[pisces22]

My anxious thoughts keep me awake at night. I took benadryl 4 days ago and I woke up an hour later that night feeling unreal, weird feeling. So the next night I took zzzquil and I've slept very good and I've been taking it every night for 2 days. I'm feeling less anxious today but not entirely better. I get really bad at night so I don't want to risk getting severely anxious again. Do you guys think it's a good idea to take zzzquil again tonight with my anxiety and all?

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[Yoda]

It won't hurt you so if it helps you sleep go for it. You may be able to save money by using generic.

Edit = just realized you said you had taken Benadryl with different results. The active ingredient is the same for both meds so were you taking a different dose or was one timed release?

[ItGoesOn]

I take melatonin when I'm feeling very depressed or anxious and it keeps me awake at night. I like it better than stuff like zquil because it doesn't have lots of chemicals and dyes and stuff its just a natural supplement that your body creates itself, you're just adding a little extra. You can get it at most drug stores and you can take anywhere from 1 to 20 mgs of it. However its recommended you don't take more than 5 mgs in a night because otherwise the excess melatonin will build up in your brain, meaning your brain might stop creating it on its own and you could have lots of problems sleeping. But I'd give it a shot it has helped me and my dad who suffers from the same things so much. I'd also recommend doing some sort of relaxation meditation at bedtime. I do those two things and they work great! I'm a strong believer in natural remedies (of course I realize that isn't always the case thanks to my awesome antidepressant!) but if I were you I'd give these nice natural remedies a shot. And keep your head up take life one day at a time; hell take it a minute at a time that seems to work for me!

[pisces22]

Originally Posted by Yoda

It won't hurt you so if it helps you sleep go for it. You may be able to save money by using generic.

Edit = just realized you said you had taken Benadryl with different results. The active ingredient is the same for both meds so were you taking a different dose or was one timed release?

You're right. Benadryl and zzzquil are basically the same thing. I took benadryl in tablets and zzzquil in liquid. Maybe it's not the medicine but my brain messing with me. I was also startled when I was awakened.

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