If you choose the benedryl option, try it at home first. I find that 1 tablet (1/2 normal dose) will put me to sleep, but 2 will give me "restless legs." This is a common side effect for the older antihistimines... some people simply can't tolerate the sensation (also common to many prescription anti-nausea drugs, which are also in the same family as benedryl). Also, antihistimes are dehydrating, hence the "hangover" effect. Make sure you are hydrated before bed and the next morning. I used to use benedryl alot to sleep, now I use sublingual melatonin. I find it as effective 95% of the time, and it has no hangover effect. Melatonin doesn't work on everyone though, and in some people it seems to cause strange dreams. Of the different forms you can get, the sublingual/chewable form is by far the most effective. I use a 2.5mg dose, 5mg is more common for people larger than I. My son used to use a 0.325mg dose. I'm starting him back up again on a 1mg dose.

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