sleeping pill. .when to take it?

Philippines
June 4, 2010 8:10pm CST
hello..there are nights sleeping were so hard for me.. i dont know why? a friend of mine suggests that sleeping pills can help but im afraid cos i hear some people get hooked on this and sometimes it may cause sudden death... so now im confused if i can take pills to help me with with my sleeping problem..help
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@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
5 Jun 10
I would recommend instead of sleeping pills try either Tylenol PM or Aleve PM. Something along these lines. This works better and you shouldn't get addicted to this. Take it about an hour before bedtime and it should allow you to sleep. I also wouldn't take any type of sleeping aids everynight. I have tried both of these products and they seem to work for me. Since I'm very eerie about medicine when they say take two pills I only take one. Though I believe most of these pills say take only one. Good luck and I hope this info helps you.
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
5 Jun 10
Someone had put arsenic in the tylenol at that time with a needle I believe. It had nothing to do with the tylenol company and the ingredients.
• Philippines
5 Jun 10
hi lelin123.. i hear that medicine in one of my friends and she recommend that to me also cos shes using that..but im afraid cos as i remembered way back in 1980s tylenol make big news in the market cos this kind of medicine killed some people.. not sure its the tylenol itself or the other substance that compose this tylenol medicine.. well but as you say it is working fine with you so problem at all so iam getting interested in this medicine.. thank you for your response..
@deebomb (15304)
• United States
5 Jun 10
Hello jessica and welcome to myLot. I hope you enjoy spending time here with us. Yes some sleeping aids are additive. My I suggest that you try some natural remedies before doing the sleeping pill. Essential oil of lavender id supposed to make you relaxed and may help with sleeping. Put a few drops on a cloth and lay it near your pillow for the night. There also is a herbal tea called sleepy time and it may help. I find that reading a very boring book will help put me to sleep. I don't have any trouble getting to sleep. My problem is getting back to sleep after having to get up and got to the bathroom around 4 in the morning. Sometime counting backwards from 300 by 3s will help. If it's going to help I'm back to sleep before getting to 250. Hope these ideas will help.
• Philippines
5 Jun 10
hi deebomb.. thank you so much and yes i am enjoying meeting lots of people here in mylot..i prefer natural remedies as one of your suggestions and lavender is my favorite scent but i dont have that idea that it can help me with my sleeping problem thanks to you ..and i will also add the herbal tea called sleepy time but where can i get this? is this available in pharmacy?
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@deebomb (15304)
• United States
6 Jun 10
I'm sorry that I didn't get back to you yesterday. My internet was down. The lavender well help to reduce stress which is probably why you are having trouble sleeping. Celestial seasoning has a tea with Chamomile, spearmint, west indian lemongrass, natural french vanilla flavor, tilia flowers, blackberry leaves, hawthorn, orange blossoms and rosebuds. We can get it at the grocery store in the tea section. If they don't carry it you can get it for about $3.00 on line at http://www.celestialseasonings.com/products/detail.html/herbal-teas/sleepytime-vanilla