• TheLastOfHisName@lemmy.world
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    3 hours 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.

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    6 hours ago

    You can’t sneeze if you’re unconscious

    Yes you fucking can, I’ve seen it, it’s funny.

  • krooklochurm@lemmy.ca
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    16 hours 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.

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    15 hours 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.

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    1 day ago

    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.

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        17 hours 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.

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    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⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

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      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.