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 Nov 5, 11, 00:55    #1
I'm taking a 12-hour long bus trip from Warsaw to Prague tomorrow. The problem is I hate bus trips and can't really sleep in a bus to kill some time. I am planning to get some Dramamine or Benadryl to fall asleep during the night trip. My question is, are they (Dramamine or Benadryl) sold in same name in Poland, or do they have different marketing names? I'm also open for any suggestions about over-the-counter pills to get sleep.

Thanks in advance.

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 Nov 5, 11, 10:18    #2
ugurcan:
I'm taking a 12-hour long bus trip from Warsaw to Prague tomorrow. The problem is I hate bus trips and can't really sleep in a bus to kill some time. I am planning to get some Dramamine or Benadryl to fall asleep during the night trip. My question is, are they (Dramamine or Benadryl) sold in same name in Poland, or do they have different marketing names? I'm also open for any suggestions about over-the-counter pills to get sleep.

Thanks in advance.


I don't think there are any sleeping pills available without a doctor's prescription in Poland tbh

I have looked up Dramamine and it appears it's not a sleeping pill but a motion sickness relieving agent and it should be available without a prescription - it is called Aviomarin - ok I know that larger amounts of Aviomarin/Dramamine will make you sleepy (from my experience one needs some 5 pills of Aviomarin to get one to sleep and yet it won't happen instantly - you should know that Aviomarin comes as very small pills in Poland and rather small packages of these - asking too many at a time will make it suspicious as it can be used as a drug (in the bad sense of the name)

I haven't found any Polish Benadryl (diphenhydramine) counterparts so far
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 Nov 5, 11, 10:38    #3
actually Apap Noc contains diphenhydramine (25mg per pill) - the thing is it also contains paracetamol (the regular 500mg dose) - if you don't sweat after paracetamol it is worth considering (I used paracetamol as a pain killer - it's way too weak for a severe toothache but even 3 pills wouldn't make me sweat noticeably)
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 Nov 5, 11, 11:59    #4
gumishu:
I have looked up Dramamine and it appears it's not a sleeping pill but a motion sickness relieving agent and it should be available without a prescription - it is called Aviomarin - ok I know that larger amounts of Aviomarin/Dramamine will make you sleepy (from my experience one needs some 5 pills of Aviomarin to get one to sleep and yet it won't happen instantly - you should know that Aviomarin comes as very small pills in Poland and rather small packages of these - asking too many at a time will make it suspicious as it can be used as a drug (in the bad sense of the name)


Oh, I see. Thanks for the warning.

gumishu:
actually Apap Noc contains diphenhydramine (25mg per pill) - the thing is it also contains paracetamol (the regular 500mg dose) - if you don't sweat after paracetamol it is worth considering (I used paracetamol as a pain killer - it's way too weak for a severe toothache but even 3 pills wouldn't make me sweat noticeably)


Paracetamol doesn't make me sweat, but I'm not sure if I want to push such amounts of Paracetamol into my body for no reason :) I'll have to find other solutions I guess, rather than sleeping.

Thanks for replies.
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 Nov 5, 11, 12:04    #5
gumishu:
I have looked up Dramamine and it appears it's not a sleeping pill


It has significant sedating effect and psychiatrists suggest that one in some situations when other medications are contraindicated.

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 Nov 5, 11, 16:03    #6
Try melatonin.



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