Today, I learned that Nyquil has such an amazing effect on me, that it won't even allow me to wake up to go to the bathroom. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I woke up in a complete daze. It took me a few minutes to realize what had happened. Apparently my sleepwalking problems have returned, only this time I managed to overdose myself with Nyquil. As a result, I slept for fourteen hours, wet my sheets, and lost my job. FML
Today, I woke up with a nasty cough. My mother gave me cough syrup for it. After about 30 minutes, I was dizzy, nauseous, and high as a fucking kite. Turns out the cough syrup reacts badly with my prescription medications, making me even sicker than I already was. FML
Today, I found out my anti-depressants are super-effective. So effective, they affect things they aren't even supposed to. Like my ability to pee. FML
Today, my water pills are almost identical to my sleeping pills, so not only did I not get any sleep, I had to get up every 15-30 minutes to go to the bathroom. FML
Today, I have an acute URI and acute bronchitis. The cough syrup works amazingly well to stop the coughing, but if I take the cough syrup it gives me insomnia. So I get to choose: do I want to spend all night coughing, or spend all night tossing and turning? FML
Today, I woke up with the worst cold, ever. My nose was running like crazy and my eyes were all puffy. So I stumbled over to the medicine cabinet and took what I thought were three tylenol cold's. Two hours later I'm still sick and I can't leave the bathroom. They were laxatives. FML
Today, I woke up to my stomach being torn up from the inside. Barely made it to the bathroom, but of course, it wasn’t the one in my room, where I could easily change my clothes after a quick shower. After running down all my new meds, I realized it had to be my new sleep aid. It was helping too. FML
Today, I have to wake up in 3 hours for work, the medicine that should've made me sleep 8 hours straight failed and I woke up an hour later, not being able to sleep anymore. FML
Today, I'm doing the school run. I went to bed early and took a sleeping pill for my insomnia so I could be productive. Even if I could sleep past my partner snoring like a cave bear with sinus infection, it turns out that my sleeping pills make me hyper. The next person who says ADHD is fun is getting slapped. FML
Today, my roommates told me about all the stupid and embarrassing things I did last night, none of which I remember. Drunk out of my mind? No, I just tried a new sleeping pill after weeks of insomnia. I still barely slept. FML
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DocBastard 40
That wasn't NyQuil, that was tequila. You aren't the first victim, and you won't be the last.
FMLshark 12
No, 5. He woke up with the realization that NyQuil didn't allow him to wake up for his nightly pissing appointment, and was so irritated by this, he made an FML expressing his anger that his bathroom habits will never be the same again. ... Yeah, he wet the bed.
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Comments (95)
Dracoboxer357 36
Wow, NyQuil sounds like the date rape drug of choice for cheap douche bags everywhere if you won't even wake up to the urgent call of nature :p Ick.
Dracoboxer357 36
^ Er, rereading my last comment, I just realized it almost sounds like I was supporting date rape and was calling Op a douche bag. I was not. :( If anything, I'm thinking if NyQuil can knock a person out that solidly, (I wouldn't know, I've never had it), no one should Ever take it. What would happen if there was a house fire or other emergency? You might wake up only in time to meet an agonizing death. :( I apologize for the misunderstanding. Op, thankfully the worst of it was only a bathroom accident.
walmartpaysme 15
I've taken NyQuil many times, and I can honestly say I have never wet the bed. I'm extremely tired when I wake up to use the bathroom and I usually have no trouble going back to sleep but it does still wake you up usually. OP was probably overly tired an took it as a last resort.
perdix 31
#25, Nyquil can pack a wallop particularly for people who aren't used to alcohol. Perhaps, you are an occasional to frequent drinker, so Nyquil wouldn't flatten you like it would a tee-totaler.
Zoh_Aubrey 8
The creators of NyQuil just created something called ZzzQuil where all it does is put you to sleep. And by "sleep", I mean comatose for up to 9 hours.
walmartpaysme 15
Perdix, I don't drink. A fact that annoys my husband quite a bit. He doesn't understand why I don't like alcohol. I am not the type of person that falls asleep easily though, so that is probably the reason. 49, Zzzquil is scary stuff. I took it and slept 12 hours straight. I even slept through my husbands super annoying alarm that he snoozes six times before he gets out of bed every morning.
thrAsHeRr9081 16
Zzzquil is generic Benadryl.
DocBastard 40
That wasn't NyQuil, that was tequila. You aren't the first victim, and you won't be the last.
shutup_matt 5
Lol
hopsinlove17 26
Tequila also makes your clothes fall off. It's ok OP, try to empty your bladder next time.
slapsface 10
Lol hey can u reply back so I can say I've talked to docbasterd
SenselessPattern 12
#63 You have to make an appointment with his secretary first.
LarryLaDouche 13
#63 Your fanboy erection is showing.
hopsinlove17 26
63- you can't even spell his name correctly. He doesn't have time to waste time on your petty self.
BrimfullOfAsher 20
That sucks, but at least you learned your lesson for next time. Hope your cold is better.
mintcar 10
The nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, best-sleep-you-ever-got-with-a-cold medicine. So much for best sleep you ever got.
StanSmith2013 26
What is NyQuil? Sounds like a Pokemon lol!
FMLshark 12
Google is a powerful tool. Best of all, it's free. I recommend you use it before leaving another comment similar to this one.
DocBastard 40
FMLshark - In the time it took you to type that, you could have just explained. NyQuil is a venomous snake found in South America. Its venom causes drowsiness and, in rare circumstances, loss of bladder control. You're welcome.
walmartpaysme 15
Trust him. He's a doctor.
mintcar 10
26, you could've just typed " medicine. " Just one word.
StanSmith2013 26
Ok sorry for all the hassle. I am not used to all the product named you Americans give things!
Iknowsomestuff 9
But you did sleep. That's pretty much all they guarantee.
KingCeltic77 18
You sound pissed.
broim13calm_down 8
No just be quiet.
zingline89 18
Yes indeed this comment is.
perdix 31
I guess your cat is pissed that it didn't get its chance to stand Zombie Guard for you last night. Now that you've hopped on the Nyquil train, try Jagermeister! You'll get that same lovely taste and peeing your bed will be the least of your problems.
cheshireau 26
Every time I read a FML like this, I worry it will happen to me.
perdix 31
#38, that's not an unreasonable fear. My experience with Nyquil is that it is a very powerful drug. When I have a bad cold, it really knocks me out to give me a good night's sleep. Go to the bathroom before you down your dose and hope for the best.