- Dreaming in pain 19th May 2006
... take a 10mg ambien and a 10mg baclofen and 25mg OTC benadryl and that ususally does the trick. If I don't sleep...
- Sleep, I just need sleep 3rd May 2006
... plus a 10mg baclofen (muscle relaxer) and 25mg of OTC benadryl . If I need it I take 50mg benadryl. That works for...
... give it another try. I have glaucoma and can't
take Benadryl which seems to work so well for many people.
Isn...
... same spot as you. I was doing Ambien and the OTC benadryl after awhile I found myself right back to where I ... as I also have MS he stated that if you use the OTC benadryl it can do the reverse and cause insomnia. I am now...
- What works for sleep? Ambien no...trazadone too much weight 28th April 2006
... Benadryl works for me. I sleep all night. Tylenol Pm if i ... am having pain (Tylenol and benadryl )....
... far it is great for me although I do add 25mg of OTC benadryl to it and when necessary 50mgs. Do you take a muscle...
- throat and mouth problems 8th March 2006
... could be an allergic reaction to something so I took a benadryl . I hate benadryl, it not only didn't take care of...
- Question about Baclofen...Bluelake or anyone? 19th February 2006
... i do not notice a difference in how the ambien and benadryl work in conjunction with the baclofen.
gosh, it...
- Pain Pills 14th February 2006
... needs my sleep. I take ambien and baclofen and a benadryl and if I get a good nights sleep I can deal with the...
- Neuro symptoms??? 23rd January 2006
... problem, but with an ambien, a muscle relaxer and a benadryl I usually do ok. Still have the bad times though...
- My appt. with the new Rheumatologist 17th January 2006
... at around 4am but I have been taking a 25mg OTC of benadryl and the 10mg muscle relaxer and IF I am not flaring...
- Harmful Support or Anti-support 26th December 2005
... your sleep problems. I take ambien and baclofen and benadryl , yes that is a lot of sleep meds but I do sleep and ... that helps with my fibro pain. I only use the benadryl when I need it.
Trying to take care of you and...
- Please Help Me...Dr. Appt. Tues 16th December 2005
... Just a simple suggestion, have you tried adding OTC benadryl at night to help you sleep better. I take a 10mg ... ambien and a muscle relaxer and sometimes add the 25mg benadryl and even in flares 50mg of benadryl. You can get...
- started with new physical therapist, pant pant! 8th December 2005
... anything. And you know I love my ambien and use the benadryl and manage well with that. Even after telling her...
- Lunesta 29th October 2005
... I also do that waking up thing, but I take 25mg benadryl and that seems to help. When I am not flaring I go...
- Hi fibro family....my latest news!! 25th October 2005
... have now to take is the ambien, have had to stop the benadryl while taking a prescription antihistamine. I can...
... it? i was able to have my cake and eat it too, the benadryl , by taking one med in the early morning and my bendadryl...
... as easy as possible and did some extra sleep meds ( benadryl ) to help me get a better sleep. I can always tell...
- Info about Ambien and Ambien CR 23rd October 2005
... sleep all through the night. Have you tried taking a benadryl , one 25mg over the counter, it helps me. I'm going...
- Sleepless nights 5th August 2005
... muscle relaxer (zanaflex generic) 6mg and 25mg of OTC benadryl . I take the ambien and zanaflex everynight, and most ... nights the benadryl . I could not fall a sleep or stay asleep without...
- <SIGH> 28th July 2005
... on tv ads for sleep. She is having me try taking Benadryl at night first. It will make me sleepy and may help...
... decade. for the past 4 years i have taken 50mg of benadryl and 10mg of ambien. i decided increased tolerance ... permission to print this and take it to your doctor. benadryl is a safe starting place. i hope it proves to be enough...
... relaxer with it 6mg. and have been taking 25mg of benadryl lately with it. You have a good start with the benadryl...
... tylenol pm's active ingrediant is diphenhydramine. benadryl is the name brand of the generic diphenhydramine....
... know unless I try it whether it will work or not. Benadryl is okay, but I think to myself: why am I taking benadryl...
... Ambien 10mgs a muscle relaxer 6mgs and 25mgs of OTC benadryl . I also take something for my lupus symptoms and...
- moving on, yipes! i have to pack too? 11th July 2005
... hi ksp,
try taking 25mg of benadryl to help the i itching. also i take neurontin. this...
... thanks for the reminder blue, I haven't been taking the benadryl at night for what reason I don't know. That is probably...
... for me.
peace,
bluelakelady
glad you found your benadryl . easy to forget when your mind is elsewhere. wrap...
... creepies allergies??? Just curious because of the Benadryl thing. Just thinling about it makes me icth :) ...
... memory loss, etc. Not good..... :)
So with the benadryl , if it's not allergies making you itch then why or ... how does benadryl help? I try not to take any meds. I like pain JK....
- Ambien... 4th June 2005
... with it and look at the stars. i also take 50mg of benadryl at 8 pm. they also make me sleepy and keep my nose...
... need, when fibro and lupus are flaring, and I do add benadryl to my nightime concoction. Got that tip from bll ... cannot fall back to sleep. As I said I don't need the benadryl when not flaring and I don't use it every night. ...
... that doesn't keep me asleep long enough I try the benadryl . I'm pretty shamless when I have those horrible nights ... since I got the official OK from the doc to take the benadryl with the ambien I try to take enough the first time...
... Thanks for the info on the ambien. I must try the benadryl too!!! I am going to the doc's this week and I will...
... and when flaring and when I know I need it 25mg of benadryl and if I still wake up 25mg more of benadryl and zanaflex...
- Need HELP: "Hot" feeling in lungs w/shortness of breath 21st May 2005
... The other day I noticed the bottle of Children's Benadryl that we give to our ferrets periodically for allergies...
- After Nearly 20 Years... 13th May 2005
... aspirin. What I discovered was that this low dose of benadryl , (the main ingredient in the OTC sleep aid), did not ... the time. I have resorted to taking a small dose of benadryl , upon occasion, when the pain is extreme. I have been ... my body building up a resistance to the low dose of benadryl , which would have resulted in the need for higher...
- New here - was just given Duragesic for my fibromyalgia 4th May 2005
... had itching in the area that the patch was so i took benadryl for that and it helped. after wearing the patch for...
- Could melatonin cause muscle twitches? 27th April 2005
... prettymuch every night at a dose 300 mcg. I know benadryl will cause twitches so I dont take that anymore, but...
- nodding off 21st April 2005
... feelings are concerning pills. i take ambien at night and benadryl to sleep. i still nod off during the day. at night...
- New "tidbits" of info for us Fibromites! 30th March 2005
... You mentioned in another post that you also take Benadryl . Is that just OTC or is it something that has been...
... fit, along with rebel, gypsie and a few others.
the benadryl i take is 50mg and is prescribed for me. between the...
- Thank You Thank You Thank You 28th March 2005
... er. Yep...sleep is such an issue. I take 50mg. of benadryl about an hour before bedtime. (a docto said it was...
... doctor about ambien. i have been taking it along with benadryl at bedtime for about 4 years. i sleep every night...
- Ways to improve brain fog? 2nd January 2005
... alert/aware even in sleep. that and the ambien and the benadryl and the marijuana knock me out at night usually for...
- mouth ulcers 7th October 2004
... compounding pharmacy. They put together lidocaine, benadryl and maalox. Whenever I get mouth sores, or even have...
- Now I have PUPP!!!! 1st August 2004
... shave my head. Aaaaaahhhhh! Luckily I can take some Benadryl before tomorrow when my doc will be there.
It's...
... bad for you esp. since it is summer time!
I took benadryl but also found calamine lotion to be soothing.
...
- Restless Leg Syndrome 15th July 2004
... you crazy.
Caffeine, as well as certain meds like Benadryl can trigger it. I take Darvocet for it, as well as...
- HELP! Feet and Lower Legs HURT! 14th July 2004
... 150mg. 5-HTP
1600mg. Magnesium
750mg. GABA
50mg. Benadryl
When I have leg and foot problems it eases up on...
... Are they straight vitamins? I know I can take the Benadryl but, I can't take any herbal supplements due to my...
- Yep, I think I've officially lost my mind now. HELP!! 12th July 2004
... about to make me go completely insane. I've taken benadryl , thinking ok maybe it's an allergy thing (I do have...
... about to make me go completely insane. I've taken benadryl , thinking ok maybe it's an allergy thing (I do have...
- Medication List 10th June 2004
... to rely on a muscle relaxant only)
Melatonin and benadryl to help sleep
Ginseng and Dexatrim Results for energy...
- People think it's all in your head ..... 3rd June 2004
... I itch EVERYWHERE and nothing relieves it except benadryl .. no one else in my house has this problem - I shoulda...
- New to HealthBoards 30th May 2004
... Any suggestions?? I have read postings about the Benadryl and or Tylenol PM but they only make me anxious and...
- I need Sleep 15th April 2004
... I just use over the counter Benadryl . I take 75mg at bedtime(3 tablets of 25mg each). ... ..So many cause me more grief than I was in. But Benadryl worked for me and it is cheap...I get the bottle of...
- Not SLEEPING is making this pain a pain... 21st November 2003
... very well. Some people have tried a small dose of Benadryl at bedtime, but it doesn't agree with me because of...
- Implant Removal - 8 Wks Post-Op 19th March 2008
... irritation is gone.
What finally made it go away was benadryl cream, about 5 times a day every day for a week, that...
... day. If I don't see any improvement, I'll try the Benadryl Cream. I did notice that it wasn't as itchy when...
- PTTD Surgery Recovery???? 24th January 2008
... with my doctor, and he said I should try to take a Benadryl instead.... so now I've been doing that and I sleep...
- chronic hives on my feet 28th July 2007
... can't even walk to the bathroom. I've been taking Benadryl for weeks and using cremes but nothing seems to work...
- update on ursulac dd 7th June 2007
... never, ever stick anything down a cast.
take some benadryl of OK with DR.
NEVER stick anything down a cast...
- Foot pain and hives 20th April 2007
... Ibuprofen, even taken 8-12 at a time, do nothing for this. Benadryl increases the pain by 100%.
I saw a foot doctor who...
- Stomach Pain with Meds 17th December 2006
... and told me til I got it picked up I could take a Benadryl to help and it did.
Good Luck...
- Posterior Tibial Tendon Problems 3rd October 2006
... days but I was so itchy from it. Combined with the Benadryl , they had to give me to combat the itchies, I was...
... was terribly itchy from the morphine so they gave me Benadryl and that made me sleep all day. The worst part was...
- Sorry- update 11th September 2006
... anything that fits. I still think allergy, because 2 benadryl at 10:30 and another at midnight finally got me to...
- PT progress & Q's 10th August 2006
... how much was skin, it just burned everywhere. Two benadryl , 4 tylenol, and still I lay awake for hours, just...
- What is going on with my feet? 11th February 2006
... doc might be in order. In the mean time get some Benadryl or Calamine something to stop the itch Please call...
- itchy scars after bunion surgery(infection) 31st July 2004
... right up.
I cleansed the area with PEROXIDE and used BENADRYL cream.
It itches so much yet the skin directly on...
- Fractured Calcaneus 17th June 2004
... of sleep can rally mess you up. My doc prescribed Benadryl for me.
Some people posted excersizes on other...
- Calcaneous fractures. 12th February 2004
... thinking about asking about Ultram myself and am using Benadryl for sleep....
- Bilateral Bunionectomy Two Days Ago 15th January 2004
... discontinued the IV pain medicines. They gave him Benadryl while he was on the Percocet to help ease the itching ... . Benadryl makes most people drowsy though. I don't like Benadryl ... say I like being restless or drowsy, but I will take Benadryl if I am itching badly enough, lol!
Like some of...
- migraines 11th November 2007
... that if I take Three Aleve or Motrin along with a Benadryl and something that contains caffeine and if I take...
- Aura with Migraine (very scary!) 30th October 2007
... taking Three Aleve, Motrin or Excedrin along with a Benadryl . I take that with a Coke because I think the caffeine...
- Continuing Headache... 12th October 2007
... there, which in result i take advil or excedrin. or Benadryl for sinus release. As well i get have had a runny...
- What is this?! 21st August 2007
... take allergy meds daily-nasocort spray, zyrtec or benadryl when needed and i do a nasal irrigation daily to prevent...
- new to migraines 8th August 2007
... Strength Excedrin, try also taking an antihistamine like Benadryl or Dimetapp at the same time. It will relieve the...
- "Pressure" on one side of head (but not headache)? 4th August 2007
... similar foggy feeling like what you get when you take a Benadryl and it starts to kick in, if that makes sense.
...
- Imitrex 3rd August 2007
... taken with a Coke or something else with caffeine
One Benadryl or a dose of Dimetapp
Lie down for about half an...
- migranes and vomiting 31st July 2007
... Aleve or Motrin with a Coke (the caffeine helps)
One Benadryl (this is what stops the nausea and vomiting)
Lie...
- New here - Menstrual Headaches?? 14th June 2007
... something for nausea, some anti inflammatory and benadryl . I was like...hugh? None of this sounds like it...
- Headaches caused by barometric pressure 19th May 2007
... worse HA's when weather changes, i usually take 2 Benadryl Severe Sinus HA caplets. I have tried all kinds of...
- Sick of headaches 1st May 2007
... on which type of h/a i have.
If sinus: I take (2) Benadryl severe sinus headache & lay down with a cold pack...
- Migraine Meds Help 24th April 2007
... cause drowsiness, it is not as marked as it is with Benadryl .
Take three Motrin, Aleve or Advil
Take two tablespoons ... of Dimetapp or one Benadryl
Take it all with a Coke, or something else with caffeine...
- Tension Headache - easy remeby in the supermarket 7th April 2007
... tablets, together with 50mg of diphenhydramine (aka Benadryl or generic)
The diphenhydramine is an antihistamine...
... bedtime, I take 600 mg of Ibuprofen, and 50 mg of Benadryl . It works very well....
- migraines 9th March 2007
... Excedrin or Three Aleve or Motrin, taken with a Coke
One Benadryl or one dose of Dimetapp
The catch is, I have to...
- Please Help! Migraines! 14th February 2007
... prescription I have ever been on. I take three Motrin, a Benadryl or dose of Dimetapp and take them with a Coke. Those...
- migranes helpppp plz 31st December 2006
... along with a Coke (or anything with caffeine) and a benadryl or a dose of Dimetapp as soon as I get the distored ... still want to try it. I am pretty convinced that the Benadryl is what stops the other symptoms. I have also found...
... along with a Coke (or anything with caffeine) and a benadryl or a dose of Dimetapp as soon as I get the distored ... still want to try it. I am pretty convinced that the Benadryl is what stops the other symptoms. I have also found...
... and if you have the other symptoms I would add the Benadryl too. Some people do respond fine even when they don...
- Imitrex Side Effects? 31st December 2006
... from ever using it again. I now use Two Excedrin, a Benadryl and a Coke and it practically eliminates the headache...
- Month long headache... 5th November 2006
... etc, see a physical therapist.
3. Try taking some Benadryl along with your Advil - often helps because of its...
- cant take this pain anymore! 25th October 2006
... Diphenhydramine ( Benadryl ) helps boost the effect of simple pain releivers,...
- How to help with Migraines? 25th September 2006
... taken with Coke or another caffeinated beverage
One Benadryl or one dose of Dimetapp
Resting for about half an...
- chronic tension headaches 3rd September 2006
... ago, and I am still waiting!! I am going to try the benadryl , having a toddler in the house is great I have the...
... you were mentioning about :) .. I haven't tried the benadryl yet I am wondering did you get really sleepy with ... keeping this post going!! I am anxious to see if the benadryl works I had to take a 1/2 of xanax today because the...
... sometimes.
(Wowwwweee I think you meant to direct your benadryl post to boxerlover.) But I have a medicine phobia...
... condition better than others.
I am going to try the benadryl tonight before bed and see if it helps a little, I...
... stomach problem. Somewhere I must have missed what the benadryl and asprin is supposed to do. I do know that the antidepres ... the doc was trying to put me on kind of acts like benadryl . I'm starting magnesium tomorrow. Now that I'm off...
... causes pain above eye like mig. does sometimes) i take Benadryl Severe Sinus HA. That works wonders!!! Usually how ... sinus HA, then u feel like dukey!!! So i usually try benadryl 1st to see if it works.
The Diamond HA Clinic is...
- Occipital Neuralgia or Migranes? 13th June 2006
... Then he put me on an IV with 'Prochlorperazine' and benadryl . And then a second IV bag with Dexamethasone (steroid...
- Lightheadedness/pressure in ears 5th June 2006
... to help reduce fluid in your ears. Have you tried benadryl as well? Do you find it helps because it causes you...
- How do I get rid of migraines? 29th April 2006
... years. I did go see a Neurologist. I take Imitrex plus Benadryl at the same time, and if I take that combination when...
... of my favs. I've had migraines since I was six. benadryl can work for some.
B-12 CoQ10 , even magnesium. ... else.
and I am desperate. Strong coffee with sugar benadryl and aleve is what I take. Hope this helps...
