Diphenhydramine Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Benadryl, Benadryl Allergy, Simply Sleep (Show all)
What is Diphenhydramine?
Diphenhydramine is an antihistamine. It is used to relieve irritated, itchy, watery eyes; sneezing; and runny nose caused by hay fever, allergies, or the common cold. It may also be used to prevent and treat motion sickness, or to control abnormal movements in early stage parkinsonian syndrome.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Other | 54 |
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| Insomnia | 50 |
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| Allergies | 22 |
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4 | ||
| General health | 9 |
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| Seasonal allergies | 8 |
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| Sleep problems | 8 | 0 |
See all 181 patients currently taking Diphenhydramine
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Diphenhydramine. See all 32 dosages ►
| 12.5mg/5mL as needed | 2 25mg as needed | 2 50mg as needed | 25 mg as needed | 25mg as needed | 2other as needed | 4 25mg/5mL as needed | 4 25mg as needed | 50 mg all the time (24/7) | 50 mg as needed | 50mg as needed | 50mg/mL as needed | as needed | daily | mg as needed | 50 mg monthly | 12.5 mg/5 mL weekly | 2 mg daily | 25 mg weekly | 50 mg every other week | 50 mg weekly | 10 mg daily | 75 mg weekly | 12.5 mg/5 mL daily | 25 mg daily | 50 mg daily | 50 mg one time | 75 mg daily | 100 mg daily | 125 mg daily | 150 mg daily | 250 mg daily | ||
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Other
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19 | 46% |
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Doctor's advice
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8 | 20% |
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Course of treatment ended
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6 | 15% |
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Did not seem to work
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5 | 12% |
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Side effects too severe
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4 | 10% |
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Not indicated
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2 | 5% |
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Personal research
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1 | 2% |
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Expense
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1 | 2% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
See all 29 patient evaluations
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- Bullydawg3
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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- Bullydawg3
- since Aug 30, 2008
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Efficacy
Slight
for Tremors
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Side Effects
Severe
- Advice/Tips Do not take that much Benadryl unless a Neuro tells you. I can't believe I took this much because a family Dr. told me. See full evaluation
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- sumbutterfly
- Pain: All
- Fatigue: Most
- Sleep: All
- Stiffness: All
- function: Most
- external_stress: Little
- Stickman: all
- Description:
- FM:3y Dx
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- sumbutterfly
- 50mg as needed
- since Mar 01, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Insomnia
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Side Effects
Moderate
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- Nanner
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: severe
- Chest: mild
- Legs: moderate
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- Nanner
- 50 mg daily
- since Jan 09, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
See all 29 patient evaluations
Report created on November 20, 2009.