Anti histamines and sleep

Hi @danb… antihistamines are normally taken for allergies such as hay fever in my case and are liable to dry you up and may have the effect of causing drowsiness.  I don't believe/haven't heard that there are any problems with taking them and they are freely available at any chemist or online. You must of course follow the instructions and if in any doubt not take them.  Ultimately the choice is yours.         Take care

Your GP is supposed to make some changes if it doesn't work. It's common to administrate it for insomnia (even if it's developed for allergies) and sometimes also a placebo (which isn't packed as a placebo). I had been getting some huger amounts of antihistamines against the bee poison when I already looked like a balloon without any eyes and neck. Also, it didn't make me very sleepy and in a few days, I reached a tolerance so it worked even less. But this isn't the case of all. Once, when I asked one medic why they are using it for insomnia, he told me that it's because of the cost and because it's comparative safety. They don't use it because think that it's the most effective drug, however, there are other considerable things.