Doxylamine for Insomnia User Reviews (Page 2)

• Mr Ji...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 2, 2015

"I have had my battles with the inability to stay asleep of 10 or 12 years. Go to sleep just fine but wake up at the 5 hour interval and cannot get back to sleep. I would get very tired during the day - it was terrible. I heard of this at Costco and started taking 1/2 tab per night. Bang! 8 hours of great sleep!!! I don't have drowsiness and feel like I used to. It doesn't know me out - I can wake up to go to the bathroom. ( I am over 55 and a guy) but I go right back to sleep. Love this stuff. I hope it's not bad for ya because I need good sleep."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 18, 2015

"Been taking for 4 years 1/2 tablet 12.5 mg. >20 years fell asleep them wake up stay up. Now sleep almost every night all night. No side effects noticed. Drowsy if take whole tablet but good on half. I freak if I forget them on holidays cause I know I won't sleep. No better or worse than before I started taking them but I just love my sleep and hate not sleeping. So thumbs up. I take no other meds or drugs."

• Sophie
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 24, 2019

Unisom SleepTabs (doxylamine) "I have insomnia from sinus surgery that was botched, resulting in Empty nose syndrome... screws up the internal sleeping clock... awaiting surgery to fix it. . My doctor recommended Unisom I get the gel 50mg pill wow that knocked me out cold I was shocked. I decided it was too much since I'm a small person I got the 25mg tablet . Next day I felt sleepy, dropsy all day, so I cut the tablet in half and will try that to see"

• Cathy...
• January 28, 2015

"I suffered from early waking insomnia for about twenty years. It mattered less when I was younger, I could always keep going. In the last few years it became a problem to the extent that I refused invitations/ avoid travel because I know I'll be sleepy and the anxiety of having to do something the next day made the insomnia worse. I could fall asleep quite happily at 9pm, but then wake four hours later and often not fall asleep again. I tried sleep restriction, zopiclone, various natural remedies.Nothing worked. I have now been taking doxylamine succinate for 5 weeks and it has been life changing. I take half a 25mg tablet when I wake at 1am. It takes about an hour to kick in, but then I get a further 3-4 hours sleep. Heaven."

• Akm
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 10, 2016

Unisom SleepTabs (doxylamine) "Couldn't sleep last night. Finally at 3 am, I looked in cabinet and found this. I took 2 blue tablets. 30 mins i was asleep. Friend texted at 10 am, woke up and I was extremely groggy, unsteady, heavy eyelids. Just felt weird. I drank a cup of coffee and still groggy. Hours later, i still felt bad. Went back to bed at 2ish. I decided to check out what the heck happened. Looks like I took to much. It did put me to sleep at the expense of my saturday off feeling like crud. Will try 1 next time. 2 was to much for sure."

• Paul
• April 28, 2014

"Taking Doxylamine Succinate for insomnia and to help reduce alprazolam dose (anxiety) from 2mg to 1 mg or less. Following the advice of the pharmacist, I took about 3/4 of a 25mg tablet and that dose has allowed me to sleep well without any of the associated morning after drowsiness. It has also enabled me to eliminate the night dose of alprazolam without difficulty ( tapered down over 2 weeks, long term user for 14 years). I am pleased with this progress and would say that Doxymaline Succinate has been a good choice for my needs. Time will tell."

• Aussie...
• October 8, 2016

"I am a nurse and struggled with sleep while on night shift. I took half a Doxylamine (Restavit) and slept well. An hour after waking I then went into fast atrial fibrillation (HR 160 - 200), I ended up in emergency needing D/C Cardio-version to revert me back to a normal rhythm. Though I have colleagues who have had good results with this medicine I had a terrible experience and will never take it again. POTENTIALLY a very dangerous drug!!!! be careful."

• njehe...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 28, 2017

"I started experiencing insomnia after separation and subsequent divorce. Had "back-end insomnia". Basically I could fall asleep for 2-3hrs but then would wake up. Suffered from this for 3 years. Basically I have an underlying anxiety that nothing could over power. Not ambien, lunesta, zquil, melatonin, alcohol, valerian, etc. However, I got a cold and took Vicks nightime decongestant. Slept like a baby. Awoke euphoric. It had doxylamine in it. 25 mg. Been on for 6 weeks. 25 mg a night. Sleep 7-8 every night. Often awake feeling great. Euphoria is the only side effect! Doxylamine is really good for me. "

• Natal...
• March 10, 2016

Unisom SleepTabs (doxylamine) "do not take unisom NEVER! Its dangerous. Increase heartbeat. I could not move in the morning. it was so fast! I thought I'll be dead. This pills should be forbidden to sell ut for some reason they are free to buy. I took them twice. after that they went to garbage. now I using melatonin. no problem with it and i can use it every day. UNISOM IS DANGEROUS FOR YOUR HEALTH"

• Paula...
• December 5, 2015

"I've been taking doxylamine succinate for about 10 years, and it works great, much better than diphenhydramine and other over-the-counter aids, and at a much lower cost than prescription sleep aids. I used to work the graveyard shift for years, and found that when I got a "regular" job, I just couldn't sleep all night. Tried everything, this one's the best. Take a half pill if it makes you feel groggy, but I can shake off the grogginess more easily than I can shake off exhaustion from lack of sleep."

• BigPl...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• May 25, 2015

"I go right to sleep upon getting in bed about 11:00 PM but without any sleep aid I usually awake around 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM. For the past five years I usually take a half of a 25mg doxylamine succinate tablet before going to bed and that keeps me asleep until shortly before the 6:00 AM alarm goes off. No side effects. Solid sleep. Worth its weight in gold!"

• Nonsl...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 17, 2017

"My bedtime got later and later until it was early morning as I wasn't tired and never fell asleep when I went to bed. Brain was overactive continually. Bought packet of Dosylamine and took one tab an hour before bedtime. Relaxation kicked in one & half hours later and slept solidly for 12 hours! Totally useless the next day as groggy and no energy. Next night cut the tab into quarters but that proved too little as had no effect. Will take half tab tonight which hopefully will be the right amount. It relaxed tension and brain activity and teeth gritting, so for me seems a muscle relaxant enabling my mind to let go and shut down. Subconscious anxiety is my problem that prevents sleep. I am a worry wort."

• Kkano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 25, 2020

"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 whilst feeling very irritable. I believe it stays in your system for quite sometime so this effect lasts all day. Probably not ideal for someone that already has anxiety."

• Jkjosy
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 29, 2016

Unisom SleepTabs (doxylamine) "I'm currently 27 weeks pregnant, I've been having some trouble sleeping so I decided to take unisome, I've never felt so restless in my life! I'm wide awake, dry mouth, awful taste in my mouth. I think it had the opposite effect on me, I feel sleepy but just cannot fall asleep. Very frustrating, gonna have to find another solution."

• DooDi
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 11, 2016

Unisom SleepTabs (doxylamine) "I am 24 years old, I had to stay awake during the nights of the last week due to a university exam. four days after the exam is finished i can not sleep well because my bed time has changed. and i feel so tired during the day. last night at 2:45 am I took one (50 mg) Tab and after 30 - 40 min i slept deeply. At 9:00 am (after 6 hours) I woke up feeling little bit heavy and sleepy, so I went beck to sleep for another 2 hours. After that I woke up feeling fresh and energetic like if i had a good continous sleep through the night."

• Deb...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 12, 2019

Unisom SleepTabs (doxylamine) "Started taking doxylamine succinate (aka Unisom) for occasional sleeplessness about 6 weeks ago. I'm 59 yrs old women, healthy, menopausal. Box says dose is 25mg. I started with 12.5 mg because I'm sensitive to most meds. It worked VERY well. I fell asleep fast and stayed asleep, no issues except maybe a mild drowsiness feeling during the day here or there. Fast forward into last week, I'm experiencing dizziness, mild balance issues, headache. Don't know if it's because I took it 3-4 days in a row sometimes and stopped for a day or two? I just know it's a bummer because it works but, this stupid dizziness and balance thing is hanging on into day 2 and I don't want to take it anymore because of that. They say it's, "Not habit forming." I think my body got used to it and I'm 'withdrawing'."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 10, 2015

"Diphenhydramine didn't work for me so I tried doxylamine. First night took one 25mg pill and was out within the hour, got a full eight hours but woke up super groggy. The groggiest lasted most of the next day, definitely wasn't worth it. I tried it again two days later with only half a pill. Had the same great sleep with only minimal grogginess. I've continued to take 1/2 a 25mg pill 2-3 times a week when I know sleeping with be a struggle with great results. I'd recommend anyone who experiences the sleep hangover to try a lower dose before writing it off."

• georgie
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 21, 2020

Sleep Aid (doxylamine) "use this quite frequently. helps me fall asleep fast and stay asleep for about 4 hours before a bathroom break Occasional bad dreams, but not near as bad or frequent as other sleeping pills. great price at Costco also."

• Rosie...
• May 11, 2016

Unisom SleepTabs (doxylamine) "I'm a 23 yr old with severe anxiety and insomnia and my insomnia has been getting worse over the past few months. I can't remember the last time I slept through the night or fell asleep in less than three hours. Melatonin did nothing for me and Benadryl didn't do much either. I tried unisom last night. I fell asleep much faster than usual- probably took me about 30 minutes. But after 2 1/2 hrs I was awake again. I couldn't fall back to sleep. I tried looking up if I could take another 25mg (I had taken 50mg before I went to sleep) but I couldn't find anything about whether 75mgs total is too much? I'm frustrated because it put me to sleep so quickly, and I slept heavily, but it lasted so short a time that it barely made a difference."

• GypsyDe
• September 14, 2019

"Introduced to this sleeping aid by a shift work nurse. Honestly it is fabulous and benefits me tremendously, with only half a tablet. I wake mid morning 3am visit bathroom and fall back asleep again. Don't feel any side effects and feel so refreshed. Most taken 2-3 consecutive nights and ensure I do a lot of physical exercise or gardening to return to my natural sleep pattern. Honestly folks anything is worth trying before resorting to the more serious sleeping meds."

• Tara
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• March 23, 2019

"This is the only sleep aid tablet that helps me after trying so many. Only take 1/4 about two hours before bed time and puts me to deep sleep from 11pm to 7am with no side effects at all. Highly recommended to anyone that has a problem falling and staying asleep. At the counter they tell you not to take for more than 10 days in a row but I have taken it every day for months at the time and still works. This was recommended to me by a pharmacist who said it was the best thing ever and I agree."

• IRano
• October 10, 2016

Unisom SleepTabs (doxylamine) "I go to the gym late at night after work. I take a high stimulant pre workout powder prior to my workout which doesn't allow me to sleep till hours after my late night workout. Took 2 unisom pills and knocked out within 20 min. Good solid sleep"

• Buggers
• Taken for 10 years or more
• July 8, 2017

"I have had sleep disorders all my life since I was about 12. I am now 60. I have sleep apnea and have been using a sleep machine now for 10 years. I too am a worry wart and when my cortisol kicks in, I'll go for weeks without sleep. I've always used over the counter sleep meds 25mg. Doxylamine off and on for 25 years afraid of addiction to them. I FINALLY asked my doctor about the usage and he gave me 100% ok on this stuff. Now I take one pill every night- get my 8 hrs, which is a new and wonderful experience for me! I prefer taking a little blue pill every night, and sleeping great than to spend one more night awake. I can only recommend doxylamine. Much less dangerous than taking prescription drugs for sleeping."

• Style...
• September 22, 2016

Unisom SleepTabs (doxylamine) "Today, my 1st time taking unisom. I took a unisom gel at 20:07and its 22:00 already and still wide awake. Since it's only been 2hrs the side effects haven't Kik in yet (if I even get them) I heard its supposed to make you fall asleep 30 mins after taking it well so far to me is not working."

• bets
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 8, 2019

"This drug, Unisom with doxylamine succonate, has really helped me to get good sleep for the past two months. I take from 1/3 to 1/2 of a pill because taking an entire pill makes me really groggy the next morning. Prior to this I was waking up every hour or two and was experiencing anxiety and I really appreciate this sleep aid so much as I sleep straight thru the night now."