2nd Trimester
To take Tylenol PM or not
I have been sleeping for only 4 hours a night (I understand some people get less sleep than 4 hours of sleep a night) and would love to sleep at least 7 hours a night. I work a full time job and need my rest. My question is should I take Tylenol PM or should I just be satisfied with my 4 hours and not take any medication?
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Re: To take Tylenol PM or not
My OB said it completly fine to take.
I only take it though when I have a headache, not to sleep.
Take it, it's awesome. I wake in the same position I fell asleep in and I'm totally relaxed. I do tend to have weird dreams, but the memory fades away by the time I get to work.
I've taken it about 3-4 times. My physician said it was ok and after a week of insomnia and spending and entire Sat night baking and cleaning because I was AWAKE!!!! I gave in.
I would try taking one at first and then add the other if you need it. I also try not to take them on successive nights. Don't know why,it just makes me feel better.
I think the sleeping agent in Tylenol PM is really just benadryl. So if you're not having pain, you could just take benadryl. I think too much acetometaphine is bad for your liver or kidneys or something, but that's probably if you used it on an extended basis.
Tylenol PM is just Tylenol plus Benedryl, so unless you need pain relief you should just take the Benedryl.
My OB has me taking Benedryl every night for allergies.
I have taken it twice this week, but honestly mostly for pain and to get a good night sleep. We are moving on sat and I have been packing all week (by myself since hubby works) and I have been aching pretty bad. They are a godsend.
Last night I took a hot shower to relax my muscles and took only 1 pill and I slept like a baby last night. Thank god DS has been sleeping all night this entire week. Few weeks back we had problems with him waking up at 4 and 5 am.
By lilenatalem at 2012-01-28