Question about Nyquil

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I came down with a cold on Thursday and couldnt sleep well due to not being able to breathe thru my nose and all that. I went to work the next day and I couldnt stay awake but made it. Everyone kept asking me what was wrong, I told them that I was just tired from not sleeping good the night before due to my cold. Some of my co workers suggested that I take Nyquil and I will sleep good for sure. I was like "ohhh right..why I never take it before?" So I bought some after work, took the recommended dosage at 10 PM, and went to bed at 10:30 PM. Woke up at 10 AM this morning...slept thru the night BUT I feel like a slegehammer just whammed me! I feel like I had a night of heavy partying or something! My head is spinning, feel high, and nauseous. I know I am in NO condition to drive so my day of doing errands is shot!

Is that normal? Have any of u experienced that? I dont think Nyquil is right for me if I am going to feel like that the next day! Geez!
 
I take it but it don't really work for me to stay asleep...but it work to help me breath..weird!

Try take it earlier..like around 6 or 7 so you can get up for work? I dunno. At least it is weekend!

I have no side effect from Nyquil though. I hate the green one! YUCK! I tend buy the red one.
 
If it doesnt work from Nyquil then try go to your doctor that the doctor will give you the better med? :dunno:
 
I slept like a rock last night and I normally wake up 2 times in the night (habit I guess) so it worked for helping me to sleep. I dont know if it worked as far as being able to breathe cuz I was out completely. Just this "hang-over" feeling the next day is what I dont like! I dont think I will take Nyquil again cuz I cant drive right now due to feeling dizzy. :(
 
Nyquil works for me... especially the cherry-flavored one. :)
 
VamPyroX said:
Nyquil works for me... especially the cherry-flavored one. :)
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That's good but my question was did u experience feeling all these symptoms I am feeling now the next day? Just curious if others experienced this "hang-over" feeling the next day after taking Nyquil?
 
I didn't have side effects with Nyquil. I just take it right before bed like around 9 to 10:00 PM.
 
shel90 said:
That's good but my question was did u experience feeling all these symptoms I am feeling now the next day? Just curious if others experienced this "hang-over" feeling the next day after taking Nyquil?
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I usually feel fine the next day.
 
Either I dont react well to Nyquil or I am sicker than I thought. Thanks everyone! :)
 
yea i bought nyquil cherry flavor for my bf and he take it.. it help him sleep and breath at night..
 
Supposely NyQuil has included 10% alcohol that may causing downy as tranquilizing just as shel90 described her experience as hung over on next day. Heard that for those AA people shouldn't take it at all.
 
Shel,

Sunshine1 is right about the alcohol being included in the nyquil. It has happened to me when I take the Nyquil. It tends to make me feel so groggy the next day when I take it the night before. It does work great by breathing better or sleeping like a baby but however, if I wanted to take the nyquil - I usually make sure I have no plans for the next day or so because I know I'd be feeling groggy. The funny thing is, When I take the liquid Nyquil from the bottle, I'd be groggy or feels like I've had a huge hangover. However, when I take the Nyquil liquid geltabs, It does not make me feel anything like that. It makes me feel like I'm anew and breathing much better.

I'd recommend you to use the Dayquil which is a day version of Nyquil. Dayquil works great and it does not make you sleepy at all. For me, It does not make me feel groggy or anything like that. So you might want to try that out. ;)
 
Jolie_77 said:
Shel,

Sunshine1 is right about the alcohol being included in the nyquil. It has happened to me when I take the Nyquil. It tends to make me feel so groggy the next day when I take it the night before. It does work great by breathing better or sleeping like a baby but however, if I wanted to take the nyquil - I usually make sure I have no plans for the next day or so because I know I'd be feeling groggy. The funny thing is, When I take the liquid Nyquil from the bottle, I'd be groggy or feels like I've had a huge hangover. However, when I take the Nyquil liquid geltabs, It does not make me feel anything like that. It makes me feel like I'm anew and breathing much better.

I'd recommend you to use the Dayquil which is a day version of Nyquil. Dayquil works great and it does not make you sleepy at all. For me, It does not make me feel groggy or anything like that. So you might want to try that out. ;)
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Yea, I knew about the alcohol content in i. I just didnt expect to feel this way the next day. I took it for the purpose of helping me to sleep better with my cold but if it makes me feel like this the next day then it is not for me. I will try the geltabs and Dayquil.
 
shel90 said:
Yea, I knew about the alcohol content in i. I just didnt expect to feel this way the next day. I took it for the purpose of helping me to sleep better with my cold but if it makes me feel like this the next day then it is not for me. I will try the geltabs and Dayquil.
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Ah gotcha - Yeah each and every medicine will deal it differently with each and every different individuals. Do let me know how it goes with the geltabs or the dayquil. :)
 
Sunshine1 said:
Supposely NyQuil has included 10% alcohol that may causing downy as tranquilizing just as shel90 described her experience as hung over on next day. Heard that for those AA people shouldn't take it at all.
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yea u are right abt this
 
Sunshine1 said:
Supposely NyQuil has included 10% alcohol that may causing downy as tranquilizing just as shel90 described her experience as hung over on next day. Heard that for those AA people shouldn't take it at all.
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Ohhh I never knew there have alcohol in NyQuil intersting. I took that before when I was in high school but havent use it. I use other different meds for bad cold or cough :).
 
Sunshine1 said:
Supposely NyQuil has included 10% alcohol that may causing downy as tranquilizing just as shel90 described her experience as hung over on next day. Heard that for those AA people shouldn't take it at all.
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What's AA people?
 
shel90 said:
People who go to alcoholic anoymous meetings which in other words people who are trying to recover from alcoholism.
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Oh, I got it.

I took Nyquil before and its ok for me but can cause to looping after wake up and feel like want go back to sleep again, also miss school or work. It does happen when don't feel like to drive in morning and would charge as DUI but real doubt about happen unless anyone who drive in car at night, just right after took Nyquil.

I'm just take Nyquil when get cold in other days.
 
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