NyQuil...?

[tmarquez]

Same here. I fall asleep quickly, then after a couple of hours I wake up and can't fall asleep.

Me too. And it makes my scalp all tingly.

 

[swald91]

Used to be the best for me-I could actually feel the stuff warm my legs! Noticed after the kids were born didn't quite work the same & now that I have high blood pressure...the doctor tells me not use it....

 

[jen0610]

NyQuil is one of the few things that helps me sleep when I'm sick. BUT somedays I wake up feeling REALLY hung over.

If I take the full dose, there is no doubt about the hung over feeling. It takes me a really long time to get moving and shake off the fuzzy feeling. Even when I take it in the pill form, I only take one of the tablets not both of them.

 

[Diznygrl]

Ah, NyQuil. How do I love thee? Works wonders for me, except sometimes it makes it harder to get up in the morning.

I guess they make a "Less Drowsy" formula for NyQuil now...when I first saw that I was like, "Well, isn't the point of NyQuil to knock you off your butt so you can sleep through the night??" But after reading this thread, I guess the regular stuff really does affect people differently. I would probably never bother with the less drowsy stuff, but maybe it would work better for some people here?

 

[ZephyrHawk]

Nyquil has the opposite effect on me than it has for most people. If I take it I have weird dreams where I think I have to be awake for something and spend the whole night waking myself up. Then, when I'm awake, I feel like a nervous wreck...uncomfortable...restless legs...you know the deal. Same thing with other similar cold medicines I've tried.

 

[Nancy F]

I take it with one Advil PM. I'm so used to taking the PMs every night that it doesn't bother me the next day. I get a good nights sleep and am wide awake in the morning.
Nancy

 

[kathymc]

I am one of the ones who cant take it - makes me kind of jittery and I have had awful nighmares while on it

tyelenol pm works for me

 

[samanto]

You might not be aware as to what Nyquil is and How Long Does It Take For Nyquil to Kick In

 

[Frozen Canuck]

Nyquil works great for me as far as waking up and feeling well rested, but I always get the CRAZIEST dreams when I take it pretty much every single time. It is always interesting the next morning as I start to recall the insanity I have lived through the night before...not nightmares, just crazy, looney stuff. I had a friend who reported the same kind of thing when she took it.

 

[Disney Ella]

I also wake up after about two hours. It always worked fine until about five years ago.

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

Hopefully the OP is over their cold by now

 

[Frozen Canuck]

Hopefully the OP is over their cold by now

Okay, seriously! It is still too early here. I am usually pretty good about checking that kind of thing, but obviously not today. Hopefully all of this will perhaps help someone else...and yes, I truly hope the OP is on the mend by now.

 

[anniemae]

Thread if from 2010.

 

[xlxo]

Love Nyquil...... very handy the night before a big trip and I can't sleep. It's like pixie dust. If it does not work.... may not be smart to try a bigger dosage?

 

[Hikergirl]

Nyquil makes me jittery and makes my mind race!!! I don't take it at all, it doesn't put me to sleep like it does for other people.

Same for me. Plus, I don't find it helps any of my cold symptoms either.

LOL, didn't even notice the date of the thread

 

[aprilgail]

Nyquil has the opposite effect on me than it has for most people. If I take it I have weird dreams where I think I have to be awake for something and spend the whole night waking myself up. Then, when I'm awake, I feel like a nervous wreck...uncomfortable...restless legs...you know the deal. Same thing with other similar cold medicines I've tried.

My daughter had weird dreams when she took it! I can't take it because to me it is like a cocaine type feeling- can't sleep, heart races, nervous feeling--if I wanted to stay awake for something it would be good to take, but not to sleep, no way.

 

[Poohlove]

I would forego the Nyquil in favor of a Hot Toddy.

 

[Kitty 34]

C'mon guys, 4 out 5 Zombies use NyQuil for their colds!!!

 

[usnuzuloose]

I used to use Alka seltzer and it worked great. But with a med I have now I have to use something that does not work half the time. I also use vicks vapo rub on my forehead, throat, and under my nose. I put a cool cloth on my head and use some advil for the pressure. And most of the time it works so goo for me. Also a humidifier. And I also put a big bowl of water near the vents are for where heat and air are so that gets moisture in the house as well.

For me I am a huge person that for me it is all about the pressure not to much of the other.