 | edt4 (99)
10/12/2006 |  I've suffered from insomnia since my early 20's, and have become dependent over the years on over-the-counter sleep medications. Started off with Tylenol PM, but a friend (who should have become a pharmacist, considering his extensive knowledge of licit/illicit pills) said, "Why take that? You're not in pain, right? So why take extraneous medication when all you're trying to do is sleep?" Sounded good to me, so, at his suggestion, I began taking a ShopRite brand sleeping pill, which actually worked very well. Unfortunately, the time came when ShopRite discontinued the brand. My friend again rushed to the rescue and told me about Unisom, saying, "Make sure you get the little blue pills, not the geltabs, as they don't work as well." "Do they work for you?" "Of course; I wouldn't recommend them if they didn't. And if they work for me, they'll work for anybody." Considering that, after untold years of alcohol and drug abuse, my friend needed a quantity of drugs massive enough to stun an elephant in order for them to have any impact or efficacy, I still wasn't sure how much trust to put in his endorsement. However, he turned out to be correct, and I've been using Unisom from then until now. Of course, as Ridgewalker suggests, these pills have unpleasant hangover effects, and I've recently been trying to break my dependence on them. In recent months, I've reduced my dosage to half a pill, and not long ago started taking Melatonin instead, which is supposed to be natural. Hopefully, in time, I'll be able to enter the Land of Nod without even the assistance of that. For those who do need to take such medications occasionally, remember to take them early so that you can get a full night's sleep. I've found that does tend to decrease the deleterious effects the next morning. But, if you can do without them, you're much better off.
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