PatientsLikeMe : Diphenhydramine Treatment Report

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Taking Diphenhydramine
68 Patients currently take Diphenhydramine
17 Patients stopped taking Diphenhydramine
OBXGemini Sensation: severe Overall: moderate Cognition: mild Vision: mild Speech: mild Swallowing: mild Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile OBXGemini Benadryl, since Aug 03, 2000
europa Sensation: moderate Overall: mild Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: none Walking: moderate See profile europa Benadryl Allergy, 25mg daily since Nov 30, 2004
Nanner Mouth/throat: moderate Arms: severe Chest: mild Legs: moderate See profile Nanner Benadryl, mg as needed since Mar 02, 2004

Brand Names: Benadryl, Benadryl Allergy, Benadryl gel, Simply Sleep
See also: Pain Reliever PM

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. Read more...

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

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Reasons Taken

85 patients in the community are taking or have taken Diphenhydramine.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	51	63%
General health	9	11%
Insomnia	8	10%
Excess saliva	2	2%
Treat my mood condition(s)	2	2%
Treat Parkinson's	2	2%
disease-related symptoms	2	2%
Difficulty sleeping through the night	1	1%
Anxiety	1	1%
Rash/skin problems	1	1%
Tremors	1	1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Diphenhydramine.

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0 mg day	0 mg none	0 none	2 mg day	10 mg day	20 mg day	25 mg day	50 mg day	75 mg day	100 mg day	150 mg day
14	24	1	1	1	1	5	8	3	3	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Diphenhydramine or how long patients were taking Diphenhydramine before stopping.

Currently taking Diphenhydramine

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
1	2	10	8	11	23

Stopped taking Diphenhydramine

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

Why Patients Stopped Taking Diphenhydramine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	9	53%
Did not seem to work	3	18%
Side effects too severe	3	18%
Course of treatment ended	3	18%
Doctor's advice	2	12%
Not indicated	1	6%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and the individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate	100%	1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	50%	1
None	50%	1

Top reported side-effects include: Rash/skin problems

Adherence

Always	50%
Usually	50%
Sometimes	0%
Never	0%

Burden

Major	0%
Moderate	0%
Slight	0%
None	100%

Cost

$200+	0%
$100-199	0%
$50-99	0%
$25-49	0%
less than $25	100%

Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 2)

OBXGemini

Sensation: severe

Overall: moderate

Cognition: mild

Vision: mild

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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by OBXGemini
Aug 19, 2008