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I sleep a few hours but why can’t I sleep all night?
Sleep Health | Last Active: Sep 7 8:13pm | Replies (18)Comment receiving replies
I too wake up during the night and can’t go back to sleep. It usually is 3 to 4 hours of sleep then I anm exhausted the next day and take a two hour nap. Thank goodness I am retired now!
I have allergies and have taken Zyrtec ( which does not mention drowsiness). It is one tablet in a 24 hour period. Well this dosage allows me to sleep at least 8 hours straight. Only problem I am still drowsy a bit the next day. Don’t recommend taking the night before you are driving on a long trip.
I do not continually recommend it but only occasionally. It works on my allergies too.
I am not a physician and I would take this info with a grain of salt!
Only take it before going to sleep and check if you don’t have other contraindications. I suppose it would not hurt to try one tablet before bedtime.
Read instructions on package. Just use occasionally and NOT every night. Talk to pharmacist.
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If it is causing morning drowsiness, perhaps taking it a few hours before bedtime would help?
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'...I do not continually recommend it but only occasionally. ..'
This is, I think, a key point, and I have mentioned it myself when replying to questions about how to get better/more sleep. Taking something that works night after night is a recipe for 'habituation', a process where the mind and body can get used to something, adapt to its effects, and leave it completely neutral or useless from then on.