use with caution

ok, if you've been checking the times on some of my posts, you know i'm often up late at night. sometimes it's just because i'm a night owl, and when the creative mojo is flowing, you can't stop. other times, i'm more tired than a one-legged man in a... i forget how that one goes... but i lie in bed with my eyes wide open, my mind going a million miles a minute about who knows what... someone suggested i take tylenol p.m. it's supposed to help you sleep, supposed to be safe and non-habit forming. normally, i'm opposed to drugs. i'm a big believer that the body will heal itself, and if there's a symptom, it's there for a reason. but after the past three weeks, one week working on the church website day and night (i pulled a few all-nighters that week!) and the week leading up to easter (yet another long one), and then there's the unending cycle - if you can't go to bed until 4am one day, you sleep until 10 or 11am, then you're not tired again the next day until late... you know the drill. i was desperate for a good night's sleep. following the directions on the bottle, i took two gelcaps, and let me tell you, my heart sank when i woke up all tingly at 2:00 monday afternoon.

anyway, i'm much better rested, but will probably be more cautious next time i can't sleep. i know you can split an aspirin tablet in half; does anyone know if you can do that with a gelcap? :)