it can have a bad effect on your liver. get it checked out.

I believe you have a serious problem and need to seek medical attention,anytime one needs help falling asleep you have a mental disorder of some kind.

I have been taking 4 Tylenol PM's for close to 3 years now myself. I find I cannot sleep unless I take it or it takes me hours to fall asleep. Naturally I have had to increase my dosage to feel the effects.
Something I have also noticed recetnly is that if I dont get into bed 1 hour after I take it and wait for like 2 hours..I also have a hard time falling asleep.
I need advice on breaking this habit and being able to fall asleep on my own!!
The issue is I am such a night owl and I never want to go to bed before 1 am even when I have to be at work by 7:30! HELP!!!

yes, but youve been amune to it, i wouldnt classify it as an addiction, unless you over us it

Yes, your body has gotten so used to it that, in fact, it can only sleep if it has it. You need to, slowly, stop taking it. After a while, you body will return to normal. If not, see a doctor immediately

After three years you definitely want to get off the Tylenol as it taxes your liver, especially with daily prolonged use. I would start by replacing the Tylenol PM with Benadryl (or other antihistamine). Antihistamines in proper dosages are safe--they are even prescribed for traveling infants (to help them sleep on planes through painful ear popping).

If you are able to drift off to sleep on the histamine alone, you can begin reducing the dosage necessary to aid sleep while adding other non-medicated bedtime rituals like a warm bath, light bedtime snack and reading a book. If all else fails, see your doc for help.

It is not possible to become "addicted" to Benadryl but is possible to become dependent, they are two different things. The real problem is that it contain Tylenol, which can harm your liver over time. I would try just the Benadryl without Tylenol and that is harmless. If all else fails, see your doc maybe he could order something mild and wean you off sleep med all together. Good Luck.

No. tylenol pm contains 25 mg. of antihistamine, which is not habit-forming and will make you sleepy one hour after ingesting.

If you do not need the ingredients in tylenol, you can buy the 25 mg of antihistimine at dollar general stores, for 2 bucks.

your body has now become relient on the medication to sleep...they ussually warn you about this before you start taking the meds....like on tv for commercials they say that there is always a chance to become relient on the medication....but....asking your doctor right now would be a good thing....maybe theres a way that they can pull you off of it or something like rehab ya know? but i'm not sure

Yes. You may have become addicte to Tylenol PM. Check with your doctor immediately.