tylenol pm

maybebaby3456

I have been sleeping awful lately...like 2 hours a night.  All I do is toss and turn and whenever I wake up to pee (which is like 3-4 times a night) I am AWAKE! I know tylenol is safe to take but has anyone asked their OB about tylenol pm?  I used it occasionally before getting pregnant and it helped a ton usually so I really want to try it tonight but wanted to make sure its safe...anyone know for sure?

buffyandchris

My OB told me any tylenol products are good.  If in doubt ask your dr.

wdc*bride

My OB told me that although regular Tylenol is safe, the ingredient that makes it "PM" is not.  She suggested Benadryl to help me sleep.

mandalinn25

The PM part is Benadryl which is safe. I just take benadryl because it is cheaper (the generic kind) and I usually don't need the pain relief of tylenol.  Hope you get some sleep. 

mandalinn25

wdc*bride:

My OB told me that although regular Tylenol is safe, the ingredient that makes it "PM" is not.  She suggested Benadryl to help me sleep.

 

The PM part is Benadryl (Diphenhydramine HCl) though. Odd. 

wdc*bride

mandalinn25:

wdc*bride:

My OB told me that although regular Tylenol is safe, the ingredient that makes it "PM" is not.  She suggested Benadryl to help me sleep.

 

The PM part is Benadryl (Diphenhydramine HCl) though. Odd. 

Well, that makes me wonder a bit about the advice I got.  Maybe something was just lost in translation from doctor to nurse to me. 

StokedWifey

This is from the guide my doctor gave me:

Tylenol, Extra Strength Tylenol, or any product that Tylenol makes (Tylenol PM, Tylenol Cold and Sinus, etc.) is safe.  Avoid any medicines containing aspiring or anti-inflammatory medicines. 

StokedWifey

mandalinn25:

The PM part is Benadryl which is safe. I just take benadryl because it is cheaper (the generic kind) and I usually don't need the pain relief of tylenol.  Hope you get some sleep. 

Straight from Tylenol.com

What are the main ingredients in TYLENOL? PM? 
Each gelcap/geltab/caplet of TYLENOL? PM contains 500 mg of the pain reliever, acetaminophen, and 25 mg of the sleep aid, diphenhydramine HCl. 

Benadryl is diphenhydramine HCL; therefore, if Benadryl is safe, Tylenol PM is safe. 

christieep

I've been told it is safe too.

barbyjp

My doctor said no to Tylenol PM

MooseyMommyCO

Like others have said, Tylenol PM is simply a Tylenol with a Benadryl combined into it.  It's even the same dosage as one Benadryl.  Also like a PP said, I generally don't need the pain relief part so just take one Benadryl each night.  With my first pregnancy I took a Tylenol PM every night until near the end, when I figured out that the PM part was just Benadryl.  Then I switched to that. 

eaglet2012

I'm glad to read this! I assumed it was safe, since it was a Tylenol product. I've been taking 2 pills the last few nights because I have the hardest time falling asleep. My body always decides at bedtime that it wants to start burping nonstop! but the TPM knocks me out all night long

jerseygirl09

i used to take the tylenol simply sleep ...the only ingredient is benedryl... i asked my dr about it specifically and she said it was fine.