Doxylamine and Irritability: What Users Say

• Chr...
• March 5, 2015

For Insomnia "Does it work? You bet, it does. I have suffered from insomnia for 18 years, so I know when I'm asleep or not. This med is wonderful in keeping you asleep for 5 1/2 to 6 hours. This med is also effective in getting you to sleep. The downside... My God, is it drowsy. I'm usually a guy who doesn't complain, but this med makes you super drowsy. In addition to the drowsiness, it will make you irritable because you don't feel good. In conclusion, I would recommend it because the psychological benefit of knowing you slept slightly outweighs its side effects. I hope this info helps. Best of dreams."

• AbA...
• July 31, 2015

Doxylamine for Insomnia "Unisom definitely makes good on its word. Within about 15-30 min after taking a pill, drowsiness comes into play, with sleep following soon after. Expect irritability. Especially when someone or something is causing you to come in and out of your sleep. After waking, expect 4-5 hours of drowsiness, and at least 5-8 hours until all side effects clear."

• Kka...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 25, 2020

For Insomnia "Doxylamine definitely knocks me out, but I feel odd the next day. My anxiety is through the roof and almost on the verge of panic attacks while feeling very irritable. I believe it stays in your system for quite some time, so this effect lasts all day. Probably not ideal for someone that already has anxiety."

• Pre...
• August 11, 2015

Doxylamine for Insomnia "I'm pregnant and my doctor recommended I take Unisom and B6 at night for my morning sickness and nausea. When I took it, I easily fell asleep, but I could not sleep through the night, I would wake up at least 3-4 times. I woke up irritable (more than normal for being pregnant), and it also triggered my migraines. Almost every time I took this, I would get really bad headaches."

• red...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 1, 2017

For Insomnia "Using 4 weeks or so. Initially half a tab since I'm sensitive. I wasn't experiencing severe grogginess as with another sleep aide years ago. But it didn't always put me to sleep, and I would wake often. Now using the full dose, sleep came sooner and harder, but I still wake at least once a night, and though there's no extreme grogginess in the morning, it makes me sleep about 10 hours and takes me a couple of hours to wake up. I have begun taking a natural-based energizer to wake up and also drinking black tea, and this morning I also took an extra 'energizing' daily vitamin plus a green tea capsule. I never seem to fully wake, I am feeling exhausted, and I notice irritability and a foul mood. I'm not going to keep using it. Worse than before I started."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 18, 2022

Doxylamine for Insomnia "Took it, and it made me feel tingly and irritable. Maybe I need less."