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First Trimester Safe Sleep Aids? Is Benadryl Or Unisom Safer
Question: First trimester safe sleep aids? Is Benadryl or unisom safer for chronic insomnia?
Brief Answer:
Benadryl is safe and effective.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
I have gone through your query and understand your health concerns ,
During the first trimester if you have a chronic insomnia then Benadryl or Tylenol PM are the safest options. Tylenol PM is simply acetaminophen mixed with benadryl and both drugs alone are considered safe in pregnancy so the combination is also assumed to be a safe sleep aid. It will help in improving sore hips and sore back or headache that is common during pregnancy.
Drinking a glass of warm milk before bedtime is also a good way to induce sleep.
Doxylamine is also safe during first trimester and will help in relieving the nausea too.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
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Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal
Benadryl is safe and effective.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
I have gone through your query and understand your health concerns ,
During the first trimester if you have a chronic insomnia then Benadryl or Tylenol PM are the safest options. Tylenol PM is simply acetaminophen mixed with benadryl and both drugs alone are considered safe in pregnancy so the combination is also assumed to be a safe sleep aid. It will help in improving sore hips and sore back or headache that is common during pregnancy.
Drinking a glass of warm milk before bedtime is also a good way to induce sleep.
Doxylamine is also safe during first trimester and will help in relieving the nausea too.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal
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