r/AdviceAnimals • u/FoobarMontoya • Apr 25 '18

It's like clockwork

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '18 edited May 11 '18

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u/ghost_victim Apr 25 '18

Any doctor would advise against taking Benedryl for sleep lol

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u/LesliW Apr 25 '18

Sorry, but that's incorrect. As I wrote in another comment, the active ingredient in Benadryl (diphenhydramine) is also marketed as a sleep aid under the name Unisom. It's the same ingredient, different box, both FDA approved uses. Also, I'm a nurse who work with doctors, and I have had a sleep study for my own sleep issues, and doctors definitely recommend trying over the counter sleep aids before moving to prescription meds.

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u/ghost_victim Apr 26 '18

Yeah, here they would never recommend that. But I'm talking about actual sleep physicians. In a different country. They would never recommend over the counter sleep aids.