Why Brain Is Suffering From The NyQuil Hangover!

When you've got a really bad head cold, like I do right now, you'll do almost anything to get some sleep.  So occasionally, I'll reach for my liquid green friend, NyQuil.  Why?  Because it knocks me out and allows me to get SOME rest during the night.  But, this is what the warning label reads.

This drug may make you dizzy or drowsy or cause blurred vision.

I took my normal dose of NyQuil last night before I went to bed.  But I made a big mistake.  You've got to give yourself enough time to sleep, so that when you wake up the medicine is out of your system.   When did I take my NyQuil?  9pm.  When did my alarm go off?  3am.  6 hours clearly isn't enough time.  So I came to work suffering from the NyQuil Hangover.  That foggy, dazed feeling.  It feels like I'm running in molasses.  If I'd only taken it around, say, 8pm.  I'd be OK.  So I've upped my caffeine intake.  Here's hoping THAT crash doesn't happen until I'm home!

So before you take that "night-time sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head, fever, so- you-can-rest medicine", remember to give yourself an 8 hour window!