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Re: Tylenol PM & Unisom Safety during the pregnancy

From: Griffith (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 11 Sep 2002 12:03:53 -0700


> Hi,
>
> My name is Julee, and I am a 5 weeks pregnant woman. I have a chronic
> insomnia, and used to take prescription sleeping pills(Sonata &
> Trazadone). I have been off the pills for almost 5 months since my husband
> and I decided to have the second child, and my sleep has been improved.
> I've started to have sleeping difficulty again for a week now, and I
> started to take 'Benadryl' as a sleep aid. I was told by nurse that I
> could also take either Tylenol PM, or Unisom during the pregnancy. Last
> time, I took 2 tablets of Tylenol PM, but could not sleep. Less than 2
> hours, I took one Unisom, and it helped me to fall asleep. I talked to my
> nurse this morning, and she said I should have not done it because she
> didn't know how these two different pills interactive together. Now I am
> officially freaked out. Please advise me if it was OK to take the Tylenol
> PM,and Unisom together for one time, or if there would be any harm to the
> baby because of this one time trial. I am so afraid there would be some
> birth defects on the baby because of this. I will really appreciate if you
> can respond to me ASAP. Thank you so much.
>
> --Julee



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