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Originally Posted by WVU alpha phi
I finally got prescription sleep pills from my doctor about 2 months ago. They give you terrible nightmares but to me it's worth it to be able to fall asleep instead of laying in bed till 4 AM.
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I was just going to tell her to have him stay AWAY from prescription sleep aids. I tried three kinds and all three left me dazed and spacy (in a big way) the next day. Which is completely counter productive - if I have something important enough going on tomorrow that I HAVE to sleep, taking sleep aids makes me too groggy to do whatever important thing it was.
When I was having trouble sleeping in college, the Student Health doc suggested I try Benadryl. The diphenhydramine in it makes most people drowsy (it's the same ingredient as in most over the counter sleep aids.) The doc said she could give me a prescription, but in her experience the Benadryl worked better and was much cheaper.
Of course, if the boyfriend has a serious, serious sleep problem, I'm sure Benadryl won't touch it. How long has he been like this? His whole life or is this a new development?