A 39-year-old member asked:
is it safe to take gravol, dramamine (dimenhydrinate) to help sleep?
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Dr. Marsha Davis answered
28 years experience Internal Medicine
Confused?: Dramamine is the over the counter med for motion sickness. Diphenhydramine or Benadryl (diphenhydramine) is what is in all rh over the counter sleep meds. It might put you to sleep but destroys normal sleep architecture and even after sleeping 9 hoursyouight awaken as though you hardly slept and feel groggy. Sometimes it backfires and keeps older people awake too.
Answered on Jun 14, 2018
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Dr. Gary Richardson answered
38 years experience Sleep Medicine
Not recommended: Gravol is a combination of diphenhydramine, a sedating antihistamine, and chlorotheophylline, a mild stimulant, which is added to counteract the sleep-inducing effects and allow use during the day as an anti-nausea treatment. Because of this, it's not very effective for insomnia, and may actually have the opposite effect, disturbing sleep later in the night.
Answered on Jun 15, 2018
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Dramamine (dimenhydrinate): Only if prescribed.
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Dr. Klaus d Lessnau answered
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Maybe: But unlikely. Benadryl (diphenhydramine) or melatonin do a better job for most patients. Avoid all medications during pregnancy. Tip: get up very earl ... Read More
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
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Why not start by: addressing your sadness and using good sleep hygiene. 1. Keep regular bed & wakening time (even weekends). Get up same time daily. 2. Use regular, ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Douglas Bey answered
57 years experience Psychiatry
Should be ok: Can't think of any problems--there r better sleep aids than dramamine (dimenhydrinate) but if u r happy with it no problem.
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