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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 and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Insomnia 20 5
Other 7 3
Allergies 6 2
Seasonal allergies 3 0
Treat my mood condition(s) 2 0
General health 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
2 25%
Mild
3 38%
None
3 38%

Most commonly reported side effects

Brain fog
3 38%
Drowsiness
3 38%
Poor quality sleep
1 13%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Diphenhydramine. See all 13 dosages ►

  2 25mg as needed 2 50mg as needed 25 mg as needed 25mg as needed 50 mg as needed 50mg as needed mg as needed 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 50 mg one time 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 125 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Diphenhydramine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
3 30% Doctor's advice: 30%
Other
2 20% Other: 20%
Did not seem to work
1 10% Did not seem to work: 10%
Personal research
1 10% Personal research: 10%
Side effects too severe
1 10% Side effects too severe: 10%
Course of treatment ended
1 10% Course of treatment ended: 10%

See all 9 patients who’ve stopped taking Diphenhydramine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Diphenhydramine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
0
5
1
8

Stopped Taking Diphenhydramine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
2
0
2
1
1

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 38%
Usually
5 63%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
4 50%
Not at all
4 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
6 75%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 22, 2009.