Better than Ambien and no side effects!

The active ingredient in the orange box Unisom,doxylamine succinate,works way beter for me than the active ingredient diphenhydramine which is in Benadryl, Tylenol PM, etc. The orange box Unisom (not to be confused with the blue box Unisom which has diphenhydrmine) does not give me the jitters that Benadryl, etc. does. I prefer to take just a half Unisom because sometimes I am very sleepy for half of the next day if I take a whole one. I am currently using Unisom at night to tame the itching from both poison ivy and fire ant bites -the active ingredient is an antihistamine. It helps me sleep and reduces the itching to near zero. Other times I've used a whole Unisom to help me sleep in hotel rooms or a half to help me sleep if I am wide awake during the night due to perimnopausal insomnia. I've used Ambien before and had horrible side effects. Unisom is a much safer alternative in my opinion. As with all sleep medicines, over the counter or otherwise, this is best to take for less than a week at a time. Any more than this, and tolerance begins/the product doesn't work as well/insomnia may increase.

I tried this several times, hoping this would be the product that did the trick, but not even a yawn! Another example that not every product works the same for everyone.

This product will seriously knock you out. They work great, but you will wake up groggy and foggy in the morning. They work 10x better than the softgels. I was on Ambien before trying this product and I can say these work better at keeping you asleep.

After reading the reviews, I think I may be the only person that doesn't find this very effective! I took it a few nights in a row and it honestly did nothing for me. I gave it 3 stars because it did make me a little sleepy, but that's not where my body needs help... I usually always feel tired at night, but it's the actual "falling asleep" that I can't seem to accomplish. So if you're the kind of person who needs help getting tired (ex: you feel wired at night time and lay there with your eyes wide open for hours) then this is definitely for you. But if you're like me and you need help with actually falling asleep, then I'd say try Simply Sleep or the Unisom Gels (or even Benadryl as they all contain the same ingredient) or else try good old melatonin. Simply Sleep has worked pretty well for me.

I tried Simply Sleep and that did nothing for me. Then I tried these and I love them! I have a high tolerance for meds, so the whole tablet doesn't bother me. I use to wake up several times during the night, but now I don't. I get 8-9 hours of sleep and wake up feeling great!

1/2 tab is definitely enough for a good nights sleep.

Works wonderfully! But I also recommend taking only half a tablet each time.

This product definitely does what is says it will. A word of caution, try only taking half a tablet (they split quite easily), as a whole tablet will leave you in a permanent fog the next morning. Other than that, a very useful purchase.

This is a great product. Definitely recommend only a half of tablet. I do not feel any grogginess in the morning whatsoever. No over the counter product ever worked. This one does.