Originally Posted By: Steve C
> ...but he also thought a big part was camping at altitude for several days beforehand - kinda give me a chance to settle down instead of driving 4 hours from LA and then thinking I could go right to sleep.

And that is exactly why I take sleep aids when I go camping. There is no way I can sleep in a mummy bag the first night and get a solid sleep. It's not just the excitement of the driving and the trip, but the completely different environment. I wake up a bunch of times!

> I have made a note to myself to ask about Benadryl before the next trip. Thanks for the suggestion!

K.H, you could just try the Benadryl/Diphenhydramine at home to see how it affects you. It is an otc (over-the-counter) antihistamine or sleep aid. Like saltydog says, it comes in Tylenol PM, or you can get it by itself as a cold/allergy medication.

The one side-effect I noted last trip was that in the morning, my sinuses seemed exceptionally clear. grin


Definitely try it at home first - especially if you choose to try tylenol, advil or aleve pm (all use diphenhydramine as the 'pm' part). I can take plain benedryl and tylenol pm no problem. I can take regular advil and aleve no problem. Advil PM gave me horrid and extremely vivid nightmares. Something about the combo just didn't work well for me. I doubt it's a common reaction - but after your last episode on the mountain with the migraine, vivid nightmares wouldn't be much fun either (even if it does mean you're sleeping)

=) tif