Diphenhydramine Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Benadryl, Simply Sleep, Benadryl Allergy
Generic Name: Diphenhydramine
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insomnia | 6 |
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2 | ||||
| Other | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Tremors | 3 |
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1 | ||||
| Treat Parkinson's | 3 | 0 | |||||
| General health | 1 |
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1 | ||||
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other
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4 | 57% |
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Did not seem to work
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2 | 29% |
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Course of treatment ended
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2 | 29% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 14% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 14% |
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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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- Penni
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
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- Penni
- 25 mg daily
- since Jul 15, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for drainage
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Side Effects
Mild
- Advice/Tips It helps PD See full evaluation
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Report created on November 22, 2009.