Non benzo meds for anxiety

[barq2]

I find diphenhydramine does nothing for me now (it used to)
In the UK that is the active ingredient in Nytol.
Sominex' active ingredient (again, in the UK) is promethazine. I find it works a little.

Doxylamine (found in Unisom [US] and Kirkland sleep aid [UK]) works VERY well for me, as does melatonin.

Melatonin also gives me crazy dreams, I wouldn't call them nightmares but sometimes they are powerfull and negitive, however it can be nice to wake up and go "AAHH PHEW, IT WAS ALL DREAM" - that feeling of relief!

I take a slow-release melatonin, but agree about the dreams (luckily mine aren't negative, but definitely crazy!).

Diphenhydramine works a bit for me - sadly not as well as it used to. Kirkland Signature is a good brand for that. Loads of people on the big book-selling-website-beginning-with-A selling it from the USA (but many post abroad quite legally). Agree the same brand is good for doxylamine, which is much more sedating. It was a bit too much for a friend, who got nothing from diphenhydramine anymore, so I pointed out the break line on the pill. She takes half now and that does her fine.