I took 100mg of diphenhydramine marketed as a sleep aid when I was really struggling to sleep for days. I still didn’t sleep, but I felt as relaxed as a diazepam would make me and I had some very minor visuals so that was nice at least.
Simple but effective
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ScreamingFirehawk@feddit.uk 10 months ago
duckythescientist@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
Did you see the hat man? I’ve also heard that spiders are common with diphenhydramine.
ScreamingFirehawk@feddit.uk 10 months ago
No I didn’t get any full on hallucinations, just light visual patterns. I don’t know if it’s actually pretty tame or if the dosage required to actually trip on it is massive.
hydroxycotton@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
Pretty much. I saw an allergist recently and he said Benadryl doesn’t really help with allergies, but was like, “hey if it helps you sleep go for it.” ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Xotic56@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
Benadryl is good for immediate relief to allergies but doesn’t last long.
Tbh if your allergist said this I’d probably find a new one.
Yes second gen antihistamines have fewer side effects but benadryl works faster (zyrtec takes about an hour and benadryl takes like 30 mins) so in some cases its called for.
TomMasz@piefed.social 10 months ago
My wife had a serious, call 911-level, allergic reaction. The EMTs gave her diphenhydramine and Epi, and she got more at the hospital. She did not recommend the experience.
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 10 months ago
Glad she’s okay. My youngest has some pretty gnarly allergies as well
TheLastOfHisName@lemmy.world 10 months ago
When we were kids, my single working mom would give me and my sister each a hit of Benadryl before a long car trip. It’s the reason we’re still alive.
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
I do the same with my dog.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Bruh I wish I had that, I threw up a lot in car rides lol. :/
dumbass@piefed.social 10 months ago
You can’t sneeze when you’re unconscious
Yes you fucking can, I’ve seen it, it’s funny.
duckythescientist@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
As far as I can tell, it just makes me antsy instead of knocking me out. I wish it could be a sleep aid
Xotic56@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
It is a sleep aid! Not name brand Benadryl because they just don’t want to market it that way but the active ingredient Diphenhydramine is a sleep aid used in several OTC sleep aids.
lillardfair@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Reminds me of this old SNL sketch
krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Benadryl: take as much as you can and SEE THE HATMAN AND APIDERS AND SMOKE CIGARETTES THAT ARENT THERE AND DRIVE A CAR WAIT YOURE NOT DRIVING A CAR YOURE IN YOUR LIVING ROOM WHY IS THERE BROKEN GLASS, WAIT NO THE GLASS IS FINE THE HAT MAN FIXED IT THE SHADOW PEOPLE ARE YOUR FRIENDS BUT WAIT NOW THEYRE NOT SHADOWS YOURE AT A PARTY WHERE DID EVERYONE GO WHERE IS YOUR CIGARETTE WHY ARE THERE SO MANY SPIDERS.