Diphenhydramine for Insomnia User Reviews (Page 2)

• Shy
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 27, 2020

ZzzQuil (diphenhydramine) "I have been having a lot of issues with falling asleep lately, my sleepy time tea stopped working so I was looking for a non habit forming sleeping aid. So I tried Zzzquill. DOES NOT WORK!.. was really disappointed ...Actually it woke me up even more or I laid super restless for hours after taking"

• jen
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 22, 2023

ZzzQuil (diphenhydramine) "BEWARE!!! Had the worst night of my life. Hallucinated and ended up calling 911 to get to the hospital. My doctor confirmed it is the worst over-the-counter hallucinogen on the market. I have no idea how this is still available."

• astuder
• February 28, 2013

Sominex (diphenhydramine) "I absolutely love Sominex. It works so great I fall asleep pretty fat and stay asleep which is so fantastic. Sometimes I wake up in the same position I fell asleep in. When I wake up it takes a few mins but once you start moving around you are fine. "

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 13, 2017

Sominex (diphenhydramine) "I have been using sominex for a long time, I asked GP about it and he would rather I take it than prescribing me sleeping tabs, it works well for me, I take it at least an hour before bed, fall asleep easily and can still wake up for the bathroom and go straight back to sleep, feel fine on waking with no after effects, a great over the counter product."

• M1k3
• March 6, 2008

Sominex (diphenhydramine) "Sominex is a great mild sedative. Although it does have a bit of a hangover effect in the morning, this typically only lasts an hour or so. I've been taking this stuff nightly for about a week and it's the best over-the-counter stuff you can get for sleep."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 3, 2019

Sominex (diphenhydramine) "I’m the type of person to be terrified to try new drugs, always read up on the reviews etc. So I took half of this sominex pill, I’ve taken it 3 times now, before taking this pill I would have nightmares constantly, wake up 3/4 times in the night and sometimes stay awake. After taking half of the sominex pill, my nightmares have gone :) and I manage to sleep uninterrupted through the night, maybe wake up to wee/ wake up once or so. You do feel a bit groggy in the morning but that’s because it’s still in your system, takes around 12/13 hours to get out of your system so just take it in good time :) try it on a day off if you’re worried."

• Neil
• March 23, 2021

Nytol (diphenhydramine) "I took nytol for the first after months of a lack of sleep and always feeling tired. Worse thing I could have tried. Seems this acts as a stimulant for me cause I couldn’t sleep all night and was wide awake tossing and turning. Now I’m even more tired. Won’t be trying them again"

• Leo
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 9, 2020

Nytol (diphenhydramine) "Worked well for me . You have to be tired anyway , so get some exercise , cut some caffeine , and take a nytol. Maybe they won’t knock you out like a Valium or other , but they give you a gentle push in the right direction. Once you get to sleep you remain asleep . Well I did anyway ."

• Yeshus
• March 26, 2013

Sominex (diphenhydramine) "I have taken Sominex for a few days now and still wake up after 2-3 hours sleep and can't get back to sleep again. I am so tired. Yet I can fall asleep in the chair really easy in the day. I was hoping Sominex would work but so far it really hasn't."

• Manz
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 8, 2019

Nytol (diphenhydramine) "I usually takes prescribed medication from the GP, due to constant pain. On asking for medication to sleep from the Doctor she recommended Nytol - got the absolute best nights sleep the first in a long long time of never ending sleepless nights. I think you have to believe the meds is going to work for it to work. I read the reviews about the product being useless. I totally disagree Nytol Blue suits me fine."

• Agg
• March 19, 2017

Sominex (diphenhydramine) "I believe this is the strongest non prescription sleeping aid that you can take. This works really well for me on the few occasions that I need it, within about 10 minutes of taking it, I fall asleep and stay so for longer than I normally would without it. You can even try 1/2 or 1/4 tablet if you don't want to take a whole one. . Definitely recommend this!"

• Hideous...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 30, 2023

Nytol (diphenhydramine) "Couldn’t believe the effect these things had! Rather than falling asleep I was irritated, restless and slept almost zero minutes all night. Never again. Save your money, not only does this product not help you sleep but achieves the exact opposite!"

• LilLi...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 4, 2020

ZzzQuil (diphenhydramine) "I was trying to get my sleep schedule back on track since quarantine, so I turned to Zzzquil as opposed to my usual melatonin 10mg dose. I can say I was wildly disappointed with the results. It made me drowsy, and I could fall asleep, but then I’d either wake up frequently, or stayed wide awake all night until morning. I gave it a weeks worth of a chance before I threw about half the rest in the trash."

• Lucky
• October 3, 2018

ZzzQuil (diphenhydramine) "Diphenhydramine is a fantastic sleep aid, but you need to follow the dosage very, very, carefully. I've struggled with insomnia since basically puberty, and few years back I began taking zzzquil daily. I slowly grew a tolerant to it, and increased my dosage eventually to 100mg. One night I was so fed up with tossing and turning, I took another 100mg (I was 19, ok?). An hour later I was watching the walls ripple like the surface of a pond, little black dots crawling up the walls here and there, and full blown auditory hallucinations. (I.e. I heard orchestra music coming from the bathroom vent fan amidst its hum). I felt like my body was made of lead, and was horribly lethargic. Still after tossing and turning for hours, I eventually made it to sleep, and felt as if I was awake the entire time. My room mate said I talked in my sleep the entire duration of my slumber, and my dreams were very vivid and unsettling. I felt like a trainwreck the next day until I could finally go home and sleep."

• DDeas...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 18, 2021

ZzzQuil (diphenhydramine) "If you have actual REAL insomnia ZzzQuil won't do a thing for you; I breathe great when I take it but no sleep. Your best bet would be to contact your doctor for some prescription sleep aids; maybe a sleep study if you got the insurance. Otherwise your going to continue to waste $ on useless OTC drugs when you could have saved that $ for the doctor or a sleep study"

• richa...
• March 23, 2023

Nytol (diphenhydramine) "I have used this product for two weeks now and have found absolutely no difference in my sleep pattern. I am still taking nearly an hour to get to sleep, then waking two or three times during the night."

• Anna
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 21, 2022

ZzzQuil (diphenhydramine) "Works great for me and my family. Tired and able to sleep within 30 minutes. I wake up feeling rested. For all those people saying it doesn't work, it just doesn't work for them. I'm sure there isn't a product that exists that works for everyone."

• Pongo
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 29, 2020

Nytol (diphenhydramine) "Absolutely useless - did not help insomnia at all. All I got were nightmares / vivid dreams. Nytol blankly refused to refund cost - their attitude was every one reacts differently. No wonder drug companies make money !"

• Frankie
• July 5, 2021

Nytol (diphenhydramine) "Don't use this medicine if you have any history of mental health issues. Took me so long to realise this was making me so mentally ill, I was as close to committing suicide as I ever have been while taking this at a dose of 50mg. Gave me serious shaking leg syndrome bit that I could deal with the next day I was so knocked out I almost didn't feel alive, the worst feeling I have ever had. I am so happy I read about about antihistamines and how they effect the brain they should be illegal. Crazy drug but hay someone's making a profit so oh well !!! P.S this is my experience my mother uses nytol and has no problem with it what so ever so I'm just pointing out to be careful please :)"

• Booboo
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 23, 2020

Sominex (diphenhydramine) "I tried this Sominex for sleeping and its absolutely useless tbh save your money I've seen people review they take half a tablet and they sleep great don't know how I take 2 tablets and has zero affect what so ever"

• LAG
• May 27, 2017

ZzzQuil (diphenhydramine) "I usually work a 10 hr shift in the afternoon but my boss has changed my Saturday shift to 5am-1pm. We live on a farm and have 3 outside dogs that like to bark at night. The first morning shift I only got 2 hrs sleep because of our dogs. I purchased Zzquill to get some help falling asleep the night before my morning shifts. I took the recommended dose (2pills) at 8pm. I went to bed at 8:30. I didn't feel any effect from the medication until almost 10:30!! And then I woke up again at 12:30am! I do not recommend Zzquill if you want to fall asleep quickly and stay asleep."

• Gi-Sa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 26, 2015

Sominex (diphenhydramine) "Works for me in the same manner all the above have stated. Be aware, though, it is intended for occasional use, not nightly use. It's active ingredient is basically Benedryl, the same as in many allergy meds. If you check ingredient labels rather than going by the brand name, you may be able to find a bargain."

• D R
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 2, 2020

Nytol (diphenhydramine) "Absolutely useless I took 2 Nytol and I was up all night then I have every single side effect I still have a headache 12 hours after I will not be taking them again be very wary with these tablets they make you stay awake all night xanex and diazepam are the best to get to sleep"

• Dread...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 30, 2022

ZzzQuil (diphenhydramine) "Trying to get off enormous amount of THC full CBD which helps sleeps a bit but makes me wonky. So, ZzzQuil. Unbelievably awful, an experience I hope nobody would have. Didn't make me sleepy at all, but the restless legs were absolute torture. Torture. This side effect is not admitted by the manufacturer, but it's so real it's scary."

• Twinkle
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 22, 2019

Nytol (diphenhydramine) "Don’t work at all. Have used ambien and zopiclone in the past to good effect but wanted something more natural but these had no effect whatsoever. Total waste of money and time and now can’t take anything else tonight as this is in my system! Would have been better to take one of the others in the first place."