I'd say taking any medication for something other than its intended purpose is bad, hun :\

so far i have found that benadryl WILL affect your driving. so dont take it if you want to drive. comparable to alcohol.

Iv'e taken 300mg so far.

oh god...like that movie hitch...

DON'T GET DRUNK OFF BENADRIL!

...plus it tastes icky.

they ar capsuls, so I can't tast them.

These drugs can be highly addictive if they're used on an ongoing basis, and the person can become physically, psychologically and behaviorally addicted to them.


I would instead go to your dr. to get a prescription for what you need.

Yeah, im pretty sure benadril isn't meant for what you're using it so frequently.I think you can get a prescription for what you need instead.*huggle*

all th shit the dr. can give me woud be more addctive, and they don't hand then out like candy.

whts the diffrence btween this drug and the other the Dr's give

I have taken it sometimes when I want to get to sleep, and like you said, relax

I don't want to condone it, but I have done it. I can't do it two nights in a row because it loses its effect on night two

I have done it maybe once or twice a year

If you need something like that, perhaps you should let your therapist doctor know, so you can be prescribed something in a safe manner, it's probably no good for you on a regular basis, in fact I am sure it is not

WebMD, an online medical site can maybe tell you, and too much can have an opposite effect and make you agitated

and I have taken only the suggested dosage on the box

Here's me my two cents
Benedryl is Diphenhydramine, and from the dose you said you took, that is considered recreational use, it's very dangerous if used that way. It is used for sleep in alot of other drugs OTC like unisom and tylonol pm. An overdose can cause coma, heart attack and the big d, I would consider trying something else. Be safe above all.

I've Taken 800mg so far

oh only 400

I don't know a ton about Benadryl (diphenhydramine hydrochloride also same drug in over-the-counter sleep aids) but I do know it crosses the blood-brain barrier and blocks histamine receptors. Also, it is metabolized in the liver (mostly). This may imply that taking more than the recommended dosage could be really hard/damaging to your liver. It also causes CNS (central nervous system includes brain & spinal cord) depression. The literature I could get a hold of in a quick Internet search on some pharmacology sites spoke of circulatory collapse, cardiac arrest, respiratory depression and seizures in long-term overuse (overuse meaning taking more than the recommended dosage).

So, I don't have too much info about this drug off the top of my head, but I do know a little bit about drugs that cross the blood-brain barrier and also those that impact the CNS functions. This drug isn't classified as being highly addictive but trust me don't overdo it with this or any drug.

(I'm currently a neuroscience major and have taken my fair share of neural physiology and chem classes, so I promise I'm not just giving you a line of crap! Seriously, though, talk to a doc about the dosage you've been taking to get a truly useful opinion.)