UNISOM Reviews (DOXYLAMINE SUCCINATE)Average Rating: 2.5 (88 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare UNISOM with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR UNISOM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Insomnia | did not feel any side effect. | Very satisfied | M | 54 | 2 days 1/2 25mg | 4/18/2015 | 4 | Occasional sleep aid | I experience mild personality suppression the next day, but few other side effects. | I use the Unisom sleep tabs, but have learned to break them in half, and only take 1/2 tab as my dose. When I use them I take it by 9 PM and am in bed by 9:30, as I get up at 6:30 AM -- so I'm able to get a full night's rest. Taking only the 1/2 tab seems to make it much easier to control the next day side effects, yet I always get a deep sleep. I find I take 1/2 tab maybe once a month when I need to catch up on my sleep. | M | 62 | 5 years 25 mg 1X AN | 3/25/2015 | 4 | Opioid inducted insomnia | So this does work for me I, but I have to take 4-5 a night in order to knock myself out and go into a sleep coma. I wake up at least once to go to the bathroom, during this time, I try not to pass back out while sleeping, and I've even fell asleep on the toilet before. | So since 2018, every night after I take my unisom, I start to have really disturbing, intrusive violent thoughts, either directed towards myself, or my 8 year old cat (who I love and consider to be my son, I would never hurt him, and if I ever did, I'd probably kill myself). In order to prevent me from doing this (which I never would, but I was really disturbed and appauled that I had those thoughts and never would act on them). Before that, I had one that involved me killing myself with a katana I have. Please be mindful when you take unisom, because you may end up with the same thoughts like I had and they suck. Because of this incident, I'm going to be switching to melatonin. | M | 35 | 7 years 250 mg 1X day | 8/26/2020 | 4 | insomnia | sinusitis, cough, dry mouth, swollen eyes | 1/2 a tablet really did help me sleep. However, because of side-effects, I will only use as a last resort. | M | 55 | 15 mg 1X day | 3/3/2010 | 4 | To prevent insomnia | None so far after taking them... | It will work when I dissolve by drinking water along with the 5HTP. Remember that this does not promote a normal or rejuvenating sleep, it helps people to fall asleep. Once people take two which those that have the melting tablets, drinking water along with the 5HTP may or may not help. As a user, I'm satisfied with this. 5HTP is to relax the mood and with the Unisom, it will last a night and wake up with a little grogginess. I'm okay so far, so no side effects as of yet. I gave it a four out of five because this will not work without taking 5HTP twice a day. | M | 22 | 1.5 weeks 50 1X day | 3/18/2012 | 4 | Insomnia | Lingering grogginess in the morning. | Even though this is an over-the-counter drug, as far as inducing the feeling of sleepiness, it is one of the most powerful I've tried and, in that respect, works better than both Ambien and Lunesta. The problem with it for me is that it can take over an hour to kick in -- but when it does you'd better be in bed or close by. It's so strong that I have to buy it in the oval tablet form and break them in half. If I took a whole one, I'd still be in a fog for over half of the next day. As it is, even with the half tablet, I'm still too groggy in the morning which is why I don't use it more. But it's a very effective sleep medicine. | M | 51 | 18 months | 10/9/2006 | 3 | occasional restless nights | Agitation/irritable, restlessness | M | 28 | 3 days 50 | 6/2/2014 | 3 | insomnia | It puts me into a very deep sleep. Bad tremor and shakes. Nothing else makes me sleep so deep. Some depression. I have taken many psychiatric drugs and Unisom works better for sleep. | Overall good experience. | M | 43 | 2 years 25mg | 11/20/2014 | 3 | Insomnia | Sometimes it worked well for me, helping me fall and stay asleep for most of the night. Other times, however, I felt exhausted, spaced out and foggy the next day, and also suffered nausea on a few occasions. I also experienced bizarre, vivid dreams on a few occasions after taking this medication. | Doxylamine succinate is supposed to be the most sedating over-the-counter medication available, so use caution when taking it. When taking this medication, make sure you avoid other sedating substances such as alcohol, benzodiazepines (e.g., Xanax, Klonopin), and prescription sleeping pills (Ambien, Restoril, etc.). Because of the potency of this medication, you may want to start out with a smaller dose—half a pill, say, which equals 12.5 MGs—to see how you react to it. | M | 54 | 25 MG 1X day | 3/27/2014 | 3 | Insomnia | Next day feeling low, depressed like. If I wake up in the middle of the night and take some I might really feel depressed the next day. Besides being an antihistamine I believe it blocks acetylcholine. | I've used Unisom off/on for about 1 year or so. This is the one of the only things that helps me fall asleep and stay asleep. But some times it gives me next day depression which is not fun. | M | 48 | 1 years 25mg 1X day | 1/30/2018 | 3 | Insomnia | Accidentally took 5 once (the equate liquid gel type) and started hallucinating spiders (really sucked when I went to the bathroom), and it also made me feel like I was floating. Most recently however, it has been making me think violent and hurtful thoughts, to harm myself, or my 8 year old cat (I love my cat very much, I've raised him since he was 3 week, he imprinted into me, and I consider him to be my son) even though I know I would never harm, and if I did I'd probably end up killing myself. When I'm not taking unisom, I NEVER have any of these intrusive thoughts. If unisom does keep causing intrusive thoughts, I am going to stop taking them and get either Restoril or melatonin. | M | 35 | 8 years 200 MG 1X day | 7/28/2020 | 3 | insomnia | I got a great nights rest. Took a whole pill first night. Then last 6, i only took half. Regardless of amount, i woke up to total lethargy. Left me with a dry throat too. I was useless at work until afternoon. | I gave it a week to see if my body would get used to it. I will not take it anymore. | M | 57 | 7 days 15mg | 8/11/2015 | 2 | Trying to get to sleep | It did nothing, Still was unable to sleep. After taking it and closing my eyes I started seeing a bright white (milk white or eggshell white) light that started to make my forehead pound with a splitting headache. | After the first visual hallucination of the bright white light while closing my eyes I have since stopped taking unisom and have no intention of ever taking it again. | M | 32 | 1 weeks n/a 1X day | 3/7/2017 | 2 | Insomnia | This is my first (and last) time taking Unisom. I have frequent insomnia but do not usually take any medication for it. I have tried Ambien and Lunesta in the past with no bad side affects. Unlike Ambien, I had a very difficult time falling asleep, missed my morning Alarm clock, overslept by 40 minutes, and was so sleepy that I was unable to function for most of the day at my office. The sensation was like a really bad hangover. The effects started to wear off approximately 15 hours later. Multiple cups of tea and coffee did little to help the drowsy, cloudy feeling I felt all day. | Worst sleep-aid I have ever used. Benadryl, Ambien, and Lunesa have little to no side-effect if taken once in a while. | M | 41 | 1 days 25mg 1X day | 4/23/2012 | 1 | Insomnia | depression, anxiety, sleeplessness, dry mouth, hangover. | Effects have been bad for me. Its my belief that after taking this drug for months that it has made my depression and anxiety much worse. I would not recommend using Unisom or other antihistamines over any period of time if you are predisposed to depression or anxiety. Like other hypnotics, sleeping pills alter brain chemistry the same way. Benzos, antihistamines, and SSRI's (antidepressants) target GABA receptors in the brain. Taking Unisom or other hypnotics will only mask the causes of insomnia, you will fall asleep, but it will be unnatural. This is what gives you that "hangover" effect when you wake up in the morning. That "hangover" effect may have cumulative negative effects on your brains normal operation and can, over time, make depression and anxiety worse. We know depression, anxiety, insomnia are all related. I know its tempting for doctors and patients to seek a quick resolution of insomnia or depression since they impact your life greatly. But I would caution against using Unisom or other sleep agents if you have depression/anxiety and seek practical, natural, and behavioral steps to alleviate your insomnia. There is very little information about doxylamine succinate. These drugs have only been around for a few years while insomnia, depression, and anxiety have been around for as long as human kind. We cannot fool ourselves into taking new drugs for ages old conditions. Unisom, Benzos, SSRIs, & antihistamines side effects are t | M | 26 | 2 years 25mg 1X day | 2/17/2011 | 1 | I could not sleep | I feel super lazy the next day and sad very sad I'm normally a very happy person but after of taking these pills I wanna quite life the next day | M | 32 | 2 days Two pills | 7/10/2013 | 1 | Loading pellet guns with it | Heart attack, vision loss, anger, muscle pain, | Pls stop selling to minors and pharmaceutical that have methamphetamine clinics or addictions | M | 44 | 10 days 30 10X day | 11/30/2020 | 1 | Insomnia | Took this for sleep! Slept well but next day had a hungover feeling! Muscle twitching foggy fuzzy weird head feeling in the ear as well! Bad dreams and weird obsessive thinking! Off balance feeling and tired face feeling on one side of my face! | It also gives you anxiety And depressed feelings! I think this is more than just an antihistamine! You get that next day nervy stressed foggy headed feeling both in the head And ears! Sounds amplified and shocks your head and ears causing anxiety or panic! | M | 54 | 1 days 25 1X day | 2/11/2021 | 1 | Sleep aid | Definitely helped me sleep, but I was extremely groggy and in a fog the next day. Sooo what's the point? I honestly would've felt better with 5 hours of normal sleep than 9 hours of sleep on unisom. | Don't recommend. | M | 31 | 1 days 10 1X day | 8/12/2021 | 1 | Insomnia | Icy night sweats that would soak clothing, irritabilty, anger outbursts, erectile dysfunction. | This was ok until it was really bad really quick. Broke my PS4 controller in a 2am fit of rage that isn't me. My wife complained about not recognizing me. I wpuld wake up with a severe night sweat, they were even painful it was so cold. I also began to violently trenor and shiver. Don't take. | M | 34 | 2 months 1X day | 12/15/2022 |