PlainPill

Doxylamine

The short answer. There isn't much data on Doxylamine yet — 29 mentions, 15 with a clear outcome — so treat these numbers as anecdotal. It is most often used for sleep: 86% of 21 reports say that improved. It is well studied — 15 meta-analyses on PubMed. The most common complaint is drowsiness.

What users report
75%helped15 reports · few reports
11 helped1 mixed3 didn't help

From 29 mentions in total — the rest didn't say how it went and aren't counted.

Clinical research
AStrong research base
15
meta-analyses
26
RCTs
367
papers

What Doxylamine does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

1 more with fewer than 3 reports
betterno changeworse

What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

AStrong research base

3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.

Lancet · 2022 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Comparative effects of pharmacological interventions for the acute and long-term management of insomnia disorder in adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Conclusion: Overall, eszopiclone and lemborexant had a favorable profile, but eszopiclone might cause substantial adverse events and safety data on lemborexant were inconclusive. Doxepin, seltorexant, and zaleplon were well tolerated, but data on efficacy and other important outcomes were scarce and do not allow firm conclusions. Many licensed drugs (including benzodiazepines, daridorexant, suvorexant, and trazodone) can be effective in the acute treatment of insomnia but are associated with poor tolerability, or information about long-term effects is not available. Melatonin, ramelteon, and non-licensed

PubMed 35843245 ↗
JAMA · 2016 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Treatments for Hyperemesis Gravidarum and Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review

Conclusion: For mild symptoms of nausea and emesis of pregnancy, ginger, pyridoxine, antihistamines, and metoclopramide were associated with greater benefit than placebo. For moderate symptoms, pyridoxine-doxylamine, promethazine, and metoclopramide were associated with greater benefit than placebo. Ondansetron was associated with improvement for a range of symptom severity. Corticosteroids may be associated with benefit in severe cases. Overall the quality of evidence was low.

PubMed 27701665 ↗
CNS Drugs · 2022 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Hypnotic and Melatonin/Melatonin-Receptor Agonist Treatment in Bipolar Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Conclusion: There is a paucity of studies examining pharmacological interventions for sleep and circadian rhythm disturbance in BD. Few studies assessed sleep-related symptoms, and none quantitatively examined endogenous melatonin patterns or other circadian rhythms. Melatonin may be a promising candidate for the adjunctive treatment of bipolar mania. However, dose-finding studies and studies with larger sample sizes are needed to confirm its efficacy. We recommend parallel monitoring of sleep and circadian rhythms in future trials. Chronobiology-informed trial designs are needed to improve the quality of

PubMed 35305257 ↗

Dosage people report

We don't list doses for prescription medications. Dosing should only come from a doctor or pharmacist.

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

drowsiness ×3brain fog ×1tolerance ×1

What users say

First-hand experiences, quoted verbatim. We show one positive and one negative where both exist.

“I've been on OTC sleeping pills (e.g. Unisom) ever since. I've tried numerous times to get off but then I'll only get 30 mins to 2 hrs of sleep per night without it.”
HelpedRead the discussion ↗
“I've tried a bunch of supplements and none of them work to help me stay asleep”
Didn't helpRead the discussion ↗
“The best meds for my sleep are THC and surprisingly doxylamine. Out of everything so far, doxylamine is probably the most helpful.”
HelpedRead the discussion ↗
“unisom works really well for me even though i am aware that its not really a biohack”
HelpedRead the discussion ↗
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