ibuprofen & benadryl for sleep OK?

[renewlyf]

I sometimes take 800mgs of ibuprofen and a couple of benadryl to help me sleep. My question is are there any negative sides to taking these compounds regularly?

 

[Thor]

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I sometimes take 800mgs of ibuprofen and a couple of benadryl to help me sleep. My question is are there any negative sides to taking these compounds regularly?

why so much ibuprofen? wouldn't 200 or even 400 be enough ? It can be hard on the stomach lining, not sure about long term effects of either but I bet a google search would tell ya something.

 

[NotaDoctor]

Im Not a Doctor, but you can take them together but Why? Ibuprofen won’t help you sleep unless pain or inflammations are preventing you from sleeping. Short term its ok, 800mg is prescription dosage (not that you cant take that amount OTC).

Benadryl will help you sleep.

 

[thebrick]

Why so much NSAID to help you sleep unless you are in physical pain? Have you tried TP's sleep aid? Its good stuff and no groggy or foggy head the next morning like you get with the antihistamines

 

[ericraven2003]

I sometimes take 800mgs of ibuprofen and a couple of benadryl to help me sleep. My question is are there any negative sides to taking these compounds regularly?

Ibuprofen does nothing for sleep, but high doses is bad on your liver especially on a regular basis.

 

[kycatfan78]

Try 6mgs of Melatonin, it works like a charm for me. I work at night so needed help getting to sleep during the day.

 

[scrapper13]

that amount over a long period of time will negatively affect your liver. Benadryl will help you sleep. i used to work at a psych hospital and the kids were given benadryl on a nightly basis to knock them out. the only sides of this are that you may feel groggy in the morning if u don't get enough sleep

 

[Amazon Doll]

benedryl is my sleep time drug of choice but I have cut back when I found a research paper on the internet saying it can cause high BP and mine was high.

Now I only use as needed with 3mg of melatonin

If I use more than 3 my mind starts to race and I falasleep but get woken up by bizarre crazy dreams. So don't take to much.

 

[aqrojase]

I have been using benedryl for sleep, but never knew about the high blood pressure part of it. I got to stop this....whats good natural supp that works close to it..and is safe?

 

[Krom]

Don't NSAIDs block anabolism? You know, hinder your muscle gains.. I've read that several times,, I avoid them unless I throw my back out so bad I have trouble walking. Doesn't seem like bodybuilding and NSAIDs go together.

 

[tweb123]

I sometimes take 800mgs of ibuprofen and a couple of benadryl to help me sleep. My question is are there any negative sides to taking these compounds regularly?

Try Nyquil sleep Aid

 

[1blackz28]

If you are taking the IB for pain it has a pain relief celing at about 400mg if I remember right, so if its strictly pain then that will do it unless your pain is related to inflamation that is why the 800s are used. The higher dose reduces the inflamation that causes the pain. The real danger for the IB is gastric erosion.

 

[D.Bone]

I deffinetly read somewere that n-saids lower T-levels..

 

[kid1dakota]

Don't NSAIDs block anabolism? You know, hinder your muscle gains.. I've read that several times,, I avoid them unless I throw my back out so bad I have trouble walking. Doesn't seem like bodybuilding and NSAIDs go together.

Yes they interfere with protein synthesis

 

[freddyz]

Try 6mgs of Melatonin, it works like a charm for me. I work at night so needed help getting to sleep during the day.

Yep definately puts me out.

 

[Big Dave Smith]

Try Nyquil sleep Aid

Most sleep meds OTC really are Benadryl, just repackaged.

I have a bottle of Unisoms that are 50mg diphenhydramine.
I have a bottle of walmart brand benadryl that are 25mg dephenhydramine.

The only other OTC sleep drug out there is that doccylamine succinate (I just spelled that off the top of my head and I'm sure it's wrong).

I love me some benadryl at night. 100mg works wonders, especially if taken a few hours before I plan on dozing off.