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Question: How bad are sleeping pills for you?Whether this is all in my head or not, I have to take sleeping pills to sleep. They are generic OTC pills, usually the simply sleep stuff made my tylenol or something along those lines. I usually take between 1-2 pills, 25-50 mg of dyphenhydramine at a time, which is the recommended dosage. I have tried to not take them but I can't sleep, and I'm sure it's a mind thing now as well as the fact they actually work. But really, how bad would it be if took them everyday? Would it hurt my liver (or kidneys, I can't remember which one is for meds) any more than birth control or any other meds that we take an a daily or near daily basis?
Answer: Insomnia is complicated. See a doctor that has experience in insomnia. If you insist on taking sleep meds OTC then at least do not take tylenol (acetominophen) products every night. The sleep agent in ANY over-the-counter med is diphenhydramine, also known by the brand name 'Benadryl'. Take this med ALONE without the tylenol (acetominophen is liver-toxic if taken chronically).Here are some other 'natural' sleep aids that you could try, which can be found in most health stores: Melatonin and Valerian root (look these up).I lecture on insomnia, and I can tell you that the subject is far too complex to be fixed in this forum.
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