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Posted by willyee on August 26, 2005, at 1:50:28
I have a sleep study comming up,and i dont take things for sleep,but tonight i wanted to sleep,so reading how it was not dangerous and confirming it with my doc,well i took bedadryl,theee capsuls to make 75 mg.
Now i dont know if this is even considered a lot,since i never used it,BUT besides a small drowsy feelin it is not doing a single thing for sleep,im still wide awake and it feel s like the drug is passing.
Anyone else have this non response to benadryl,is it common for one to have it?
Posted by Gabbix2 on August 26, 2005, at 4:30:42
In reply to WoW, posted by willyee on August 26, 2005, at 1:50:28
It doesn't do a thing for me. It makes me feel a bit dizzy, and that's it.
Posted by willyee on August 26, 2005, at 5:32:34
In reply to Re: WoW » willyee, posted by Gabbix2 on August 26, 2005, at 4:30:42
Boy i wish i knew that,now im wide awake and feel like crap,uggh never ever again,thanks.
Posted by gardenergirl on August 26, 2005, at 9:36:25
In reply to Re: WoW, posted by willyee on August 26, 2005, at 5:32:34
benadryl actually makes me a bit restless. It does not help me sleep at all.
gg
Posted by wildcard on August 26, 2005, at 10:52:31
In reply to Re: WoW, posted by gardenergirl on August 26, 2005, at 9:36:25
Nope doesnt work here either...hopefully ur sleepin though?!
Posted by willyee on August 26, 2005, at 12:18:19
In reply to Re: WoW, posted by wildcard on August 26, 2005, at 10:52:31
Nope,i wanted to avoid ambien but looks like ill be heading that route,but first i have an actual sleep test soon for apena i think its spelled,if im lucky i can alk the doc into giving me xyre.
Posted by wildcard on August 26, 2005, at 12:24:56
In reply to Re: WoW, posted by willyee on August 26, 2005, at 12:18:19
Good Luck....Ambien did not help me any even at higher doses?
Posted by yxibow on August 26, 2005, at 16:02:30
In reply to WoW, posted by willyee on August 26, 2005, at 1:50:28
> I have a sleep study comming up,and i dont take things for sleep,but tonight i wanted to sleep,so reading how it was not dangerous and confirming it with my doc,well i took bedadryl,theee capsuls to make 75 mg.
>
> Now i dont know if this is even considered a lot,since i never used it,BUT besides a small drowsy feelin it is not doing a single thing for sleep,im still wide awake and it feel s like the drug is passing.
>
> Anyone else have this non response to benadryl,is it common for one to have it?The sleep formations which are basically the same as the ones used for antihistamines I believe typically say 50mg. As for my personal experience, it causes tachycardia (racing pulse) initially and then starts making me drowsy up to two hours later.
I dunno about 75mg but I wouldnt take any much more personally; all anticholinergics possess atropine (belladonna) like side effects and eventually one could reach a dose where one is spaced out and paranoid.
You just may not be a responder for this particular side effect (remember you are taking it for a side effect, its an antihistamine) of the medication or a very fast metabolizer.
Posted by Phillipa on August 26, 2005, at 18:25:59
In reply to Re: WoW, posted by yxibow on August 26, 2005, at 16:02:30
Hey willyee, When I got stung by bees working in the yard I took some. It made me feel tired but not in a good way. Certainly wouldn't have put me to sleep! Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by 4WD on August 26, 2005, at 21:14:38
In reply to WoW, posted by willyee on August 26, 2005, at 1:50:28
> I have a sleep study comming up,and i dont take things for sleep,but tonight i wanted to sleep,so reading how it was not dangerous and confirming it with my doc,well i took bedadryl,theee capsuls to make 75 mg.
>
> Now i dont know if this is even considered a lot,since i never used it,BUT besides a small drowsy feelin it is not doing a single thing for sleep,im still wide awake and it feel s like the drug is passing.
>
> Anyone else have this non response to benadryl,is it common for one to have it?Hi. Benadryl never put me to sleep unless I drank alcohol along with it. It also gave me restless legs.
Marsha
Posted by DoYouKnowHim? on August 27, 2005, at 1:45:13
In reply to WoW, posted by willyee on August 26, 2005, at 1:50:28
Yes, I have had nights where Benadryl knocks me out cold and other nights where it didn't faze me. On the nights it didn't work, perhaps I ate or drank things that mixed with the benadryl and didnt make it work as well.
However, it seems to always work on an empty stomach.
Posted by tecknohed on August 27, 2005, at 6:02:48
In reply to WoW, posted by willyee on August 26, 2005, at 1:50:28
I find benadryl (as Nytol) works better at 25-50mg than it does at higher doses. Remember that some meds have paridoxical effect at higher/lower than normal doses (some antipsychotics, stimulants, etc). In fact in overdose antihistamines are known to cause paridoxical stimulation.
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