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Posted 6/8/2014 2:11 PM (GMT 0)

Many people take this drug thinking it is safe...and it is for OCCASIONAL use. It alters dopamine binding in the brain which has a direct effect on muscles. I have a friend who used Benadryl almost nightly for 6 months and wound up looking like she has cerebral palsy and Parkinsons. It took her almost 3 years to recover.

The info is in the medical papers if you want to Google them

Posted 6/8/2014 3:06 PM (GMT 0)
I can imagine...had to take them a few days for a bug bite thing..
And it knocked me out...i was so happy to get off it
Posted 6/8/2014 10:39 PM (GMT 0)
Well, that knocks out my sleeping aid. :-p
Posted 6/9/2014 1:03 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you for sharing this. It's good to know.

Sherrine
Posted 6/9/2014 2:21 AM (GMT 0)
Wow!! I use this every night...thank you for the warning!!!
Posted 6/9/2014 1:07 PM (GMT 0)
Hmm, imma need to look into this...

( I have use benedryl quite regularly my entire life as a life long insomniac. Yay me.)
Posted 6/9/2014 5:58 PM (GMT 0)
If you look on the ingredients of sleep aides over the counter most are mixed with Benadryl. I could never take Benadryl for long term, just in emergency for bee stings.
Posted 6/10/2014 10:09 PM (GMT 0)
My Dr. just told me to take it every night to help with my allergies and also to help me sleep through pain I have. I don't but I think every medicine has long term serious side effects on some people. I have liver damage from having to take 8 immodium and prescription meds for IBS and arthritis everyday for years to work. None of it was suppose to be used for long term but sometimes we have no choice. Thank you for the warning!
Posted 6/11/2014 12:13 AM (GMT 0)
Yes... some people think that just because a medication is OTC it's completely safe. Benadryl and Tylenol are two examples of why this isn't true.
Posted 6/11/2014 2:03 AM (GMT 0)
I take Benedryl because it is one of the only things that will put me to sleep all night. The other two are Maxalt (way too expensive, and I think unsafe for that type of use) and Trazodone (I just can't take it). I wish I didn't have to take anything, but alas, if I want to sleep...
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