Last night I decided to finally take something for my achy joints. I resist doing this, but my jaw, fingers, back, knees and feet were throbbing so I gave in. I took a tylenol pm at 9"00 and another at 1 or 2. I woke up once last night. ONCE!!! It was a miracle. I usually toss and turn all night long, waking 6-7 times with the sweating and then chills. I couldn't believe that I slept so well. I know I can't do this every night, but what a treat it was. I took only one, I can't imagine if I took the two that it says on the package.

I thought those of you suffering with pain may know that it helped.

I took that once when I had aches. It really helped. I felt a little foggy in the morning, but I slept well so it was worth it. Maybe it will help break your cycle of aches and pains?

Hope you feel better.

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I used to alternate between that and Advil PM. I was taking all of it way too much so my doctor gave me ambien to help with my sleep.
he also told me to try Tylenol for arthritis...I'm been taking that for my aching joints and it seems to help a lot with the pain!

Glad you slept good...nothing like a good nights sleep to help make us feel better!!!

Just curious Jes, why did your doctor think that Ambien is better for frequent use than Tylenol or Advil PM? Ambien is a prescription drug that is stronger than what's in the other two meds, I think. The thing in the Tylenol or Advil PM that makes one "sleepy" is just an antihistamine. The OTC sleep meds (Nytol, Sleep-eze) are the same thing - minus the Tylenol or Advil. I think the Tylenol and Advil PM work so well because sometimes it's the aches and pains that bother our sleep more than we realize - so they take care of both - the aches and the drowsiness.

One of my friends was told by her doctor to take a Tylenol PM every single night for sleep because it was safer then the prescription meds and he wanted to try that first.

I used to take it every once in awhile, if I felt "antsy" when it was bedtime. It usually worked! But my BHRT doctor said to try melatonin, which I've found works really well for me. I take 1½ mg. about 3 times a week. It gives me really vivid dreams, but they're not disturbing, just weird LOL. And I have those dreams ALL week long, even if I haven't taken any melatonin for a few days (like last night).

My problem became more of not being able to stay asleep once I got there...I was waking a LOT through the night. Peri really really did a number on my sleep, just being able to fall off to sleep wasn't the problem...I needed to be able to stay asleep! Waking 4, 5, or 6 times through the night was really wearing on me.
While the Advil or Tylenol was good to help me drift off, I just couldn't get that all the way through the night sleep.

Aaaahhh, nothing like a good dream to get you through the night too!!

they work so well with me i can only
take 1/2 of one, only thing is you feel
dragged out in the morning.....sigh
cant win.....