If you know a lot about medicine, please help!

Question

I have two sleeping pills that are about the size of a jelly bean or a mike n ike but a little bigger.

and i don't know if i should take both of them or just one?

and the only information i have is this:

Acetaminophen 325mg

Dextromethorphan HBr 15mg

Doxylamline Succinate 6.25mg

Pseudoephedrine HCI 30mg

thank you!

Answer 1

Actually, this is a sleep-aid.  It is marketed as Unisom and is sold over-the-counter.

Acetaminophen is a pain reliever (Tylenol)

Dextromethorphan is a cough suppressant

Doxylamine is an antihistamine which causes short-term sedation

Pseudoephedrine is a decongestant (Sudafed)

You should OK to take both of them.  325mg is the normal dose of Tylenol and 6.25mg of Doxylamine is actually a very low dose (it's 1/4 the normal dose).  If you are sensitive to the pseudoephedrin then you may experience palpitations (feeling your heart beating in your chest).

Answer 2

I'm pretty sure that mixing medication can be deadly, i hate to say it but an example would be heath ledger who died from that. the best thing to do would be talking to a doctor rather than asking on here cause people on here can say whatever they want... plus i don't think you need 2 medications for the same problem, otherwise they dont work lol

Answer 3

look each of them up on u;r computer and see what the it says they do and be carefull  i strongly sugest u just flush em and drink some warm milk with hunny

Answer 4

If that's the info for the pills, they're not sleeping pills. Pseudoephedrine is a stimulant. Looks more like the ingredients to cold or allergy medicine.

Answer 5

Sounds like a nighttime cold medicine.  I would not take any of them because acetaminophen is one of the number one killers in america to begin with.  But if you do take one and that will be all you need but if you take two it won't kill you.

Answer 6

that doesn't sound like a sleeping pill, it's some kind of Cough Suppressant.

Like cough syrup in pill form. Actually not very effective as a sleep aid, but if i was you, just take one. See if it helps.

Answer 7

better to ask your doctor..

hehe..

sorry..

but us in the medical field are not allowed to advise..

and prescribe medicines even if you have options..

hmmm..

;)..