Benadryl discussions (experiences, side effects, dosages, etc...)

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Inner Ear Disorders board

Panic Attacks 4th November 2004
... you know a lot on the subject. So did you ever try Benadryl ? I saw that post and thought maybe I should go get...
... of mine because of my name Scott. I've never tried Benadryl ...some seem to say great things about it but not sure...
Eye glasses & VN 14th September 2004
... progressive len, the bifocal or contact lens? Also does benadryl have any kind of hang over effect? I have taken it ... there any chance that you could become dependent on benadryl ? Thanks...
Caffeine, anxiety, depression......Help!!!! 1st September 2004
... from you doctor and you can tolerate it....take some benadryl at bedtime. This will help you get over the anxiety...
Does this sound like an inner ear infection? 23rd August 2004
... from you doctor and you can tolerate it....take some benadryl at bedtime. This will help you get over the anxiety...
... from time to time is to take a couple of spoons of benadryl at bedtime. It seems to help me sleep through the...
itching ears and constant ringing 21st August 2004
... the bp med the ringing slacked off. I had to take benadryl for the itching. I thought i would end up in ER,...
Any links..... 29th April 2004
... went on all through summer, without me giving the benadryl I was taking a second thought (I have been using it...
Hydroxyzine? 14th December 2003
... several clizines (e.g., cyclizine) diphenhydramine ( Benadryl ) promethazine hydroxyzine (Vistaril) Hydroxyzine...
Vetigo Dreams 17th November 2003
... don't have anything to help--I wonder if taking a benadryl before bed would help? If I feel like that tonight...
... don't have anything to help--I wonder if taking a benadryl before bed would help? If I feel like that tonight ... for you? My family practice doctor recommended benadryl in the beginning for me. Apparently it's a vestibular...
... rock apart!!! The only med I have to even try is OTC benadryl !!! I haven't tried once, since I had a cold awhile...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome board

Diphenhydramine & IBS 30th October 2007
... hope someone else will respond, because I too take benadryl on occassion for sleep and would very much like to ... know if benadryl could be a culprit in IBS or constipation issues. ... I have taken benadryl on and off for years, and it has never caused constipation ... given to people who suffer from IBS. My point is, benadryl is listed as an antihistamine, but also has ANTICHOLENERGIC...
... I stopped taking Benadryl a few years back because of it's constipating effects...
Connection Between IBS and Allergies? 23rd March 2007
... What about between antihistamines (claritin, zyrtec, benadryl ) and IBS? I've read that these drugs can cause constipatio...
My uncle is in the hospital! 1st June 2004
... small tear that kept opening in the past. I know that Benadryl is the only thing that has helped me well in the past...

Kidney Disorders board

Rash, breathlessness, diabetes please help :( 24th March 2007
... chest for the SOB on mild exertion and they gave me benadryl and something else so my body wouldn't react to the ... glucophage doxycycline keflex clyndamyacin Septra Bactrium Benadryl Med given at ER for dizziness Med given at ER for...
Renal Artery Stenosis Confirmed... 4th December 2003
... hotspots" I would say. She had itching and they gave her benadryl . It took almost 2 weeks for it to go away. She was...

Knee & Hip Problems board

Bite on knee 18th June 2006
... still a little swollen,not as much but I gave her benadryl and been putting cortizone cream on it. Is there a...

Lasik Eye Surgery board

I had PRK Surgery done on 08/24/2006 on my left eye. 26th August 2006
... in my lid...but my husband kept my knocked out with Benadryl . I do recommend that...it keeps the itching from driving...

Learning Disorders board

please help! does anyone recognize these symptoms? 3rd May 2007
... sleeping pill or feel sleepy like you took too much benadryl ? Sometimes legal prescriptions can have adverse side...

Liver Disorders board

Diagnosis comfirmed 19th July 2007
... to the doctor but she just told me to keep taking Benadryl . I thought maybe I was having an allergic reaction...
Rash, Type 2 diabetic, high cholesterol, im only 26 :( please help 26th March 2007
... think anything of it.....go the dye injected with benadryl , went home. Maybe a week later is when I had the...
itchiness on hands and feet... 13th January 2007
... scratch so hard I would get welps. I started taking Benadryl and went to the doctor and she told me to keep taking ... the Benadryl . Also, told me to start taking Claritin. Yes, the ... Benadryl worked but I would sleep constantly b/c of it and...
High ALT result with Vytorin 10/20 29th December 2006
... for sleeping then it is wisest to take the straight Benadryl and leave the acetaminophen out. Better yet, ask your...
Liver disorders and itching... 15th November 2004
... itching, and these include: Atarax (hydroxyzine), Benadryl (diphenhydrinate) and Questran (cholestyramine)....

Lung & Respiratory Disorders board

Frequent Deep Breaths/ Yawning 9th November 2006
... medications it culminated with a severe reaction to the benadryl that the paramedics gave me. I ended up being air...
MAC (Mycrobacterium Avium Complex) 3rd November 2006
... it won't go completely away. I can control it with Benadryl , but it won't go away. Hope to hear soon from NJ...
Need Advice...Please read 15th October 2006
... sounded like allergies. I went and got some Claritin and Benadryl and took it as instructed. Everything seemed to be...
can non-acute asthma cause chronic shortness of breath? 26th April 2006
... really only have mild allergies - I used to take a 1/2 benadryl at night and no allergies....they just changed me...
I'm so frustrated and need answers 22nd May 2004
... my doctor did say could be my allergies and taking benadryl or some kind of antihistamine helps sometimes but...

Lupus board

Laryngeal Lupus 16th March 2008
... that extended down my neck but I took alot of liquid benadryl which usually stopped it. But i've had all sorts of...
Rashes 7th February 2008
... what was going on and told me to basically take some benadryl and "wait and see" the rash eventually went away about...
please share stories of symptoms before you DX with lupus 22nd January 2008
... and noticed I had very itchy hands and feet. I took Benadryl and went to sleep. When I woke up, I had hives all...
... all day was the moment I could go home and take some Benadryl and go to bed and not have to itch and keep myself...
(LONG) HELP! New confused and freaked out! 4th January 2008
... was the Holiday Weekend) I was given IV Solu-Medrol, Benadryl , and Zantac. I was also given Prednisone 60mg to take...
just finished course of sulfa 12th September 2007
... 104 fever and had to be injected with prednisone & benadryl at the ER. The rash took about 2 or 3 months to finally...
burning rash on chest..any relief out there? 23rd May 2007
... itching but isn't cortisone-based, like aloe, Aveena, or Benadryl ? When I started getting lupus rashes, though...
Lupus & hydroxchlor (plaquenil) ?? 26th April 2007
... mg of hydroxchlor. I have been taking one pill of benadryl each night at bed time and it does help me sleep....
... mg of hydroxchlor. I have been taking one pill of benadryl each night at bed time and it does help me sleep....
MAjor Allergic reaction last night 30th December 2006
... week, your body is still adjusting? Could 4 t. of Benadryl on top of Fentanyl be a factor? Do any of the Fentanyl ... warnings apply to Benadryl ? And is 4 teaspoons a lot of Benadryl? About your...
Trying real hard to cope with SLE... 26th September 2006
... I was placed on antibiotics beforehand and was on Benadryl , same reaction. I also can't tolerate stitches, or...
Even More Confused???????? 8th September 2006
... epi, and aqueous adrenaline injections as well as Benadryl , and none of them caused me to peel like you described...
Question 12th July 2006
... very red and inflammed. And took about 2 days with benadryl to go down. Then just a week ago she got another bug ... swelled up and got red and inflammed. Even still with benadryl it took about 2-3 days to go down. But she also got...
Not a big fan.... 31st May 2006
... be able to function on the pain pills--just taking Benadryl puts me into a snore! Hope that storm front that...
Insomnia 11th May 2006
... in you mouth. Another thing you might try is taking Benadryl before bed. That tends to make you sleepy too. My...
As if 22nd November 2005
... Sorry to hear you had a bad reaction to the Benadryl . I had a reaction to it as well, but in a different...
... Sorry to hear you had a bad reaction to the Benadryl . I had a reaction to it as well, but in a different...
Lupus and sleep disturbance? 7th August 2005
... and 6mgs of muscle relaxer and sometimes 25mg of OTC benadryl . All this doc approved of course. I have noticed ... sleep as easy. During these times I usually add the benadryl . There are other sleep meds that may work better...
Sun-Free HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8th July 2005
... done to help relieve it. I thought about trying some benadryl allergy medicine, because that is what I usually take ... those, just awful itching). I tried putting some benadryl cream on it yesterday, but it didn't seem to do anything...
lupus & itching 1st May 2005
... itching -- I litterally scratched myself raw before the Benadryl would kick in. Now I just have general annoying ... it gets particularly bad, I will take a couple of Benadryl and go to bed (that stuff knocks me out!). My rheumy...
... and hives. She told me that my best bet was simply Benadryl . Of course, this makes most people really drowsy ... non-drowsy antihistamines were less effective than Benadryl , especially for itching. Of course, real relief...
... dmorcats, I agree with aquanegra that Benadryl is probably the best OTC antihistamine to relieve ... few hours in bed asleep. I sometimes end up with a Benadryl hangover in the morning, but at least I got some relief...
Lupus and Infections??? 20th February 2005
... Zyrtec, Advair, Nasonex, and sometimes Prednisone and Benadryl ) for that, and I was on allergy shots in high school...
Eye Exam - Help 3rd December 2004
... an allergic reaction to the drops. Do you have any benadryl ? I can't remember the names of the drops right...
Does your rash itch??? 10th October 2004
... Are you able to take OTC antihistamines, like Benadryl ? I used to carry it in my handbag for insect bites...
... Are you able to take OTC antihistamines, like Benadryl ? I used to carry it in my handbag for insect bites...
... Since VeeJ has already mentioned Benadryl Cream and that is a brand name, I am going to take...
... prescription for "industrial" strength (my term) benadryl and also prednisone if I feel I need it. Really don...
????Itchy hands and feet???? 3rd August 2004
... The itching is starting to drive me nutso!! Does Benadryl type cream help at all? Thanks to you both, be good...
Mouth Sores 10th May 2004
... Try mixing Benadryl elixir (pink liquid) with Maalox and swishing it for...
severe runny nose and lupus? 31st January 2004
... right now. Oh, as far as OTC for runny nose, I tried benadryl for that and for swelling (before I got lupus dx)...
Rashes? Lupus? 5th January 2004
... Has any dr. ever told you that maybe an OTC like Benadryl could help, at least as a stop-gap? Again, that would ... if there are no known reasons for you NOT to take Benadryl (naturally). I get enormous reactions from insect ... totally unsurprising & definitely endorsed my carrying Benadryl in my handbag for emergencies. But I'd asked specifically...

Lyme Disease board

ringing in ears? zithro? 22nd March 2008
... would take Advil cold and sinus at the same time as Benadryl .. Also, Dr. R doesnt rely on the CD-57 test so much...
Is Dr. Raxlen the only dr. in NY area? 22nd February 2008
... he told me to try it anyway with a little bit of benadryl . and he gave me a vitamin B shot and a syringe to...
... he told me to try it anyway with a little bit of benadryl . and he gave me a vitamin B shot and a syringe to...
Aggressive treatment not always good 19th February 2008
... antibiotics for 3 days take high doses of vitamin c and benadryl several times a day. It is very hopeful to me that...
figuring out how to do this... 7th February 2008
... hives and asked if i could take the azithromycin with benadryl . they said yes, so i tried it today but the hives...
Problems with sleeping???? 30th January 2008
... Jojo, The benadryl does not seem to work for me. I am now having to...
Survived getting PICCED 29th January 2008
... brain fog because I did not recall. They gave me benadryl ahead of time just because of the concern of an reaction...
out of work 29th November 2007
... lessening also and he even has days he doesn't need the benadryl . He went through a bad time where his hands were...
Weird symptoms while on Zithromax 28th May 2007
... stop the abx when I herx? He also told me to take benadryl . Okay, I was already out of it and I didn't think ... benadryl was a good idea. The only thing I could think of was ... that he thought I had had a panic attack and benadryl would help. I know some people take that when they...
antibiotic reaction?? 25th May 2007
... of the amoxicillin for the rest of today, give her benadryl every 6 hours and then in the morning if it is gone...
... of the amoxicillin for the rest of today, give her benadryl every 6 hours and then in the morning if it is gone...
Sarah92202-we went got dx 2nd May 2007
... while on rocephin. They said to make sure we have benadryl and we also have a prescription for Epi-pens. They...
Burning eyeballs & other symptoms since I'm off abx 10th April 2007
... afternoon It does help with the herxing along with benadryl Hope you are having a decent day today Best wishes...
Questions, questions, questions 20th February 2007
... strength sleeping pill, I might need Advil PM or a Benadryl to fall asleep. The way I see it is that the benefits...
Burning/Buzzing sensation 12th February 2007
... too It intensifies when I lay down I take liquid benadryl and one of my xanax wrap up in a heating pad and then ... feels like the itching dry burning skin stuff the benadryl helps and the heating pads I do hear this is part...
I got sleeping pills & they worked! 7.5 hrs of straight sleep! 24th January 2007
... Rozerem, Lunesta, Ambien, Tylenol PM, pain killers, benadryl , etc.) Well, I have good news! My LLMD prescibed...
lyme rash? 16th October 2006
... anti-itch creams, prescription Poison Ivy creams, benadryl cream, cortisone creams, etc. I even tried a...
Jernigan tinctures are working - I feel better! 26th September 2006
... half-way between Unisom & Rocerem. She recommended Benadryl of all things. I need sleep so badly that I took ... 2 regular strength Benadryl last night. Its not extended relief or anything ... wondering - is this Lyme or the after affects of the Benadryl ? I hope its not the Benadryl. It shouldn't be...
... Hi 6 Blues, I take 1 Benadryl pill to wake without the groggy feeling. Still helps...
... are asleep and read this in the morning. And hope benadryl works great, let us know. I have tried it and it...
... better. I think the grogginess is the effects of the benadryl . I hope you get some good rest. Frango...
... Thanks guys! I tried just one Benadryl last night and it didn't work. I did feel tired ... will try to cut 'em in half and take one and a half Benadryl tonight, a little science experiment! :) I think...
Could this be Lyme Disease? 21st July 2006
... though. She has other bites on her that I gave her benadryl for yesterday but they look nothing like this, just...
allergies or lyme? 21st June 2006
... myriad of allergies and take Claritin D in the day and benadryl at night, plus get 2 shots a month. My Lyme symptoms...
tightness in chest and lightheadedness 8th June 2006
... almost all of our detox measures, and sometimes use benadryl . It's weird how it works, but it stops the bodies...
Hit a bump in the lyme road 23rd May 2006
... now have, apparently neither will anything except benadryl that makes me sleep a nasty, disturbed sleep, but...
Itchy eyes 23rd May 2006
... anithystamine would help with the itching. In U.S. we have Benadryl , Sudafed, etc. I also wonder if it could be an...
Just diagnosed (sort of) 23rd May 2006
... pretty much taking care of the headaches. Anyone use benadryl or anything for the rash? Carol...
... pretty much taking care of the headaches. Anyone use benadryl or anything for the rash? Carol Hi Carol, I too...
Question about doctor-Ryser 15th May 2006
... taking a One-Step supplement to hydrate as well as Benadryl . By the way, I still take the Evening primrose and...
Full Body Rash...Please Help! 21st January 2006
... out into bigger patches of red skin. I am taking Benadryl and putting Caladryl on my skin and then putting Extra...
... wanted me to take a break from meds for a bit, take benadryl , pain meds, whatever needed to ease the pain/fever...
... spots and my legs have tiny purple spots on them. The Benadryl seems to make it feel worse or about the same. I ... because there are so many in me that can't get out...the Benadryl can't really help relieve the itch. I am soooooo...
... not sure if I can relax enough. I don't dare take Benadryl , because everytime I have ever taking it I have had ... problems. I have always wondered if I am allergic to Benadryl ! The pharmacist told me that I might need to get...
I'm itching like crazy! :( 6th January 2006
... have found that helps with the itching is taking some benadryl and going to sleep when it's bad, if you can fall...


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