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did I take too many sleep aid pills?
Sometimes I have difficulty falling asleep so I take either low dosage melatonin pills or diphenhydramine sleep pills. Well, I decided to take 2 pills of each, both at the same time. I passed out and woke up 16 hours later. Now, feeling dizzy and still really tired. Should I seek medical attention or is it okay to sleep it off?
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- Roger KLv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
Melatonin is NOT a sleeping pills. It sometimes helps people to go to sleep, but it does not make them sleep.
The diphenhydramine pills simply have a side effect of making you drowsy. As an anti-histamine, they can also have various other side effects, such as those listed here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diphenhydramine#Adver...
I think you are simply seeing the effects of those pills, so sleeping it off is probably OK.
HOWEVER - if you get any of the more serious effects described in the Wikipedia section, THEN you should get some medical help.