Just took some Sominex. Now I don't want to sleep

[Agentbolt]

I've been having occasional trouble dropping off to sleep lately, so I have some store brand Sominex, or whatever those over the counter blue sleep aid pills are called. I took a few about 20 minutes ago, and then 2 minutes ago my girlfriend texted me and said she'd like to come over. It's past midnight here so that only means one thing.

Now what the hell do I do? I've narrowed my choices down to three options.

#1. Take a caffeine pill or two (I have those too, better living through chemistry!) and hope it won't kill me.

#2. Fight to stay awake. I'm assuming if I don't WANT to sleep, my body will resist the Sominex coursing through my veins and I'll be able to stay awake.

#3. Tell the girlfriend to make a date with her buddy in the nightstand tonight and just go to sleep.

HELP ME ATOT YOU'RE MY ONLY HOPE

edit: time is a factor here, folks.

 

[Kyle]

#2....#1 if you start nodding off.

What the fuck are you thinking w/ #3?

 

[Agentbolt]

#2....#1 if you start nodding off.

What the fuck are you thinking w/ #3?

#3 was my fallback idea if #1 would kill me and I was unable to accomplish #2. My knowledge of caffeine pill vs. Sominex pill is limited to that episode of the Simpsons where Homer chugged a bottle of each when he was a trucker.

 

[RESmonkey]

just go to bed if it's taht serious.

 

[Agentbolt]

just go to bed if it's taht serious.

Yeah I'm starting to get pretty droopy here, and I'd hate to collapse asleep and start snoring into my girlfriend's crotch halfway through it. Curses.

 

[Praxis1452]

it's probably the same stuff that benadryl is made of. 25mg tablets. A cup of coffee might work. 50mg of sominex probably isn't too bad, atleast for me, if I need to stay up.

Unless it's a prescription, it's really more of a light suggestion.

 

[IGBT]

she's on top tonight. that should keep you awake.

 

[destrekor]

it's probably the same stuff that benadryl is made of. 25mg tablets. A cup of coffee might work. 50mg of sominex probably isn't too bad, atleast for me, if I need to stay up.

Unless it's a prescription, it's really more of a light suggestion.

that's exactly the case

Sominex is diphenhydramine, and depending on the version, they are either 25 or 50mg, so let's say you took 3, at most that's 150mg, or it's 75mg.
Regardless, it doesn't knock you out. It just takes a little edge off and makes falling asleep easy.
won't lie - I've taken [a couple] and stayed awake no problem... but was enjoying the hilarity of anything called comedy and had a slight "drunk" feeling that added to the fun.

In short - unless you took 250+mg, you'll be able to stay awake easily. If you took 250+mg, you'll be able to stay awake easily but will probably fall over yourself quite a bit and laugh non-stop while doing so. I can only imagine sex in that condition, probably a blast.