Sleep is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Getting good sleep during the night time makes a person energetic and good-tempered during the day. However, not all people get good quality sleep seven nights in a week. Some have occasional bouts of sleeplessness.
Luckily, there is one product in the market that could address sleep disorder. Simply Sleep, a white and odorless antihistamine powder manufactured by Tylenol, gives relief to people undergoing occasional sleeplessness and helps reduce their difficulty when it comes to falling asleep. It is taken orally, with or without any prior meal, 30 minutes before bedtime.
Simply Sleep ingredients include Diphenhydramine hydrochloride as the active compound along with carnauba wax, cellulose, dibasic calcium phosphate, polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, FD&C Ble#1, polysorbate 80, and magnesium stearate and hypromellose as the inactive components. For every Simply Sleep caplet, there is 25 mg of the active ingredient diphenhydramine hydrochloride which gives the product its sedative property.
There is a limited dosage of diphenhydramine that a person should take in a day. It is therefore a must to check if other medicines being taken by the patient contain the same compound. After intake, the effects last for about four to six hours.
The inactive ingredients in Simply Sleep powder has two important functions to play. First, it gives form to the product being responsible for its color and cohesiveness. And more importantly, it regulates the rate by which the drug is dissolved inside the body. This ensures that the drug is broken down and absorbed by the intestinal system.
The body excrete the drug 24 hours after intake. Interestingly, Simply Sleep ingredients also include calcium which is a very important diet component that is needed by the bones, heart and the muscles of the body. The Calcium is derived from the inactive ingredient dibasic calcium phosphate.
It is important to seek some professional advice before taking the drug especially if the patient is allergic to some of the ingredients in the said sleep aid product. Lactating mothers are also advised not to take Simply Sleep. Also, other medicines might cause a chemical reaction with Simply Sleep ingredients thus it is important to inform the physician if the patient is already taking other medicines or dietary supplements.
Taking medicines, whether prescribed by a physician or not, always has its corresponding side-effects. A person taking Simply Sleep may experience dizziness and fainting. Alcoholic drinks, having fever, being exposed to hot weather, can worsen these effects. The patient must check with his doctor if these conditions become bothersome.