User Reviews for diphenhydramine oral

it showed up on my drug test as restoril

i have been taking this due to my anxiety and depression keeping me up all night it works but make sure you take it WELL before bed time takes a while to work

I need to know if taking this medication every day or every other day can cause stomach or colon problems like colitis?

When I'm on prednisone for my lung problems, I can't sleep but my insurance wouldn't fill my prescription for 5mg. ambien so I bought Tylenol PM and it worked as well as the ambien. I'm going to try sleeping without anything tonight as I usually don't have trouble sleeping and I'm finished with my prednisone.

A note for chronic insomniacs: I've had intense anxiety-related insomnia for over 10 years. Without insurance for a long time; been using diphenhydramine to sleep for yeeears. Taking too much of it on purpose (not recommended unless you're in as bad shape as I am and label doses aren't enough) works as well for me as rx drugs with none of their side effects. I will warn you that if you do take high doses, you will still feel drowsy and weird in the morning. Don't take more than 100mg. 100 gets me on my worst nights, and taking more than that makes you feel so messed up that any rest you get is troubled by the sensation. I don't feel like it creates any dependency issues, even after all this time. The only addiction I have to it is a desire for a good night's sleep and knowing that I will seldom get one without taking something.Read More Read Less

After waking in the middle of the night I could not fall back asleep,I haven't been taking it for long but it is working for me.

I normally have very loud ringing in my ears due to an auto accident. The medication helps me fall asleep in about 15 minutes so I don't have to listen to it for hours.

I have used 25 mg, 5 nights a week for the past 18 months & can finally stay asleep at night. I find that not taking it on the weekends makes the drug more effective during the week. Before I started this medication, I was waking every 2 hours and not able to go back to sleep. It does create some dry mouth, but that has not been an issue. So grateful to have good sleep again!!!!

I have been using this drug as a sleep aid for several years and it allows me to sleep deeper and longer. I do wake up but am able to go back to sleep immediately.

I have used this medication for occasional trouble sleeping or staying asleep because of stress, overtired, or maybe hormonal. I take only one tabel (25mg). I find I fall into a deeper sleep and wake up less. I have had no side effects.

Taking this once in a while can be effective, but after a few nights I started to have trouble breathing. Made me feel somewhat anxious and short of breath. Now after a week my skin scrawls and makes it impossible to lie still like restless legs syndrome, so I end up not sleeping at all.

I have tossed and turned until 1AM and then take a capsule. It lets me relax and sleep within 30 minutes. There is no "hangover" in the morning. It stops my problem with restless feet similar to restless leg syndrome. I am, however, afraid of not being able to sleep unless I take this product.

I decided to try this medicine to help me sleep. I took 2 capsules. Eventually I started feeling very tired, but when I got into bed, my whole body started twitching. This went on for many hours. Even when I started to fall asleep, the muscle twitching in my legs kept me awake. Maybe if I'd started with just 1 capsule, this would not have happened, but now I'm afraid to try it again.

Before starting this drug I would wake up in the middle of the night and could not get back to sleep, sometimes for hours. Started taking one 25 mg caplet but made me too groggy in morning. Now take half a 25 mg caplet and works perfectly. If I need a restroom break in the middle of the night, I wake up just fine and then go right back to sleep. The only problem that concerns me is that if I do not take the pill at night, I have a headache the next day - just like I get if I don't get my caffeine.Read More Read Less

If you use it too long it could affect your prostate. I had to get off and switch to Lunesta.