Big ups to Grant.. glad you are ok and back home.. rest up and take it easy...

 

You need to be careful with any of those PM type pain relivers.

Advil and Aleve both are known to cause stomach bleeding while tylenol is known to damage the liver (especially if you drink heavily)

You can get the same sleep ingredient (diphenhydramine) in Benadryl or generic equivalnt without the pain reliever. A safer (IMO) option.

Herbals such as valerian root extract will also promote relaxation and sleep. I have personally found a combination of melatonin and valerian root to be quite effective.

Disclaimer: I am not a physician but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. I do work in the biotech field.

 

[QUOTE=captainbk,Mar 27 2008, 09:36 AM]

You need to be careful with any of those PM type pain relivers.

Advil and Aleve both are known to cause stomach bleeding while tylenol is known to damage the liver (especially if you drink heavily)

You can get the same sleep ingredient (diphenhydramine) in Benadryl or generic equivalnt without the pain reliever.

 

^ I was going to recommend Benadryl. It is great as a sleep aid while clearing your sinuses! And you don't wake up groggy. But I don't know that I'd take anything every day. And no, I'm not a doc, either, and I've never stayed at a Holiday Inn Express. Just personal experience.

 

Dave.... NyQuil is your friend. one good swig and you will be sleeping like a baby

 

Glad your back Grant!

 

My prayers go out to him and his family

 

[QUOTE=PrimoGen,Mar 27 2008, 11:21 AM] Dave.... NyQuil is your friend.

 

Is my sleep aid dangerous?

 

As my doctor says: 1-2 drinks a day is medicinal, any more than that is recreational.

My mother changed doctors when she was 85 years old. She asked the dr. if she should stop having two burbon cocktails that she had every night. The dr. looked at here and said "at your age don't stop doing anything you have been doing" I pray that I make it to 87 too.