Do sleeping pills lower your ability to concentrate the next morning?

Question

I am taking the SAT tomorrow morning. I have to wake up at 5:45 because of DST. I plan go to sleep as late as 10:15, and as early as 8:45, so I complete full sleep cycles. So do sleeping pills lower your ability to concentrate the next morning? my brother says that they make you feel very awake, but i want to clarify here if that means lower concentration.

and would you recommend taking half a dosage instead of a full one? etc...

I should probably mention that taking the pills are probably going to be nessecary to fall asleep at the times i mentioned up

Answer 1

I wouldn't recommend taking any thing for sleep before a test-even an over the counter medicine until you know the morning effects which usually cause some grogginess and mental alertness problems.

Answer 2

If you are worried about the sleeping pills then try taking a benadryl, chamomile tea, and going to sleep witht the scent of lavender. Although I usually use benadryl to relieve my allergies and get to sleep and I feel awake and concentrated in the morning. And make sure you are not allergic to anything though well good luck on your SAT.

Answer 3

some can I take an occasional benedryl for sleep but not every night just as necessary and sometimes I wake groggy due to the med depending how much I take . each person may experience different results and different meds may work with their own set of side effects . what I have done on the advice of a physician is just take them enough too straighten out my internal clock and resume normal sleep habits with out the extra unnecessary medication .good luck to you !

Answer 4

Try benadryl 25 mg or tylenol pm. You should have no problem waking. Benadryl will not lessen your ability to concentrate. Clear it with your Dr. assuring that you are not allergic to it. Personally I like natural herbal teas. They have no caffeine and I sweeten with honey. Honey is great for sleeping. Again make sure you are not allergic to it. I use 1 tablespoon in tea before bed.

Answer 5

I would not take them if you have the SAT. Just go to bed. Plus tonight is daylight savings time you forward your clock ahead an hour after 2 am. Just go to sleep. No pills. They will make you groggy and cotton mouthy and annoyed.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Only if you dont get 8-9 hours of sleep of whatever the bottles say's to get