Posted by always_doing_laundry on July 21, 2008, at 16:56:54
In reply to Re: Prescription Benadryll/Visteril for insomnia???, posted by Phillipa on July 16, 2008, at 22:52:23
I have taken hydroxyzine/vistaril for sleep, and it worked at 12.5 mg for maybe three hours. Took 25 mg for a week, and that worked but didn't last past 4:30 a.m. Took 50 mg, and that lasted a couple weeks but then didn't work as well. Doc said I could take another 25 mg every four hours at night, but it really didn't do much of anything after that first couple weeks.
If I stop taking it, however, then start again, it seems to work again. But not for long. Benedryl works better and for longer, in my experience, but it leaves me feeling more hungover ... even if I haven't slept.
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