Can you take Tylenol PM with cold medicine?

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Can you take Tylenol PM with cold medicine?

Be careful not to take any two that contain the same active ingredient. For example, don’t take Tylenol and a cold medicine that contains acetaminophen, the generic name for the same active ingredient.

Are Tylenol PM and NyQuil the same?

Tylenol Pm (Acetaminophen / Diphenhydramine) works well at relieving pain and also helps you sleep. Nyquil Cold And Flu (Acetaminophen / Dextromethorphan / Doxylamine) is a combination medicine that relieves multiple cold symptoms. It’s good to use if you have watery eyes, a cough, fever, and pain.

Can you mix Tylenol PM with Tylenol?

Interactions between your drugs No interactions were found between acetaminophen / pseudoephedrine and Tylenol PM. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist.

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Can I take NyQuil to sleep?

Taking NyQuil as a sleep aid is not advised. Possible side effects of NyQuil include disrupted sleep, anxiety, and breathing trouble. It is possible to become dependent and addicted to NyQuil if you rely on it for sleep.

Is it OK to take NyQuil with Tylenol?

Ibuprofen is fine (contains no acetaminophen), but Tylenol and NyQuil/ DayQuil should never be mixed (the back of the NyQuil box says “do not take other medicine containing acetaminophen,” which is the active ingredient in Tylenol).

Can I take both Tylenol and NyQuil at the same time?

Some sick people won’t think twice about taking a Tylenol at the same time as they guzzle some NyQuil – or take DayQuil without realizing it contains the painkiller – not knowing they risk doing…

Is Tylenol PM and Benadryl the same thing?

Each Tylenol PM contains 25mg diphenhydramine which is the same amount in an OTC Benendryl. If the Tylenol PM is not helping the itch, the Benedryl wont either. They are basically the same thing except Tylenol PM, of course, has the acetaminophen.

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Does NyQuil contain aspirin?

The study is based on acetaminophen / dextromethorphan / doxylamine / pseudoephedrine and aspirin (the active ingredients of Nyquil and Aspirin, respectively), and Nyquil and Aspirin (the brand names). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered.