Anyone taking anything to help sleep?

drl0581 · June 2012

I have not been able to get comfortable or get a good stretch of sleep in for weeks now. I feel exhausted when I get in bed to sleep and then I toss and turn for hours and am wide awake. Anyone have any suggestions?

irer · June 2012

I am not taking anything even though I have insomnia, but I believe you can take ambien when you are pregnant. Don't quote me on that, but I am pretty sure a friend used it while pg, and it was prescribed by her OB.

gollywollypog · June 2012

I have this exact problem. Sad

I went to my OB appt today and asked about it and she says we can take benadryl or tylenol pm. I have been taking regular tylenol and while it helps a bit, it hasn't fixed the problem. It's hormones, they suck.

dufferoo · June 2012

I take Benadryl from time to time, usually just a half dose (makes me feel only half as guilty).

Regular Tylenol won't help because it doesn't have the sleep-inducing active ingredient that Tylenol PM has.

ChubbyCheekiesMom · June 2012

jociejones:
I take Benadryl from time to time, usually just a half dose (makes me feel only half as guilty).

Regular Tylenol won't help because it doesn't have the sleep-inducing active ingredient that Tylenol PM has.

Well regular Tylenol helps me sleep better, it at least helps me relax more. Unisom works too, it has the same ingredient as benadryl and Tylenol PM.

Andreabks · June 2012

ask your OB about ambien, mine also said 1-2 small benedryl (as i'm also dealing with allergies) is ok. but again, check with your dr.

MandeeFoFandee · June 2012

I take Unisom occasionally when I really need a good night's sleep. My doctor also gave me the thumbs up for Benadryl.

sadeathe · June 2012

I take benadryl at night when my allergies act up and I sleep better with it every time. It's safe for pregnancy, so you might try it.

sarahalyse · June 2012

I have a hard time going to sleep but can pretty much stay asleep other than pee breaks. I take unisom. Dr told me I can take it when I had MS in 1st and 2nd tri. I don't take it all the time and most the time I take half a tab. It definitely helps.

GypsyEsq · June 2012

Tylenol PM or Simply Sleep (which is the PM part of Tylenol PM). I also realized I was really suffering from some weird heartburn that was keeping me up so a pepcid also helped in my case. But I still plan to ask for Ambien.

Bemyselfandi · June 2012

ChubbyCheekiesMom:
jociejones:
I take Benadryl from time to time, usually just a half dose (makes me feel only half as guilty).

Regular Tylenol won't help because it doesn't have the sleep-inducing active ingredient that Tylenol PM has.
Well regular Tylenol helps me sleep better, it at least helps me relax more. Unisom works too, it has the same ingredient as benadryl and Tylenol PM.

Unisom does NOT have the same ingredient as benedryl and Tylenol PM. Tylenol PM HAS benedryl in it, so if you don't want to overload on medicine and are only looking to sleep better and you're not in pain for any reason, take benedryl. If you're in pain and need to sleep, take Tylenol PM. If you want something that works better than benedryl, take Unisom. That's just my opinion, though. Benedryl works for crud for me.

Unisom-Doxylamine

Benedryl-diphenhydramine

Tylenol-acetaminophen

Tylenol PM-acetaminophen and diphenhydramine.

VolFanRN · June 2012

Bemyselfandi:
ChubbyCheekiesMom:
jociejones:

I take Benadryl from time to time, usually just a half dose (makes me feel only half as guilty).

Regular Tylenol won't help because it doesn't have the sleep-inducing active ingredient that Tylenol PM has.

Well regular Tylenol helps me sleep better, it at least helps me relax more. Unisom works too, it has the same ingredient as benadryl and Tylenol PM.

Unisom does NOT have the same ingredient as benedryl and Tylenol PM. Tylenol PM HAS benedryl in it, so if you don't want to overload on medicine and are only looking to sleep better and you're not in pain for any reason, take benedryl. If you're in pain and need to sleep, take Tylenol PM. If you want something that works better than benedryl, take Unisom. That's just my opinion, though. Benedryl works for crud for me.

Unisom-Doxylamine

Benedryl-diphenhydramine

Tylenol-acetaminophen

Tylenol PM-acetaminophen and diphenhydramine.

Be very careful which Unisom product you choose! SOME of the Unisom products (the sleep gels and sleep melts) DO contain the same ingredient as Benadryl (diphenhydramine) where as the sleep tabs contain doxylamine. So it just depends on which formula you choose. I'd personally stick to the benadryl 25mg 1-2 before bedtime if you have trouble sleeping or Tylenol PM if you are dealing with any aches/pains that could be keeping you awake. (FWIW: I'm a Family Nurse Practitioner).

Bemyselfandi · June 2012

VolFanRN:
Bemyselfandi:
ChubbyCheekiesMom:
jociejones:

I take Benadryl from time to time, usually just a half dose (makes me feel only half as guilty).

Regular Tylenol won't help because it doesn't have the sleep-inducing active ingredient that Tylenol PM has.

Well regular Tylenol helps me sleep better, it at least helps me relax more. Unisom works too, it has the same ingredient as benadryl and Tylenol PM.

Unisom does NOT have the same ingredient as benedryl and Tylenol PM. Tylenol PM HAS benedryl in it, so if you don't want to overload on medicine and are only looking to sleep better and you're not in pain for any reason, take benedryl. If you're in pain and need to sleep, take Tylenol PM. If you want something that works better than benedryl, take Unisom. That's just my opinion, though. Benedryl works for crud for me.

Unisom-Doxylamine

Benedryl-diphenhydramine

Tylenol-acetaminophen

Tylenol PM-acetaminophen and diphenhydramine.

Be very careful which Unisom product you choose! SOME of the Unisom products (the sleep gels and sleep melts) DO contain the same ingredient as Benadryl (diphenhydramine) where as the sleep tabs contain doxylamine. So it just depends on which formula you choose. I'd personally stick to the benadryl 25mg 1-2 before bedtime if you have trouble sleeping or Tylenol PM if you are dealing with any aches/pains that could be keeping you awake. (FWIW: I'm a Family Nurse Practitioner).

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swtbelle · June 2012

irer:
I am not taking anything even though I have insomnia, but I believe you can take ambien when you are pregnant. Don't quote me on that, but I am pretty sure a friend used it while pg, and it was prescribed by her OB.

I have insomnia and was an ambien user prior to my pregnancy. My specialist and OB both said it was NOT proven safe during pregnancy. There weren't any studies showing it was harmful but there weren't any saying it isn't either. That was enough for me to quit taking it immediately. It hasn't been easy but benedryl and unisom help.

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