Hydroxyzine for Sedation User Reviews (Page 3)

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 2, 2019

"Doctor prescribed this to me to replace a generic sleeping pill I was prescribed in Canada. I am wide awake with a racing heart and anxiousness. probably would have fallen asleep by now naturally, I think this medicine is actually keeping me from falling asleep. I will never take again. I’m an insomniac and can’t risk losing anymore sleep"

• unico...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 24, 2019

Vistaril (hydroxyzine) "Prescribed 25 mg Vistaril 1 to 2 pills as needed at night for sedation and anxiety. On the first 3 nights it made me sleep very deeply. Woke up several times gritting my teeth. Next day felt drunk and slept way too much. I was irritable and overwhelmed by everything. The 4th night which was last night I didn't sleep as well and woke up way too early. Also the drunk drowsy feeling is gone. I may quit taking it but am going to stick with it another week to see how it helps with anxiety."

• Gp1
• July 17, 2019

"Not much for anxiety, but helps for sleep. Take 50mg at night, wouldn’t say bad dreams but vivid. Helps, I take 40 mg of Vyvanse a day, so it brings me down at night. Recommend it for anyone looking for a pretty safe sleep med."

• crazy...
• May 21, 2019

"Have insomnia for weeks now. Fell down the steps I was so sleepy and went to urgent care to make sure I didn't break anything. A PA gives me this to help me sleep. I have tried 1 pill, 2 pills, yet at no dose has made me sleep! Instead I lay awake all night with a racing heart, feeling weird and crazy, anxiety. I feel insane, slurring my words, can barely walk straight, etc. I am new at my job so I have no choice but to come and I look and act a like a drug addict. Going to PCP tomorrow who I hope can give me sleeping pills. I don't understand why they are scared to give you sleeping pills when science says you need sleep but they give out opiates like candy."

• gaz
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 19, 2016

Atarax (hydroxyzine) "Atarax did its job and gave me some sleep after taking just one very small pill but the after effects were truly horrendous. I have used this drug twice and had same after effects both times, once u wake up you are left with so much dizziness that you can't get yr head off the pillow so don't expect to be doing anything at all for many hours after u wake up, maybe other people can use this drug and have no side effects but I will never ever use this drug again"

• Elle
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 30, 2019

"I thought I was THE ONLY PERSON that woke up VERY groggy after taking this for a full nights / 8 hours sleep . I even tried 1/4 of the 50mg pill still woke up groggy . It took me about 2 hours to get " right " by taking a long shower and drinking water .. lots of water ! I don't like this medicine ! I have to find something else so I can SLEEP & not wake up feeling like a zombie ."

• Emano
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 7, 2019

"I’ve been taking Hydroxyzine for about 2 years. And boy does it make me sleep. Almost a little too much. But my insomnia and anxiety are so awful that I would be up for 3 days straight if I weren’t taking it, so I would really rather be sleeping too much rather than not at all. The only things I can really say that are bad is it gives me pretty bad headaches and it’s made me sleep through my alarm quite a few times."

• Wapani
• June 9, 2021

"My Dr. advised me that it's NOT for daily use over a long period of time because I'll build up a tolerance against it, so I take two 25mg pills at bedtime maybe two or three times a week. It affords me 8 full hours of sleep. If I take just one pill then I'll sleep only 4 hours. Without it, I sleep my 'normal' sleep pattern which is: fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow (literally within 10 - 20 seconds of going to bed), sleep for 45 mins, wake up for 20 mins (at least) then back to sleep for 45 mins or less. I'm awake after that 2nd wake up. When I take it, I actually wake up refreshed. Zero side effects. I've been taking it for approx. 3 weeks now. Without it, I wake up with burning eyes and exhausted. As the days pass with insufficient sleep and rest, I become more agitated, my short term memory erodes and after a week of not getting sufficient sleep, I 'crash' for about 4 or 5 hours. Then it's back to my 'normal'."

• Missy
• January 1, 2021

"I’ve been taking this hydroxyzine med for two years every night along with clonazepam 1mg. I cut the 50 mg in 4 pieces and take 1/4 only of the hydroxyzine. I have horrible vivid dreams and feel sleepy all day the next day. I sleep many hours sometimes and I feel like I didn’t sleep at all. I still want to sleep during the day. I feel mentally exhausted. I don’t know what to do at this point. I deal with sleep problems for so long."

• Annie...
• September 2, 2013

"I have been given this medication for assistance with my sleep. It does allow me to sleep extremely well. However, I do fill extra groggy the next day. I cut mine into fours and I still have a hard time getting going the next morning. I have given score of 10 it is very effective in allowing me to fall asleep and stay asleep."

• srilamm
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 7, 2016

"My experience : I was prescribed 1-2, 25 mg tabs before bed for sleep. It did put me to sleep in about an hour to 2 hours and I would only wake up once during the night but the grogginess, zombie-like feeling made it very difficult to wake up and stay up the rest of the day. I would sneak in a nap or two. It would finally wear off around 4 in the afternoon. After about a month, I stopped taking it."

• Din...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 19, 2016

"I asked for something to ease me to sleep after the horrific death of my 26 yr old child. I realized I had not slept (REM) for almost a month and a half. When seeking help from my doctor I asked that I not get a narcotic or a sleep aid that would increase depression, sleep walking, suicide, and we went with this drug. I was given 100mg tabs to take 20 minutes before bed. It was not working and now on my second bottle, I need to take 200mgs to get sleepy. I have noticed labored breathing but chalk it up to the cold moving in, not sure if the two are related and will only know that when I chose not to take it."

• Graci...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 31, 2024

Vistaril (hydroxyzine) "I use this to sleep every night. I take the lowest dose because of how strong it is. I take it around 9 pm otherwise I can't wake up the next morning until 11. LOVE THIS MED! It has taken away my insomnia and I have very little drowsiness the next day, yes I have some but that's a part of taking meds. This is the best non-addictive sedative. I would only recommend for sleep and at night; it's like Benadryl. It's not meant for daytime and I have never taken it during the day... it would turn me into a vegetable. As far as I know, this med works great for one thing. Allergies at night and sleep. Anxiety during the day? Allergies. NO. Amazing med for nighttime. Take a very low dose. Otherwise, you won't wake up for 10-11 hours. This med is a lifesaver."

• Sleepy
• October 28, 2019

"My doctor prescribed me this for insomnia. I took it and didn’t feel sleepy for about two hours after. I still woke up through the night. The next day I felt so weird. I felt out of it, dissociated & extremely tired. I don’t know if it was the hydroxyne or the Prozac I just started but I felt terrible. Don’t recommend."

• Benzo...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 23, 2017

"I got hydroxzine prescribed by request after experiencing what feels like a never ending benzodiazapine withdrawal, when 6 months off the benzos passed and I was loosing my mind I decided to research safer non addicting central nervous system depressants out of desperation. It was hit and miss at first with the insomnia it seems to work better after a few days of continuous use and calms some other symptoms down as well, if you get this prescribed and it doesn't work at first give it a few tries. It works even better the farther out you get from your discontinuation date from the benzos, some days this meds dopes me up like a drunk and I don't care for that feeling but its a much better place to be then a have a wide open nervous system"

• leelee
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 25, 2019

"I have severe anxiety & insomnia that I never went to the doctor for because I can't afford a behavioral type of doctor. However after I was prescribed oxy & stopped cold turkey my withdrawals were all mental and gave me the worst anxiety & insomnia I hadnt had since highschool. I hadnt been taking the Oxycontin for that long but I think I did just enough to where my body was like “woah, no” When I went to my doctor I told him I was very anxious about him prescribing me more to wean me off of so he prescribed me Hydroxyzine and Clonidine. When I took the Hydroxyzine before bed time (80mg) I slept but only for about 3 hours. However, after my days got better and went on the Hydroxyzine worked great. If you have SEVERE insomnia I wouldn't say this is the best to have, but it definitely helped. I think its more helpful in more mild cases. Hope this helps (:"

• Elena...
• October 12, 2016

"Used hydroxyzine for mild anxiety and as a relief for sleep problems. Worked 50% of the time, can't fall asleep the other 50%. But will always get hangover effects next morning, hardly good for working. Do consider other sedatives/antihistamines if this does not work."

• JBoss
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 17, 2020

"I used hydroxyzine years ago off and on. First used for benzo withdrawal. Then I used it for maintenance of anxiety and insomnia. Works GREAT for sedation, rest, relaxation and sleep. Hydroxyzine works even better than Ambien."

• Buster
• August 25, 2019

"I was prescribed this, and it knocked me out. I’m underweight so it might of had stronger toll on me. Anyways, it made me feel good, maybe because I’m a recovering drug addict. Anyways, first day I slept forever and had vivid dreams, but found myself so dizzy and lightheaded at work (I’m a waitress, so always moving. Day two, I couldn’t even get up and felt like I was loaded I was so tired. Even more dizzy at work, so I drank water and that helped. I’d just stay hydrated. It’s not for me cause I felt like I was going to pass out. The sedative factor worked really well. Still feeling groggy too."

• Renee...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 7, 2016

"I can NEVER get a full nights sleep. I was prescribed this for anxiety. It helped for that but the down fall was I got too sleepy to even function. But for sleep this worked amazing. I woke up feeling a little groggy but that wore off within about an hour. And man did I feel so rested after that!!"

• mike
• January 29, 2010

Atarax (hydroxyzine) "Made me so tired could not focus or stand up, it pretty much sedated me slept like a baby. Doctor said it would make me sleepy because of a bad allergic reaction to Testim so it sedated me to keep me from scratching my rash."

• DaniG
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 26, 2015

Vistaril (hydroxyzine) "I have been dealing with insomnia on and off for over 10 years. I have always managed it with OTC meds like Unisom. Finally decided to see a doc about it after having to take 3-4 Unisom a night (I was feeling like a zombie till 10 am!). She prescribed 25 mg of Vistaril - take one at bed time. Last night was my first time using it and it took a few hours to get me to sleep. All night I had weird, vivid dreams and it was hard to tell if I was asleep or awake. I felt on the brink of deep sleep, but still awake. It's hard to describe. I am going to give it a week and see how it goes. I was a bit groggy this morning, but not like on Unisom."

• AlyO
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• July 15, 2021

"I have been on 10MG at bedtime each night for 8 years. This not only helps me sleep with no next day zombie feelings but also takes the edge of my anxiety. I hope I can take these little magic pills forever. They have been a God Send!"

• shell...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 22, 2016

"I was prescribed 25 mg for anxiety. I was nervous to take it, but did finally after not being able to sleep one night. I knew some people said it sedated them, so I was hoping it would just knock me out for while. Didn't do much the first night or two, but after that hump it has been working! I dont feel very different anxiety wise, though.. Like some said it might take the edge off a bit but nothing strong whatsoever. I do smoke weed however so it could be altering the affects for me.. not sure"

• Dixon...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 7, 2015

Vistaril (hydroxyzine) "I have chronic insomnia, my doctor had me on 2mg of Xanax which worked great. When I switched Drs, they wouldn't write prescriptions for Xanax. Put me on Restoril, didn't work, now I've been on 50mg Vistaril for several nights. It helps me sleep pretty well, but during the day I feel so out of it. I am so dizzy and light headed, even when I'm sitting I feel like I'm going to pass out! If this keeps up, I don't think I'll be able to continue this medication."