Benadryl and Melatonin - Attn: Sue
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From: Fran on 15 Jan 2008 19:13 Hi Sue, Thanks for the info on Benadryl and Melatonin. I had no idea there could be a potential problem. No wonder I slept so soundly. Thank goodness I never had a problem and one just never knows when same could occur. I won't return to this combo. Fran
From: Sue Morton on 15 Jan 2008 19:37 You're very welcome, Fran. I believe you mentioned your doctor said taking this combo was OK? If I am remembering that correctly, please consider printing out that page and asking him about it. He may not want to recommend it after seeing the report. Best of luck to you in your search for sleep. I'm still looking! -- Sue Morton Fran wrote: > Hi Sue, > > Thanks for the info on Benadryl and Melatonin. I had no idea there > could be a potential problem. No wonder I slept so soundly. Thank > goodness I never had a problem and one just never knows when same > could occur. I won't return to this combo. > > Fran
From: 3Putt from CoastalSouth Carolina on 16 Jan 2008 09:49 "Fran" <lalwesson(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:78df8299-8a82-4d03-aa00-c1fdd4735b3f(a)z17g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > Hi Sue, > > Thanks for the info on Benadryl and Melatonin. I had no idea there > could be a potential problem. No wonder I slept so soundly. Thank > goodness I never had a problem and one just never knows when same > could occur. I won't return to this combo. > > Fran I think ( of course I don't really know since I'm not in the medical profession, nor am I employed by any drug companies) that the key to these studies is the following I cut from a statement from on of the studies: //cut//If they are used together and sedation increases to an unsafe level, either diphenhydramine or supplemental melatonin or both may need to be stopped. Discuss this potential interaction with your healthcare provider at//cut// Well, do these studies indicate what is safe? And what is "sedation increases to an unsafe level" mean? I would think this could include any drug if increased to an unsafe level. What research I was able to do on combining these two ?drugs, I did not find anything to suggest that combining the recommended doses in combination would cause any problems. Benadryl/diphenhydramine dosage is two 25mg tablets while Melatonin is one 3mg tablet at bedtime. In combination at these dosages, I found nothing to suggest they might cause any lingering problems. And to suggest that as you get older you may not need as much sleep is nonsense. For any study that suggests this, you can find a similar study that is just the reverse. I'm also grateful to those that suggested I take melatonin on a regular basis, and those that suggested I take benadryl (actually I take Major drugstore versions of benadryl since it is much cheaper). I now take one benadryl and on melatonin tablet in combination one hour before bedtime. I am now able to go to bed with a more restful mind and sleep from 7 1/2 hours nightly, falling asleep within about 10 minutes. Sorry for the rambling.........
From: Sue Morton on 16 Jan 2008 09:58 Please do a little more research. Many/most people's need for hours of sleep decreases as they age, this is widely studied and recognized. You should be able to easily dig it up to your satisfaction. Note *hours* not *quality*. If the quality of sleep is poor, an older person suffers just as much as a younger person, no matter how many/little hours. -- Sue Morton 3Putt from CoastalSouth Carolina wrote: > And to suggest that as you get older you may not need as much sleep is > nonsense. For any study that suggests this, you can find a similar > study that is just the reverse.
From: 3Putt from CoastalSouth Carolina on 16 Jan 2008 16:27
"Sue Morton" <867-5309(a)domain.invalid> wrote in message news:oYojj.33359$4V6.28740(a)newssvr14.news.prodigy.net... > Please do a little more research. Many/most people's need for hours of > sleep decreases as they age, this is widely studied and recognized. You > should be able to easily dig it up to your satisfaction. Note *hours* not > *quality*. If the quality of sleep is poor, an older person suffers just > as much as a younger person, no matter how many/little hours. > -- > Sue Morton > > 3Putt from CoastalSouth Carolina wrote: >> And to suggest that as you get older you may not need as much sleep is >> nonsense. For any study that suggests this, you can find a similar >> study that is just the reverse. > OK, not going to argue. Try this site: and there are more references if you wish, I can post them. http://iasp.brandeis.edu/womenandaging/dream.htm |