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Question: What to expect taking a sleep aid?I am about to take a sleep aid for the first time. I have refused to take any before, but after so much lost sleep lately I have given in. I've always been terrified that it wouldn't allow to me fully wake if my son cried out (don't worry, he's 9), or the fire alarm went off, or a burglar broke in, etc. I'm also worried it won't allow me to properly wake and I will sleep in excessively or my son won't be able to wake me.I am taking Equate (wal-mart generic) extra strength, but 1/2 a pill 50mg of that diphen hydro stuff that is in every kind I picked up.Any advice on what to expect, how/when best to take it?
Answer: You'll be fine. I resisted sleep aids for years and tried to deal with seasonal insomnia in other ways. Now I take them when I need them.Taking 1/2 is a good idea if you've never taken them before. All the over the counter sleep aids have pretty much the same active ingredient. It will just help you to relax and get off to sleep. You will not be comatose or completely out of it, you will be able to respond to emergencies although you might feel just a bit fuzzy while doing it.Take it shortly before bedtime, be sure you are going to bed with a good eight hours to devote to sleep.Truly, you will be fine, and you'll never go back to sleepless nights.I actually don't take pharmacy stuff any more, I use Kava extract from the health food store. 20 drops or so just chills me out and I can get off to sleep fine.
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