Question
Hello,
I took 2 unison sleepgels (50mg diphenhydramine hydrochloride) capsules two hours ago and i am feel little to no effects. When i go to try to sleep my mind just races and i cant stop thinking. I have recently been through a break up with my girlfriend of 4 years and i am aware that i am depressed and i am in the process of being treated for it (I saw my GP today and got a referal to a pyscologist). I am very scared of taking any stronger sleeping pills because i am aware i have a addictive personality and i know that it would be very likly that i would become addicted to them. My question is should i be concerned that the sleeping pills arent working yet?
Answer
Sometimes they take longer to work, they are very psychologically addicting and should be used no more than 3 days. try these tips,
Try these tips religiously for about 6-8 weeks but many have seen results
in as little as 2 weeks.lYou must go to bed and awaken the same time each day regardless
of how little or how much sleep you got the night before.
This starts to reset your sleep clock.
3 hours before bedtime stay away from
tea, coffee, caffeine, caramel colored soda like, coke,pepsi, ginger ale,
or root beer, chocolate and exercise .All these make for restless sleep.Do the following religiously for 4-6 weeks although some have seen changes in as little as 2 weeks.
Make sure room is quiet and dark. When you go to bed if you start to
twist and turn or if you wake up in the middle of the night and cant
go back to sleep, twist and turn for only 20 minutes, then get up, go
into a different room and read a book or magazine only! No computer!
When you start to doze immediately go back into the bedroom.This retrains
the brain into thinking that the bedroom is for restful sleep only. Do
this as many times as you awaken thru the night, it will lesson.
30 minutes before bedtime take a hot bath and immerse hands under the
water.Latest research states that the palms of the hand when immersed
in hot water send signals to the brain to relax. 15 minutes before bedtime\
drink a glass of warm milk. Milk when heated contains tryptophan, a natural
amino acid sleep inducer should do the trick. If this fails you should consider seeing a sleep center.
Your local hospital can refer you. Also go to sleepnet.com click on disorders insomnia
for more tips. Feel free to email again karel