They are gels so they are easy to inject with heroin, tat is probably why. Find a smaller chemist they should have it, get your ID out instantly and ask for Unisom, if asked say you arn't on any meds and you use them from time to time because of work.
Note: These only work for a night or two and you will see weird visuals before sleep, especically if you have TV on. My hallucinations were seeing mouths mouth everything that was said in TV from many different faces. I've also had massive hallucinations and delusions using medicines like this.
MIMS:
Diphenhydramine hydrochloride Johnson & Johnson Pacific Pty Limited
MIMS Abbreviated Prescribing Information
Section: 3(a) Sedatives, hypnotics
Consumer Medicine Information: Available
Pregnancy Category: A
Sport Category: Permitted in sport
Uses/Indications: Short-term relief of insomnia
Contraindications: Acute asthma; narrow angle glaucoma; prostatic hypertrophy, bladder obstruction; peptic ulcer; pyloroduodenal obstruction; concomitant antidepressants; premature/newborn infants
Precautions: Cirrhosis; history of asthma; lactation, children < 12 years
Adverse Reactions: Drowsiness, dizziness; anticholinergic effects; GI disturbances
Drug Interactions]/B]: CNS depressants incl. alcohol; MAOIs
UNISOM SLEEPGELS (Capsules) S3 This product may cause drowsiness.
Diphenhydramine HCl; blue soft gelatin; gluten free;
Dose: May be taken with or without food. Adults, children > 12 years: 1 cap at bedtime; review after 7-10 nights
Pack: 50 mg [8] Private: $8.xx
Unisom Sleepgels 50 mg
MIMS Full Prescribing Information
Section: 3(a) Sedatives, hypnotics SECTION NOTES
Composition
Active. Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride USP.
Inactive. Macrogol 400, glycerol, gelatin, sorbitol, brilliant blue FCF, shellac, titanium dioxide, propylene glycol, purified water.
Actions
Ethanolamine antihistamine with anticholinergic and sedative effects.
Pharmacokinetics. Absorption. Diphenhydramine is well absorbed following oral administration with the drug appearing in plasma within 15 minutes. Peak plasma concentrations are achieved within one to four hours. The sedative effect appears to be maximal within one to three hours after administration of a single dose of diphenhydramine.
Distribution. Distribution has not been fully characterised. The drug crosses the placenta and has been detected in human milk although the extent has not been quantified. Diphenhydramine is approximately 80 to 85% protein bound in vitro. Less extensive protein binding has been reported in healthy adults of oriental descent and in adults with hepatic cirrhosis.
Excretion. The terminal elimination half-life of diphenhydramine appears to range from 2.4 to 9.3 hours in healthy adults. It may be prolonged in adults with hepatic cirrhosis.
Diphenhydramine is rapidly and almost completely metabolised. Following oral administration of a single 100 mg dose in healthy adults, about 50 to 75% of the dose is excreted in urine within four days, almost completely as metabolites. Most urinary excretion occurs within the first 24 to 48 hours and only about 1% of a single dose is excreted unchanged in the urine.
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Indications
Short-term management of insomnia.
Contraindications
Premature or newborn infants. Hypersensitivity to the drug. Asthma attack, narrow angle glaucoma, prostatic hypertrophy, stenosing peptic ulcer, pyloroduodenal obstruction, bladder neck obstruction, concomitant antidepressant therapy.
Precautions
Diphenhydramine has an atropine-like action which should be considered. It should be used with caution in people with a history of asthma.
Diphenhydramine may have an additive effect when taken with alcohol and other CNS depressants. Patients should avoid alcohol and should not drive a motor vehicle.
Diphenhydramine should not be taken in conjunction with other antihistamines, sedatives or tranquillizers except on medical advice.
Impaired hepatic function. The terminal half-life may be prolonged in patients with cirrhosis.
Carcinogenesis, mutagenesis, impairment of fertility. Long-term animal studies to determine the mutagenic and carcinogenic potential of diphenhydramine have not been performed to date.
Use in pregnancy. (Category A)
Use in lactation. Diphenhydramine has been detected in breast milk. (See Actions, Pharmacokinetics.)
Use in children. See Contraindications.
Effect on ability to drive or operate machinery. See general precautions, above.
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Adverse Reactions]/b]
The most common side effect is slight drowsiness to deep sleep, including lassitude, dizziness and incoordination. Other effects are nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, blurred vision, dry mouth, urinary retention, dysuria, tightness of the chest, hypotension, muscular weakness, tinnitus, euphoria and, occasionally, headache.
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Interactions
MAOIs prolong and intensify the anticholinergic effects of antihistamines. The CNS effects of diphenhydramine are increased by alcohol and other CNS depressant drugs.
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Dosage and Administration
Adults, children over 12 years. 1 capsule at bedtime if needed.
Should sleeplessness persist for more than seven to ten nights, further medical advice should be sought.
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Overdosage
Symptoms. Antihistamine overdosage reactions may vary from CNS depression to stimulation. Stimulation is particularly likely in children. Atropine-like signs and symptoms (e.g. dry mouth, fixed and dilated pupils, flushing) and gastrointestinal symptoms may also occur.
Treatment. Administration of activated charcoal should be considered. The stomach may be emptied by aspiration and lavage. Emetics may be tried if the patient is alert.
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Presentation
Capsules, 50 mg (blue, soft gelatin, marked UNISOM): 8's.
Unisom Sleepgels 50 mg.
Poison Schedule S3.
Date of TGA Approval or Manufacturer's Last Amendment 01/02/1996
The "real" and efficient sleeping aids are all benzos or hypnotics and all need prescriptions right? I kind of don't like asking my GP for sleeping pills more than once or twice a year (strongest he's ever given me are temazepam anyway - long story) and I'm not one to doctor shop so something over-the-counter is always convenient. As heisenberg said, restavit, unisom etc don't relaly work for more than a couple of nights in a row though.