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?
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.
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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