Were you ever put to sleep by parents using melatonin or benadryl?

To keep it short, when i was a kid, if my parents were tired, they would slip me a melatonin or benadryl in water or juice. Just wondering how common was this back in the days, 20+ years ago, and how often?

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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

There was no such thing. My uncle and aunt did use "sedadrops" to help my cousins.

Alexa98 · 26-30, F

@samueltyler2 so they did

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@Alexa98 yes, even then though, i thought it a bit extreme.

Alexa98 · 26-30, F

@samueltyler2 feel like i have to have kids to judge

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@Alexa98 not really, in my opinion using medication to sedate a child to get them to sleep is rarely a good idea. I was a pediatrician and father of 3!