NyQuils “tired” agent is diphenhydramine, which most people know as the brand name allergy medicine/antihistamine “Benadryl”

Benadryl fucks me up man. But I’m really sensitive to all sorts of downers. Any Opiate in any dose is lights-out for me. Apparently I had some pretty weird sleepwalking conversations with my (then-future) wife while on (prescribed) codeine+apap for a cough.

(For those that don’t know, Codeine/“Tylenol 3” is a controlled drug in the US, requiring a prescription. Our OTC narcotic cough suppressant is Dextromethorphan aka Robitussin. Also, we have to present our ID to the pharmacy to buy pseudoephedrine (Sudafed)).

Even melatonin gummies are too strong for me.

I’ll just stick to pot.

(Also for those that don’t know, the new Zzzquil is just Diphenhydramine, which is very cheap at the Dollar store)