How many of u using anti histamin for sleep..?

I have none…15151515…i am on lorazapam…

I do, sometimes.

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how does it works…?? @supernova

Sometimes. It generally works well, but it’s hard to get up the next day. I’m pretty drowsy.

Depends on the antihistamine. I think doxylamine succinate (nyquil or unisom) is more effective at making me sleep, but makes me drowsy the next day and makes it hard to get up. Benadryl isn’t as effective, but I don’t wake up still feeling drowsy, either.

But every brain is different and everyone will have different experiences.

I take Trazadone which works on histamine receptors. Last night I gook 50mg of Trazodone and 1mg of Lorazepam, slept like a baby.

In the past I’ve taken Benadryl and Unison for sleep, both are first generation anti-histamines.

I have severe chronic dust mite allergy and over last few months it was a bit worse, so I’ve lately needed antihistamines. But I take them for the allergy, not for sleep.

i take hydroxyzine sometimes and it puts me to sleep. not as quickly as i like tho which kinda sucks because even if i dont go to sleep earlier i still end up sleeping almost twice as long

i kinda dont like to take it sometimes because i dont like false awakenings and feeling like so sedated that i cant wake up any earlier than itll let me

Last night I took 75mg of Trazodone and 25mg of Unisom (Doxylamine Succinate = Antihistamine). Slept really good.

I used to take trazadone for sleep then developed restless legs from it. Benadryl will do the same thing after a night or two.

In my past, many times it was really difficult for me to get enough sleep.

Currently taking a low dose of trazadone and a low dose of seroquel. That is working with a caveat or two. For one thing, when I put myself to sleep this way, I need to be out for the next twelve hours.
Also, if I take these dosages and don’t fall sleep. I need benadryl or a benzo to deal with my restlessness.

I’ve tried Benadryl but it has a short half life and doesn’t put me to sleep for very long. I also feel real shitty after taking it for a few days in a row. Unisom (Doxylamine Succinate) is longer lasting and I don’t have any side effects.

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