After taking NyQuil for a couple of months as a sleep aid, I mentioned in previous posts that when I ended it... I could no longer sleep at night. While taking it, I started getting sleep paralysis frequently etc. Anyway, I keep going back to it bc it's the only way I can sleep. If I stop altogether, how long do you think it will be before my sleep schedule gets back to normal?
2007-05-11 06:29:05 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
It's not an exercise issue. I can't sleep whether I don't exercise at all or if I go for my bi-daily 4 mile run.
2007-05-11 06:40:37 · update #1
Umm you need to see a doctor. Desperately.
2007-05-11 06:32:07 · answer #1 · answered by chickey_soup 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-05-14 05:12:33 · answer #2 · answered by Sir Knowsalot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently because you used NyQuil as a way to fall asleep, your system has become dependent on it. What puts you to sleep is the liquor in the NyQuil.
You are going to have a hard time sleeping without it. So, you need to see a doctor.
2007-05-11 06:33:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
ny quil has alcohol in it , it is noted in many medical publications that people that use alcohol on a daily basis are not able to dream properly ,in such not have r.e.m. stage sleep properly. your dream paralysis is caused by you brain trying to redeem the r.e.m. sleep stages it has missed. these can get pretty bad and the longer you dont take it the better it will be , every person is different acccording to when you will recover a regular sleep pattern again. Good luck and keep trying.
2007-05-11 06:35:11 · answer #4 · answered by anissia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4 days
2007-05-11 19:03:25 · answer #5 · answered by Lisa A 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try some valerian root. It feeds and fortifies your nervous system. When your nervous system gets strung out it won't let you sleep. Exercise can help too. Stop traking the nyquil. It will just compound this situation by confusing your nervous system.
2007-05-11 06:44:31 · answer #6 · answered by Trey L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am 23 and need sleeping pills to sleep, if you stop you probably wont get a full nights sleep all the time, usually it takes a couple of weeks to go sleep normally again....me i wont ever stop my sleeping pills i sleep like a baby when on them!
2007-05-11 06:32:45 · answer #7 · answered by Girl K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get some tylenol p.m....stop with the nyquil.....it is not intended to put you to sleep when you have no other symptons that it is made for......i've been going on about 4 hours of broken sleep a night for years now and i take tylenol p.m. but i have to stop myself for about a week if i find that i need too many because of building a tolerance
2007-05-11 06:39:47 · answer #8 · answered by cookiesmom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you have to find the causative factor for your sleeplesness and try to resolve it analyzing all things recent or remote that might have contributed to the cause or consequences. Alternative medication such as homeopathy or Bach Flower therapies may be tried to find a solution to your suffering.
2007-05-11 06:49:33 · answer #9 · answered by sastry m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you have trouble sleeping don't fight it try staying up all night but don't sleep in the day then you can get back to you schedule,also watch your diet could be something your eating before bed like coffee
2007-05-11 06:43:42 · answer #10 · answered by hud 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop with the NyQuil, and just get out there and work out more and eat healthier. Trust me you will look forward into getting into bed.
2007-05-11 06:38:50 · answer #11 · answered by TapouT 78 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋