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over the counter sleep aids

k.kat

k.kat

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does anyone know a good, safe over the counter sleep aid other than antihistamines i could buy to use for a comedown
 
Your sort of in a bad position here man. I think that you're probably talking about easing the psychological aspects of a comedown, and there's nothing out there IME that can accomplish this. It's all gonna be illegal, at least unless you're prescribed. I know it directly contradicts you're original post but... Benadryl (Diphenhydramine), for sleep that's all you'll ever need, don't expect any mental relief though buddy. Doxylamine (Unisom?) works pretty well also for sleep, but I'm not sure that it's not an antihistamine.
 
He's right. Only anti-histamines are available as sedatives/hypnotics OTC in the USA.

Which is a good thing, as they do not cause physical dependency. I took diphenhydramine every single night for two months before and when I didn't need them anymore, I just jumped right off. No withdrawal, discomfort, etc.
 
Keif' Richards said:
Your sort of in a bad position here man. I think that you're probably talking about easing the psychological aspects of a comedown, and there's nothing out there IME that can accomplish this. It's all gonna be illegal, at least unless you're prescribed. I know it directly contradicts you're original post but... Benadryl (Diphenhydramine), for sleep that's all you'll ever need, don't expect any mental relief though buddy. Doxylamine (Unisom?) works pretty well also for sleep, but I'm not sure that it's not an antihistamine.
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just sometimes i can lay my hands on a benzo, sometimes i can't
and they are very hard to get prescribed,
sometimes i don't even need one
but for the times i just can't fall asleep for hours & hours
like i was after one 6-apb
no other issues just sleep
I do have nytol but just not sure about mixing antihistamines with RC's,
Yet i will mix chemicals, lol,
 
The only thing out there that's not an Antihistamine and is OTC is Valerian or the Valerian / Passion flower mixture type things.
It's not that strong, even if you take 3-4-5 times the dose. The good thing is that there's no problems with taking large doses unless you're allergic to it.

Other than that there's only Antihimstaines :\ Sorry mate.
 
you can try:
valerian
passionflower
kava kava
a glass of wine
melatonin
chamomile tea
hops
any other various herbal substances that may or may not have an effect
 
Da best thing for your situation is Melatonin. It is a natural chemical produced when your body is readying itself for sleep.

You could buy it at CVS and health-food stores. In my opinion it is great. It gives you crazy dreams you can actually remember in the morning. It is mild but some people agree that sometimes it works better than dyphenhydramine (Tylenol PM).
 
mgrady3 - All of those are good suggestions except for booze ;)
It's weird because it is a depressant, but it does keep people awake unless you get to the point where you're passing out, and even then you're likely to wake up and be unable to get back to sleep.

I didn't know Melatonin was available without a prescription so that's a really good choice :)
 
benedryl would be the best, maybe 4-5-6 of em? the 50 mg ones.. will only help you for a couple days if you use them every day.. tolerence..
 
thanks everyone for you suggesstions,

don't want to use them every day its just for that occasional time you just can't get to sleep
for hour/day's, when coming down (but not every comedown)

just the safety aspect of antihistamines combined with RC's, esp 6-apb,

i should ask on that thread if anyone has taken antihistamines on their comedown
 
Zombartie said:
Da best thing for your situation is Melatonin. It is a natural chemical produced when your body is readying itself for sleep.
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Very interesting, I had never heard of this stuff before. I did a little more research on it, and apparently it's supposed to help with seasonal depression as well.
 
phatass said:
promethazine is my favourite otc... then alimenazine or doxylamine... but i really don't find they help for come-downs... i def need benzos for come-downs...
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because i can't get a benzo, i was hoping to find something that isnt antihistamine & otc as not sure on interaction with 6-apb,
im now asking on the 6-apb thread incase someone has done it already and found it ok

i do have some nytol
 
They say listening to Classical music for 30mins does to your brain the equivalent of what 10mg Valium does..

(i swear theres been studies and shit done on this so who knows..i do know that I feel more relaxed and love listening to it while I study/write!)

FREE BENZO!! lol
 
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