Q: At age 50-plus, I took a job that was stressful to the extent it caused sleepless nights and loss of appetite. I resorted to taking an over-the-counter sleep aid, which left me with a headache and feeling sluggish in the morning. To alleviate those symptoms, I took Excedrin for the headache and a caffeine bump. At the end of the year, my contract expired. I lost 20 pounds and was exhausted. I …
DEAR DR. GOTT: At age 50-plus, I took a job that was stressful to the extent it caused sleepless nights and loss of appetite. I resorted to taking an over-the-counter sleep aid, which left me with a headache and feeling sluggish in the morning. To alleviate those symptoms, I took Excedrin for the headache and a caffeine bump. At the end of the year, my contract expired. I lost 20 pounds and was …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration had data 15 years ago showing over-the-counter sleep aid products such as Tylenol PM and Excedrin PM don’t offer a significant benefit to patients, according to a letter obtained by CBC News.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration had data 15 years ago showing over-the-counter sleep aid products such as Tylenol PM and Excedrin PM don’t offer a significant benefit to patients, according to a letter obtained by CBC News.
Tylenol PM and other widely used acetaminophen pain drugs that include a sleep-aid failed to show significant benefit in a key study, U.S. health regulators have told drugmakers 15 years after the industry submitted the data.
