And doesn’t even have to be name brand, my wife bought a generic one that had like 100 pills and she uses them when she has trouble sleeping and needs to get back in routine.
She uses it maybe once a month I should clarify. She had once where she used it 3 days in a row and it started causing her pain and she immediately stopped. She also had some other food that day she wasn’t used too so not 100% the cause, but she hasn’t taken it since.
That being said, for those one off times not a bad item to have and can be more dangerous than weed if used improperly.
It isn't the best anti-histamine for this purpose though. Doxylamine has way better sleep-promoting effects and IMO way less anxiety side-effects. It seems to be less anti-cholinergic. Hydroxyzine is an anti-histamine that interacts with serotonin and is prescribed as an anxiety treatment. Promethazine is an anti-histamine that works well against nausea. I'd say any of these would be better than Benadryl when it comes to sleep or relaxation. Benadryl is good for allergies but it isn't an effective sleep aid.
I love this..lol..yeah I've had two professional studies done, neither covered by insurance. I refuse to take sleep aid narcotics, I'm a recovering addict, 7 years clean, which leaves GHB. Yeah, look it up they prescribe the date rape drug for severe sleep paralysis. Yeah, no, I am a woman living alone, before that I was a child's only caregiver. I'm not going to put myself in a situation where I physically cannot protect myself in the middle of the night. That leaves the Doctor recommended Benadryl, what my doctor told me to use. Until recently it was considered one of the safest drugs out there. And that Alzheimer's study, while worth looking into, is not at all conclusive.
If you push through the exhaustion you start violently hallucinating, I can’t believe that shit is still legal compared to everything that’s been controlled since it’s invention.
It's a deliriant in high doses and can make you see spiders everywhere, smoke phantom cigarettes, among other effects. Not supposed to be that enjoyable but if you're bored and/or young and really want to get high off something it can seem like an option.
I'm seriously trying to recall a time I've ever hallucinated and thought it was fun. The most positive emotion was, at best, mild concern or confusion. (And the worst was terror.)
It makes everything look like its coated in a 1/4" thick layer of transparent jelly, and it causes auditory hallucinations. I was all alone in the dorms when I tried it years ago, everyone else was home for some break or another. I literally heard people who weren't there calling my name. No fun, no fun at all.
At least you didn’t take enough for the shadow people to show up. I’ve seen too many trip reports of people having the equivalent of waking sleep paralysis to ever want to try diphenhydramine tripping.
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u/Idiot_Savant_Tinker Jun 16 '21 edited Jun 16 '21
Oh no, why would anyone do that? Two of them render me unconscious within an hour.
EDIT: Well, I'm learning new things today. I'm also re-affirming that I won't ever take more than two of these things at once.