Ambien

[scampers]

Yeah, tylenol PMs carry that sleepy hangover effect. So does Ambien, to a lesser degree. If you found that tylenol PMs work for you, you should switch to products containing diphenhydramine only. That's the substance that makes you sleepy, without the tylenol (which is toxic to the liver, especially in high doses).

Diphenhydramine is my hero. Love that stuff when I can't sleep--which thankfully isn't often so I can't comment on whether or not it is addictive, though I'm pretty sure it is not. The only problem with it is I need a good 10 hours of sleep when I take it, if I wake up earlier I'm really groggy. It usually wears off after I shower and eat, though.

[DeadlyDynasty]

chemical sleep is not equivalent to natural sleep

all BigPharma drugs have side effects, many are extremely serious.

eg, by one estimate, Vioxx killed 500K people. And HRT therapy caused 1000s of breast cancers, which dropped dramatically the year after millions of women went off it due to bad press.

chemical sleep is better than NO sleep.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Tylenol PM's/Benadryl don't get me to sleep, but they'll keep me asleep. Ambien gets me to sleep.

[rjv]

maybe you should lay off the strawberry wine before you take your drugs

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Anything that acts on your central nervous system has great potential for addiction and abuse.

Anything that ends with (generic name):
-pam
-xetine
-pine

Should be used with caution.

Ambiens not of the benzo group. the generic is Zolpidem

[angelbelow]

Ambiens not of the benzo group. the generic is Zolpidem

Yeah its not a benzo, but they have their similarities. Not quite as bad or expensive which means they are a popular choice for abuse.

[DMC]

I popped one, slept walked to your house and ate your cat.

Odd, he died two weeks ago.

[ploto]

I would never take any of this stuff. I think the risk is just too great. I have hormonal induced insommia but I just deal with it. Having a regular schedule and routine helps. Watching basketball before I go to bed does not!