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TryingToHaveTheLifeIWant
A well-known side effect of Diphenhydramine is weight gain.
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Written on March 31st, 2008
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PatientRapunzel
I have trouble falling asleep. I often find myself staying up very late into the night, or not sleeping at all, because of anxiety or tangential thoughts. My mind won't turn off, and sometimes the only way to unwind is just to zone out...
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Written on February 7th, 2006
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georaindrop
I take benedryl for insomnia sometimes. I don't every night because I don't like the way it makes me feel sometimes. Too groggy the next day. And it does'nt work. If I take it every night. Sometimes I take melatonin. But that does'nt...
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Written on May 19th, 2011
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somewhatlost
My mom suggested this to me once. I was having some problems with my legs (I don't have RLS but sometimes my legs just act all weird) and I couldn't sleep because of it. My mom said to take Benadryl and I kind of laughed...
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Written on March 25th, 2008
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lilbopeep25
I've gone through bouts of insomnia where I absolutely could not fall asleep. I discovered that Benadryl makes me sleepy, so even if I didn't need it, I would take it to help me fall asleep. The strange thing is that a lot of the over...
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Written on October 16th, 2006
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insomniacsanonymous
CAN'T GET TO SLEEP?
INSOMNIACS ANONYMOUS PROJECT
Whilst the rest of the world is sound asleep are you kept awake by thoughts buzzing around your head? We want to hear those voices; from the mundane, quizzical and funny to the dark...
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Written on November 13th, 2012
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mereidmo
I don't think it's so bad. If it works, it works. I don't do it often, partly because I find that the effect lasts up to a day after.
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Written on March 26th, 2008
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MiracleWhipTrickster
I've tried sleeping pills and Benadryl to try to put me to sleep before, a couple of times it helped but not most of the time. I never wanted to depend on any sort of pill or medicine to put me to sleep, I always wanted to be able to...
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Written on January 21st, 2011
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justagirl21
I've stepped my game up to sleep aid. I can't play around with Benadryl anymore. It doesn't so a thing for me anymore. Plus I'm on Symbax, which could knock out a horse.
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Written on December 1st, 2006
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C3C3C3
I was on Benadryl and some other narcotics. It was so heavenly to be able to sleep, even a drug induced, nightmare infused slumber was welcome, but it was too good, and next thing you know I'm addicted. Now I've quit because someone I...
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Written on November 28th, 2012
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SecretsofWillow
I've had a constant trouble of falling asleep, and I'm not always a fan of those heavy sleeping pills, so instead on nights I know I won't be able to fall asleep, I simply pop two benadryl about an hour or so before I go to bed. It...
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Written on April 25th, 2012
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Zepp99
A glass warm milk
1 tsp nutmeg
1tsp cinnamon
2tsp oval tine
A drop of honey
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Written on April 22nd, 2013
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vibrante
II started taking the benedryl when my daughter was an out of control teenager and went to jail. She was safe, so I didn't have to go heading out into the night to find her, yet I was so worried about her, I couldn't sleep.
She got...
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Written on November 26th, 2012
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DietIcedTea
I've been taking Benadryl for a while to help with insomnia. I've tried OTC sleep-aids but they end up giving me nightmares. Benadryl doesn't. I took two last night to help me get to sleep since I was on the verge of a panic attack...
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Written on June 25th, 2009
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Judah
Step mom's a nurse. Benadryl's an awesome non-habit forming sleep aid. I use it when I need it.
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Written on May 6th, 2007
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HaydenLaRue
I don't do it as often anymore, mainly because if and when I do, I need to take much more than I should just to get even the slightest bit of an effect. I only do it when I am particularly desperate. Another contributing factor is that...
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Written on March 17th, 2011
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mrdoesitandsayswhatsup
I took ten pills which is way too many but I took five to start. Then I forgot I took them at all, it makes you forgetful, and took five more. I saw shit no man should see. I saw huge spiders, with bat wings and giant demonic...
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Written on August 16th, 2012
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eyeore55
I take Benadryl too! I was taking tylenol pm and then my doc told me to take benadryl because it was better and not habit forming. It also helps with my sinuses and allergies. I love it!
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Written on June 9th, 2007
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LongJahnSilver
I've swallowed them whole, crushed them up and drank them, snorted them, taken them sublingually... Sometimes they can be a life saver but the hangover I get is killer. I'm like a zombie the entire next day. Often times, I probably...
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Written on December 25th, 2012
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acryforhelp
I take a pill prescribed by my Doctor and I sleep thru the night (Trazedone) I sleep like a baby without side affects good luck. Will use benadryl as a back up.
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Written on January 30th, 2011
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