Diphenhydramine for sleep | Sleep Aid

Using diphenhydramine as a sleep aid, Discuss this popular over-the-counter medication for sleep.

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[discorabbit]

I suffer from skin itching and insomnia. This is the perfect sleep aid for me

[ThePwest]

I have motion sickness and decided to try this one day near bedtime and I slept better than I have in a long time. I tried it the next two nights and slept great as well which is unusual so this is the only thing that has worked for my sleep.

[Fgod]

The only reason why I take this for sleep is because when I need to sleep and my body just won’t knock out, I’ll take it. But I get that it’s not something I should take every day.

[nicks]

Watching this is helping me fall asleep😂

[snakeb]

This is so effective for me. Way more effective than l theanine or melatonin. I go into the office once a week so I take it only once a week the night before. The label says it won't cause dependence, and the scientific literature says the same thing.

[youandiryan]

I just took some diphenhydramine. Boy to tell you it is hitting me hard now. I almost never have problems falling asleep but I had covid, which is gone now. But a result of the covid is my sleep pattern got all messed up, from waking up a lot.

[darkesco]

Good info. Trying to get off benadryl too. I feel like my brain wants to sleep during the day. I get this wide awake feeling around midnight no matter how much I craved sleep all day.

[kathryncollins]

Wow, I didn’t realize it cause nasal congestion. I’ve been fighting nasal congestion for a week and feeling better they’re taking NAC and using a Netti pot and this morning after taking Benadryl for the first time in a few years, I had worse nasal congestion than I have all week. Interesting!

[burquebandit]

I literally can't sleep without this

[eligreg]

I accidentally bought this thinking it would help with my cold. Lets just say I was knocked tf out for most of the day 😂 slept like a tank

[adamrobertson]

When nothing else works this does for me. I don't recommend using it every single night but I've had good results with it. Definitely groggy the next day but I'll take that over being groggy all day from not being able to sleep

[titorex]

Wonder why this is given to me now, I have colds and side-effect is nasal congestion, though yes itching causes me to not sleep at once

[kathryncollins]

I have MdDS And I just got up from it two hours ago and I still feel horrendous from it. I think it might be worse on me than it is on people without that. But I also know that it’s easy to need more and more for it to keep working and that is scary. I don’t think I’ve ever taken more than two at a time but I don’t think I want to take it anymore because it makes me feel worse than natural things do. I had no idea about the things in this video. I might share it with one of my groups online. Thanks so much for this video I had not realized all of these things.

[randybobandy]

The dreams that I get on it are crazy and so vivid. Find it impossible to wake up in the morning after

[DanielFCutter]

Diphenhydramine is a strong drug! It is used in surgery to potentate narcotic effects. It is addictive and I can vouch for that. Only way off this drug is a very slow taper. I don’t drink or do any other medications, but I look forward to diphenhydramine at night for its sedative effects. It does cause restless leg syndrome for half an hour, then it is gone and replaced with sleepyness.

[mrjimmcdaniels]

I've been taking it since my stem cell transplant and I'm trying to wean myself off of it. It's very addictive for me and is connected to increased chances of dementia.

[DXmYb]

So excited to use this drug to fix my sleep schedule. It's been wrong for months.

[amytrumbull]

I used to take diphenhydramine to sleep but finally discovered it was making me very depressed so I stopped. Now I've been on trazadone for years and want/need to cut down my dosage but I am worried I'll be in hell all night. There's no perfect way to get off these types of drugs.

[NsskMedia]

Make you forget about things all the time, lost of memory and focus and seassures if taken for too long

[opera]

Thanks, great “ Overview” of this drug, etc. ! ( I am a Pharmacist Licensed/ Endorsed in Montana, more or less semi-Retired now).. Interestingly, I, found diphenhydramine cautiously/*carefully “ useful in many patients, & myself: particularly, cautious, y, in coughs, sleep, & queasy( non-specific), etc. I did subscribe.. ( ps, I am Kappa Psi ( Pi Chapter), COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, PURDUE), etc. You? Thanks