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Diphenhydramine Sleep Aid Dosage

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Dr.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

Is it safe to take diphenhydramine hcl as a sleep aid before surgery? Or is it recommended to refrain from taking it a certain period before/after surgery? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Chintan Solanki MD

serotonin. Now I want to take a sleep aid. I need it desperately. which is rather to take zzzquil ... have a sensitivity now. Please tell me which sleep aid to attempt. thank you ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chintan Solanki ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

sleep. I have to be careful not to evoke the seizures which can resurface. which sleep aid is rather to take? Midnite supplement ( melatonin ) or zzzz quil ( diphenhydramine ) ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Rakesh Karanwal MD

time sleeping-is it safe to give her a nighttime sleep aid such as diphenhydramine? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakesh Karanwal ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Ravi Bansal MD

Does diphenhydramine HCL have any effect on kidneys? THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE I HAVE A ... AID. I HAVE STOPPED TAKING NSAIDS OR IBUPROFEN BECAUSE OF THE EFFECT ON THE KIDNEYS. I HAVE ALSO ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ravi Bansal ( Nephrologist)

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Dr. Hardik Sanghvi MD

. Should I be worried? I do take meds for HBP and hypothyroidism and sometimes nighttime sleep aid of diphenhydramine or ibuprofen pm with sleep aid. Thanks ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hardik Sanghvi ( Hematologist)
Dr. Luis Alberto Urdaneta Arenas MD

I take a sleep aid (diphenhydramine). Today I was having a sinus headache and took a multisymptom ... diphenhydramine. And that is an antihistamine. Why is that in a sleeping... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Luis Alberto Urdaneta Arenas ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

I was taking an otc sleep aid of 50mg of diphenhydramine for two years off and on before i got ... weaning myself off of it now for a week. What are the withdrawals symptoms of diphenhydramine? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Amit MD

does taking sleep aid (diphenhydramine) affect the growth or hinder the growth of muscle. because ... for me. so does other sleep aids affect this muscle growing process in any negative way? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Amit ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Abhishek Kapoor MD

I usually take 3 mg melatonin for sleep but took more because 3 mgs were not working. I recently had a hip replaced and am trying to get back to normal. Was wondering if the sleep aid... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Abhishek Kapoor ( Psychiatrist)