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Pregnant. Feeling Insomnia. Allergic To Benadryl. Looking For Safe Medicine
I am 12wks pregnant with my 3rd child and I have been experiencing severe insomnia over the last week. I have heard benadryl can be used but I can t take benadryl because I get shortness of breath, can t breathe, and my left arm goes numb. I found this out during my second pregnancy. But at this point I don t know what else I can take that won t pose a risk to my baby. Can you please help?
Fri, 13 Jul 2012
Hello.
Benadryl is a cough suppressant and sleepiness is its side-effect. You are trying to use it as a sleeping pill. This is incorrect.
Avoid sleeping pills in pregnancy. Try this: no tea/ coffee after 5 pm, complete darkness in the room (no bed lamp), No TV for at least 2 hr before you go to bed. Sleep in shavasana, if you know how to do it.
-Dr. Tushar
Benadryl is a cough suppressant and sleepiness is its side-effect. You are trying to use it as a sleeping pill. This is incorrect.
Avoid sleeping pills in pregnancy. Try this: no tea/ coffee after 5 pm, complete darkness in the room (no bed lamp), No TV for at least 2 hr before you go to bed. Sleep in shavasana, if you know how to do it.
-Dr. Tushar
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