NyQuil and Antidepressant
Hey yall! I’m F31, 164 inches and 109 kilos (mostly muscle from strength training). Overall all my blood work is perfect and I’m very healthy majority of the time.
I’m a teacher and managed to pick something up from the kids. In March, I started 10 mg of amitriptyline to help with anxiety due to PTSD. It’s incredibly helpful and again I’ve really enjoyed the way it just makes life easier to function. My doctor and I have agreed I don’t need a higher dose because I am high functioning with complex ptsd and work closely with a therapist, dietian and personal coach.
My question is - I want to take NyQuil. This thing I’ve picked up is killing me and I want to make sure I can sleep. I have a final exam (I’m a PhD student & pushing two papers for publication tomorrow as well). I need sleep. I need to feel rested. I need to be able to function tomorrow.
I’ve reached out to my doctor but he hasn’t responded. This is relatively time sensitive as it’s 18:16 right now and I plan to sleep around 21:00. I just need to know if I take the required amount of NyQuil I won’t die in my sleep or an alternative so I can sleep.
Last night I was tossing and turning and couldn’t breathe lol.
Posted May 6, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC