I’ve been married to this beautiful, but crazy [ethnicity deleted] woman for over 23 years. So inferring that she’s out of her mind will only be met with agreement.
When my wife can’t get to sleep she takes an Ibuprofen tablet. She insists that it makes her drowsy. She insists that regular Nuprin tablets
[REGULAR Nuprin, WITHOUT a sleep aid] makes her very, very drowsy.
Sure as shit, when she takes 1 regular, over the counter Ibuprofen tablet, she zonks right off. This isn’t included in the “side effects” list. why does this happen to her? Is this an unlisted side effect, or (as I suspect) her belief that it does this having a placebo effect?
I’d guess a placebo effect, since plain ibuprofen is strictly an anagesic. I’ve taken plenty of Advil with not drowsiness whatsoever. It’s all in her head.
My boyfriend gets drowsy on non-narcotic painkillers, including ibuprofen. But he’s just all kinds of messed up. I think if he has onions, tylenol, and MSG together he explodes or something
Yeah, but this stuff knocks her out like it’s a barb…
I’ve taken it for headaches and shit for the last decade and never got sleepy off it. 30 minutes after taking it with a cup of leaded coffee and she’s out like a light. I mean OUT!
I can’t wake her up for anything. She only takes 1 for crying out loud. And we’re not talking about the “P.M.” version. I mean the regular stuff. One 200mg tablet. it can’t be hitting her that hard, can it? You know, once she gets something into her thick blonde head she believes it forever, so I’m thinking she thinks it’s suppose to make her sleepy, which is why it does. Placebo effect.
Some people are VERY sensitive. Mainly they can have an underlying pain issue and when they take it the pain goes away and they relax.
It is similar to a reverse Valium effect. For example I used to be a VERY, VERY, VERY nervous flyer. If I took one 2.5mg of Valium during a flight it knocks me out. But if I am not nervous at all 2.5mg of Valium has minimal effect on me. Now that I am no longer a nervous flyer 2.5mg has minimal effect.
The more nervous you are the more it relaxes you. This isn’t an uncommon thing. I know of two other people (both women) that relax like they’ve taken a tranquilizer when they take ibuprofen.
I get a little sleepy if I take a lot of Ibuprofen, like 3 or more extra-strength pills. Considering how drugs effect people differently, it’s not unusual at all that someone might find just one to be a sleep aid.
some people are more sensitive than others. Small children for instance can get knocked out by paracetamol, useful on long flights (along with fennigan)
im 52 and have manic depression and various anxieties. I have noticed that while advil does not make me sleepy it DOES make my sleep deep and uninterrupted. I have had insomnia since I was a child (about 4) I have tried all forms of meditation, relaxation, sleep resetting, no blue light, no light, light theropy, etc etc etc. sleeping pills no longer work. most relaxation meds have little to no effect on me but for some reason advil puts me in a deep sleep every time. I don’t use it every night as I don’t want to become dependant on them. my doc says it cant work but it does every time. I was hoping someone could explain to me why it works lol. I guess not.
We actually know surprisingly little about the mechanisms of the placebo effect, but one of the things we do know is that it’s the brain producing an effect it expects. I find it unlikely that would continue past the point at which she’s no longer conscious – the fact that you have difficulty waking her would imply a mechanism more than mere placebo.
I just assumed she would take a different pain killer for that. But if ibuprofen is all she responds to, then, yes, I could see the disadvantage of that.
Give her an Advil for the headache instead of Nuprin!
(just don’t tell her they’re the same thing!).
Re taking one before a flight: I wonder if that mightn’t be a good idea anyway, what with DVT (deep vein thromboses) being a known issue with long flights. Anyone know if aspirin is recommended for such a use?
How does your spouse react to Tylenol, or any of the NSAIDs other than ibuprofen? Does sleep occur?
It’s probably not a placebo. I just had this experience. I took Ibuprofen at night and I had the most efficient sleep in years which I was not expecting. I wish it didn’t have long term side effects.
