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nighttime cold medicine

by mqlynn2002, Oct 15, 2007 11:05PM

Tags: nighttime, cold, Medicine, benadryl, diphenhydramine, sleep

i took a nighttime cold medicine, and im wide awake! this has happened to me in the past. i almost didnt take it for fear that i wouldnt be able to sleep, and here i am. oh and thank goodness i only took 1 pill as opposed to the 2 that was recommended. help!

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by Enoch Choi, MD

, Oct 19, 2007 07:35PM

To: mqlynn2002

Nighttime cold medicines often contain benadryl (diphenhydramine) which causes most folks to get drowsy. In some people it makes them hyperactive and wakeful. I wouldn't try it again.

Dr. Enoch Choi, MD
Palo Alto, CA

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