lunesta
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09-24-2006, 01:12 PM #3
thanks sman
yes..i forgot how benadryl would knock my as$ out when taking for hayfeever...which is best?
anyone else....pros cons
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09-24-2006, 01:14 PM #4
well the benadryl is cheaper and OTC,
But I have tried many RX sleep aids and LOVE lunesta so ask your doc for some samples. It starts at 1mg with a max dose of 3 mgs and that is what I take nightly 3mgs
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09-24-2006, 02:04 PM #5Originally Posted by jpkman
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09-24-2006, 02:18 PM #6
I do have a vivid memory of how benadryl used to make me drowsy even during the day...reason why i wouldn't take it for allergies anymore even though it was good for that too
see the lunesta commericals all the time and you've tried em all and give it the knod....i like the sample ideas
my wife is at the store know and i'm relaying these posts to her now....thanks for the quick replies....i'll need an OTC first til get to the medicine man
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09-24-2006, 03:17 PM #7
I have suggested the Lunesta to a few on here and the ones that tried it seem to like it as much as I do.
It seems to put me out nice and quickly (within 20 minutes) and I don't feel grogy or tired in the morning!!
But yes, for OTC, I use benadryl or you could try Tyenol PM
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09-24-2006, 05:24 PM #8Member
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lunesta took along time to kick in for me, i prefer benedryl as it puts me out fast.
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09-24-2006, 05:38 PM #9Originally Posted by elite2kr
or do they all pose a risk of addiction...should i go 5 days on 2 off? or something like that?
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09-27-2006, 09:50 PM #10Associate Member
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Sleep Aids
I take the Rx "Temazepam". Works very well and no side effects. Since I get my Rx's from the VA they don't have Ambien or Lunesta but I have taken Ambien in the past. It's a 1st cousin to Lunesta & works fast. The new Time Release Ambien sounds like it would work well too. It has two parts; one part works to put you asleep fast and the 2nd part works over a longer period to give you a good nights sleep. I also take an occasional Xanax with the Temazepan along with a shot of Peach Schnapps on the rocks to get a synergistic effect, kinda like a double whammy. They say not to use alcohol with those meds but all it does is enhance their effect.
Originally Posted by jpkman
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09-28-2006, 04:09 PM #11Originally Posted by Mobligator
anyone else try ambien or others?
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09-28-2006, 04:58 PM #12Associate Member
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Originally Posted by jpkman
BTW, had my six month blood work up on Mon, waiting for the results. I suspect my T. is lower than my I.Q. (of 80)
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09-28-2006, 06:00 PM #13Originally Posted by Mobligator
the way you describe is prob my normal night as well....i think the first and maybe second night with my new job (manual labor) and the benadryl at the end of the night i only woke once....so...you think the urge is what's awakening me and i need a bph med instead of a sleep med? can't i take a sleep aid and just crank out a good stream in the morning...man i miss those days
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09-29-2006, 01:14 AM #14Junior Member
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Melatonin does wonders for me.
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09-29-2006, 03:14 AM #15Originally Posted by balin
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Originally Posted by jpkman
I don't believe it's my prostate that is growing or the cause of my problem, I had the problem before I had my prostate burnt to a crisp and shrunk to the size of a pea. I think it has something to do with the bladder and/or kidneys. I used to go out almost every nite slopping up the brewski's, go home, take a leak and sleep all night long. No problem! I don't know the answer but I miss those good ol nights too.
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09-30-2006, 07:13 AM #17Originally Posted by Mobligator
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09-30-2006, 11:58 AM #18
Back to the original, Benadryl is great, may be all you'd need. As to Tyenol PM, it is just Tylenol with Benadryl, so unless you need the painkiller there's no point. The others - Lunesta etc. all have the potential for addiction, which Benadryl evidently does not.
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09-30-2006, 12:11 PM #19Originally Posted by vermin
I'm 'round 235....how many do you guys take?
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Re: OTC Sleep Aids
jpkman,
I have also used the OTC sleep aid "Unisom" but I'm kinda reluctant to recomment it. It does work in so far as getting you to sleep but it makes me drowsy for a good part of the AM after I get up. Don't know if it would affect you the same way or not. It also stops me up a bit, i.e. makes it more difficult for me to urinate when I wake up during the night. The chemical name is "doxylamine succinate" and is sold under other brand names besides Unisom. Just thought I'd mention it since its cheap and it does work.
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09-30-2006, 02:21 PM #21
thanks mobs...i remember that one...been around for a long time...kind a like us....LOL....what do you think about the benadryl?
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09-30-2006, 03:37 PM #22
4 (100mg) if I can sleep as long as I want, 2 or 3 if I need to get up.
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09-30-2006, 03:40 PM #23Originally Posted by vermin
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Originally Posted by jpkman
I always thought someday my dick would get me into trouble and I suppose it did, with my first wife. I kept sticking it in the wrong places if ya know what I mean. She accused me of fu-kin every whore in town. I told her our town wasn't so big but she didn't find that very funny. Divored me, so I moved to a bigger city. Now I have all these problems with my prostate and come to find out it's connected to my dick. All one big unit. They're all integral parts of one unit, the prostate, seminal vesicles, ejaculation duct, testicals and the dick, all put there to cause us trouble. When I was young I thought they were there for us to have fun. Well as they say in german, "too soon Vee get alt, too late vee get smart".
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09-30-2006, 04:23 PM #25Originally Posted by Mobligator
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09-30-2006, 04:51 PM #26
i have lunesta but i prefer ambien. lunesta i take 1mg and wake up feeling like crap the next day even after 7-9 hours of sleep. ambien i get up fine and do well.
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09-30-2006, 05:03 PM #27Originally Posted by anaBROLIC
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09-30-2006, 05:14 PM #28
well i didnt really get to into it with my doc when she gave me the lunesta. but she knows i was taking tylenol pm for years. she said it was best to switch it up every month or 2 so you dont get to used to it.. but ultimately i should work on switching up habbits to help me to sleep.
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09-30-2006, 06:18 PM #29Originally Posted by jpkman
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09-30-2006, 06:42 PM #30Originally Posted by vermin
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