Medication interactions are possible as well and much remains unknown about the safety and effectiveness of over the counter sleep aids.
Over the counter medicine to help sleep uk.
Diphenhydramine is a different kind of antihistamine than found in kirland and unisom.
In addition some over the counter sleep aids can leave you feeling groggy and unwell the next day.
Accordingly many people feel safer choosing over the counter sleeping pills instead of going to their physician for medication.
And interestingly benadryl has the same ingredient.
This is the so called hangover effect.
Diphenhydramine nytol promethazine phenergan sominex they are long acting and so often leave a hangover effect the following day.
Most of these sleeping pills are antihistamines.
In the doses that are available over the counter antihistamines are relatively safe and they work for a lot of people says pradeep bollu m d a board certified sleep specialist and.
They may be slow to act and lose their effectiveness after a few days.
Otc sleep aids can help people fall asleep and stay asleep with a minimum of side effects.
The following are available as sleeping tablets over the counter from a pharmacist without a prescription.
So in this case it s the side effect of the famous vicks cold medicine which is put to use as a sleep aid instead.