Get Better Sleep And Find Natural Remedies To Cure Insomnia
The signs of withdrawal are rough (mood swings, on/off depression, panic attacks, fast heartbeat, etc…) and I need help to sleep tonight. Will OTC sleeping pills hurt me?
I’ve been having trouble sleeping due to stress lately, so I’ve been taking sleep aids (OTC, not prescription). But tonight I have horrible back pain, so I’m thinking about taking some Ibuprofen too, but I wonder if it would be back to take them at the same time.
I’ve not been able to sleep in the past like 3-4 days.. maybe only getting an hour in.. I’ve tried otc sleep aids and ambien and it doesn’t work.. and i’m going to doctors on the 12th of this month so wondering what I can ask her for. Also is there a set number of days with lack of sleep that your body will just collapse and fall asleep?
hmm a swift kick in the head huh sounds like i would be sleepin with the fishies lol.. and uhm i dont like alcohol..
hm i don’t watch tv late at night… but i will be on the computer till like 1 am.. but lately i’ve been tryin to go to bed at 12 i wanna get into a pattern of going to bed at same time.. but i just toss and turn…
My dog has really base inhaled allergies and is getting hot spots everywhere. My doctor said to give him two 25mg tablets of benadryl twice a day. This is not helping and I was wondering what other allergies medicines can I give my dog (ones that I can buy over-the-counter)?
Thanks!
He definitely has inhaled allergies and not food or flea allergies. It is seasonal and has been getting worse as it has been getting closer to summer. I put Sulfodene on the active spots, which clears them up pretty quick, but I want to prevent them from appearing in the first place. Other then that, I put antiseptic on his underside twice a day and have just started bathing him twice a week (up from once every two weeks, which is the normal routine).
Mostly, the raised, red and moist spots are on his underbelly and chest, but he has scales and crusty patches (not the oozing red sort) all over his back too. Yesterday, a large red spot appeared on his ear, which has got me worried that it is spreading to his face.
He is a 8 year-old black lab and this is the first summer it has been this bad (mild symptoms last year and never before that). He’s inside most of the day, gets walked for about an hour five times a week and is at a healthy weight.
I’m pretty desperate for a solu
I did some further research and have discovered that there are three kinds of OTC allergy medicines recommended for dogs:
1) Diphenhydramine (a.k.a. Benadryl®):
http://www.petplace.com/drug-library/diphenhydramine-benadryl/page1.aspx
2)Chlorpheniramine Maleate (a.k.a. Chlor-Trimeton®):
http://www.petplace.com/drug-library/chlorpheniramine-maleate-chlor-trimeton/page1.aspx
3) Clemastine (Antihist-I® , Dayhist®, Tavist® ):
http://www.petplace.com/drug-library/clemastine-antihist-i-dayhist-tavist/page1.aspx
It should be noted that while Tavist is recommended for a dog, Tavist-D is not (the "D" stands for decongestant and shouldn’t be given to animals. So get just regular ol’ Tavist.)
The links provide a lot of information about these medicines including dosage info.
I have started washing and putting Gold Bond powder all over my dog’s underbelly twice a day and this has helped a lot. Alot use triple anti-biotic ointment on the open sores.
I have seasonal allergies. Right now, I’m miserable. I have benedryl but that makes me feel loopy and out of my mind. I tried Tylenol Allergy and it wasn’t as bad, but I still felt like I was losing it. I have a tournament this weekend and need an OTC med that won’t make me feel like I went to Woodstock and sampled a bit of everything. Thanks for your help
My sons doc said that I could give him Benadryl to help dry up all the congestion he has. He is 10 months old and weighs 21 lbs. Does anybody know what the proper dosage would be? Thanks for your help!
This is not an OTC cold medicine (which were recently pulled off the shelves) this in Benadryl for allergies.
How many OTC sleeping pills does it take to kill a 150 pound person? I’m not thinking about suicide, I just want to know
I want to know about long term effects besides dependency. I want a serious answer, not the ones so many people like to give to make you feel incredibly dumb.
My problem is, I have trouble sleeping so I take sleeping pills on a very regular basis, OTC ones not prescription. And my tolerance to them is so high, I have to take between 8-12 of them. I want to know if there are any serious long term side effect, for example kidney failure, heart problems, and so on. I would ask a doctor but I’m a sever hypochondriac, and I hate going to doctors.
Or is it an incredibly bad idea? I just mean occasional usage of OTC, non-habit forming sleeping pills.
If they were prone to hypoglycemic episodes during the night, would that be a definite no to sleeping pills?
for the past 6 months i have been taking one pill (otc) every night to sleep, will i lose my memory?
I want to know if its ok for me to drink my sleeping pills after i drank a beer. The sleeping pills are normal OTC sleep aid and i drank the beer about 6 hours ago. It was only one. Should i drink the sleep aid?
I have a very hard time falling asleep at night and once I do fall asleep, I am up about 15-20 minutes later. My doc suggested Lunesta, but the Medical Card does not cover that. I’ve even tried OTC sleep aids and they don’t work either….HELP!!!!! I need SLEEP something bad. All opinions appreciated…..and thank you
I’m not sure if I have insomnia, but I have trouble going to sleep although I am usually tired enough to fall asleep, I can’t seem to stay asleep or get enough sleep. I know half of the problem is, I don’t have enough time, between school and work and other priorities. But when I do get sleep, I have to take a sleeping aid, or else I will not sleep.
I’ve head this problem since 2004,but there doesn’t seem to be anything I can do. And I don’t want to take anything prescribed, I’m already taking pills OTC. HELP. Anyone found relief some other way?
Whether this is all in my head or not, I have to take sleeping pills to sleep. They are generic OTC pills, usually the simply sleep stuff made my tylenol or something along those lines. I usually take between 1-2 pills, 25-50 mg of dyphenhydramine at a time, which is the recommended dosage. I have tried to not take them but I can’t sleep, and I’m sure it’s a mind thing now as well as the fact they actually work. But really, how bad would it be if took them everyday? Would it hurt my liver (or kidneys, I can’t remember which one is for meds) any more than birth control or any other meds that we take an a daily or near daily basis?
I’ve tried natural supplements like SleepMD, but they don’t seem to work. Other OTC and prescription sleeping pills seem to make me depressed and anxious. Any suggestions? Thanks!
