Tylenol PM - Review

I've always had issues with drugs... No no not those kind of drugs, over the counter sleep aids to be exact. I'm not sure if I just wasn't taking the right dose, or I just react differently than the average joe, but when I used to take a sleeping pill once and a while (sleepovers mainly) they usually didn't do much for me unless there was alcohol involved also. And even then... I remember my first experience with sleep eez. And my second. And my third. Basically a wave of calm would come over me. Almost like a bob Marley song could play right then and there and it would fit my mood "everything... Gonna be alright"... But through all that lack of movement and calm, I was still awake. Eyes closed. But awake. The whole night...

So I guess that back story wasn't really needed, but let's just say I came upon some bad BAD news a few years ago, and a friend recommended Tylenol pm to me. I took the recommended dose, 2 tablets. And went to bed. 

I instantly fell asleep. HAAAAAALELUJIA! But wait. I woke up 2 hours later. In a panic attack. My body was panicking because I was too calm. Everything was yes moved slower. My body moved at a snails pace. All the while my brain was FREAKING OUT. Thank god at that time I was going through my counselling degree so I talked myself down, normalized the feeling, and grounded myself in my living room. When I finally went back to the bed I forced myself to close my eyes and poof. I was out like a light again. 

The next time I decided to try it I took half a pill. Less than half the reccomended dosage, and for me, that's enough (most of the time). I like that it has a calming sleepy effect, just enough to make me want bed, but not enough to freak me out and make me panic. 

And if it doesn't work? There's another half I can take next to me on my dresser.

Rating? Since I haven't tried anything else and still have a few to review (free from social nature, but I was too chicken to actually try them when I was given them) I'm gonna leave it at a 9/10. Leaving a little wiggle room.

Pros: controllable dose, calming, sleepy sensation, works well with alcohol, can control my dose, not restless, even when I wake up at night I feel sleepy and go back to bed. 

Cons: sometimes it doesn't work, sometimes I wake up sleepier in the morning, sometimes I feel tired in the day... Oh and supposedly long term use can cause memory loss.. These are all not enough to keep me from taking this.