Promethazine for Sedation User Reviews (Page 5)

• Mik...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 18, 2022

"Take this as I struggle to sleep due to stress and horrendous anxiety. My Dr wouldn't give me sleeping tablets, so recommended Phenergan. I take two 25 mg before bed, and it takes about 1 hour until I'm super chilled and sedated. Honestly, best thing you can get over the counter. Only slight issue is, for some reason, I get hungry and tend to raid my kitchen, but I'd still rather have this medication with me."

• Rik...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 1, 2022

"Taking 25 mg promethazine for insomnia due to anxiety/panic/OCD since a week or two now for insomnia. It helps me well, it helps me fall asleep without any significant side effects (I nod off a bit more easily during the day, but that's OK). Only downside is that I'm not allowed to drive with it in my country."

• Sha...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 5, 2021

"Recently I had some trouble sleeping (had an accident due to not enough sleep/too much work) and so went to the doctor to see if I could get Stilnox (which I'd had previously), and he suggested promethazine. It works great if I take it about 3 hours before I want to sleep (either 25 mg - sometimes works) or 50 mg (always works unless I'm extremely stressed). However, I do notice I'm 50% slower and dumber at all work tasks the following day if I take 50 mg. Sometimes it's worth it though just for a good night's sleep. Normally I just take it occasionally, but one week I was having a lot of trouble sleeping and so I took a bigger dose. When I woke up the next morning, my phone was in the bathroom sink, and I have no memory of how it got there. So overall it worked well, but I'm sticking to 50 mg max from now on. Also, I don't think this would have worked for me 15 years ago when I had real insomnia, but it works now for fairly mild sleep problems."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 20, 2022

"I have been taking 50 mg to help me sleep for about a year now because of insomnia. I’d be careful with this drug!! As it beyond helps, it knocks you for six. I would struggle to get out of bed in the morning and feel like rubbish. I started to have weird dreams that I was having seizures, which I think I actually was in my sleep. I am also trying to come off them now. Your brain will completely start to rely on them to sleep, as I’m finding out 3 weeks in on cutting it off, and my insomnia is worse than it ever was before! Completely regret starting them and can’t believe my doctor let it get to this stage as they look like harmless hay fever tablets at first!! Please be careful!!!"

• Daz...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 5, 2022

"I have had an ongoing ear infection for 18 months and sleep just doesn't happen! Doctors prescribed these to help me get some sleep. First night I took two as it said take 1 or 2..... I had zero sleep! Took kids to school and struggled to drive. Came home, sat down, and slept for 4 hours and woke feeling like death. That night I took just 1 and went off very quick. I woke an hour later thinking I'd slept for 8 and I was absolutely soaked in sweat, didn't get back to sleep! That day I sat down again and must have fallen asleep within seconds as I can't actually remember anything. We are on day 3 now, and I am still going to try 1 more as I soooo need to sleep."

• 3pu...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 16, 2022

"I have used this medication for three different purposes, in syrup form combined with dextromethorphan and the one with codeine for cough. I was given this once IM injection at urgent care and sent home with a 5-day supply of 25 mg twice a day to be taken as needed for nausea and vomiting. The first time I took this in tablet form it was 25 mg, and I slept for 12 hours, uninterrupted sleep for 12 hours. I woke up on my friend's couch very confused and disoriented. My psychiatrist has given it to me a few times when my insomnia is really bad, and sedation is just absolutely necessary. It is not used for insomnia in the United States, but it is used for insomnia in Europe. I can't drive a car the next day if I take this at night, it makes me extremely sleepy, and I really don't think it is a safe drug for me to take at home. If I was in the hospital, I would not care if it was given to me because who wants to be in the hospital, right? Mostly used for nausea/vomiting and cough syrup combo."

• May...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 28, 2023

Promethazine "I may have had an auditory hallucination using this. Took 3mg just to be cautious. Small tablets. Ambo had mentioned it to me, so I gave it a go. OTC in Australia. The pharmacist told me to use no more than three times a week. Not bad."

• wor...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 23, 2024

Promethazine "I have severe anxiety with taking medication, but I was desperate due to my ADHD. I have insomnia and can sit up until 5/6 am. I read the reviews, so I decided half was enough, and it worked like a charm. Yes, the next day you feel groggy and sleepy for a while, same with any sleep medication. It’s weighing up your cons and pros. Works for me, but I only take 1-2 times a week when I REALLY need it. If it’s gone past 1 am, I won’t bother as I know I won’t get up if I take it and will just have it the next day 1-2 hours before bed."

• McN...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 9, 2018

"I am in a quandary. For the past 10 months, I have taken zopiclone nightly. My psychiatrist wants to wean me off it, but any night I haven't taken it, I haven't slept. Lack of sleep is detrimental to the stability of my mental health. I have been given choices: A. for my quetiapine to be increased to aid my sleep (probably increasing my weight further) or B. to have my zopiclone replaced with promethazine, but quite frankly, having read the reviews here of people who already have experience with promethazine, the reviews don't fill me with confidence that promethazine will be as effective as zopiclone. In an ideal world, I'd stay on zopiclone, but it isn't my choice, and my psychiatrist says I will become tolerant to zopiclone."

• Pau...
• June 12, 2020

Promethazine "I took 25 mg Phenergan last night for anxiety, and it took 2 hours to kick in. I slept great and got 8 hours of sleep, the only thing for me was the length it takes to kick in."

• sho...
• September 16, 2009

Promethazine "I have found this wonderful for helping me sleep after years of taking other sleeping pills. This has worked, thanks."

• Ena...
• October 13, 2020

Promethazine "OMG, it helps me so much. It is so good for me to use when I can’t sleep. I have to wake up very early every morning, and it helps me get better rest faster at night."

• Ano...
• December 7, 2015

"Great if you take it to calm down. I use it for severe agitation."

• hal...
• May 18, 2010

"Felt quite good. Fell soundly asleep and had continuous sleep. Mild to moderate side effects including light-headedness and hunger. Thumbs up!"

• Sle...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• December 25, 2024

Promethazine "I use Phenergan 50 mg at night for sleep. I take it for my insomnia, and it works a dream. No side effects to report. It takes about 60-90 minutes to work."

• Sig...
• August 17, 2016

"Definitely the best OTC sleep aid available in the UK. I found it to be a very effective short-term medication."

• Jin...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 23, 2024

Promethazine "Took 25 mg first time for insomnia. Surprised at how effective it was, giving 8 hours of undisturbed sleep. Will continue to take occasionally if necessary."

• Mec...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 22, 2019

"Prescribed promethazine for insomnia. Does absolutely nothing at all except make me feel knackered the next day. Still no sleep at night!"

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

"Works great for sleeping. I use 50 mg on some evenings. Overall, good OTC med for a good night's sleep."

• Pri...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 11, 2019

Promethazine "Phenergan was useless, no help at all. Would not recommend."

• LRa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 25, 2020

"Promethazine did not help me sleep at all. It did make my asthma worse."

• Tan...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 20, 2019

"Not sure it really works for sedation. Or should I say it kicks in about 4 hours, if at all."

• Nat...
• January 28, 2017

Promethazine "Hated it. Sure enough, I slept straight through for 8 hours, but I experienced attacks of vertigo for 2 days afterwards. Never again."

• Wei...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 10, 2021

Promethazine "Although this medication isn’t strong enough to sedate you, it gave me the craziest/strangest dreams ever. The type of dreams you can remember every detail...."

• Nun...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 22, 2019

"Took 75 mg and am still wide awake."