diphenhydramine antihistamine overdose 200mg & up

[sheep57]

I have been taking an OTC sleep aid for over a year now and about a box a day for 8 months, sometimes more. Box = 24 pills at 25 mg.
I have looked into this over and over but every thing i seem to find is "no harm, cant get addicted".when used right. Ok how about used wrong?

Well I have tried a few times to stop but cold chill's set in and I start to get sick within the first 24 hours. Oh and the heart burn!!I just found today that it screws with you heart beat, it has to the point where I felt like it was going to pop.Its NOT any kind of good high, it retards me and i feel like i cant sit down. It suck really but it was used durning a time of high stress and then i found the the good side of it. It was an exscape from the miss's tourment. I heard her and couldnt really talk or pay any mind to her and then didnt really remember the next morning. This stuff really retards you, you cant think a full thought with out losing it.

Never been addicted to anything else.

Is this something I can overcome myself with some time period of felling like hell?

Or should i be seen?

I think I have the will power to fight and just get it over with myself. But how long may i feel like this? How long to flush my system?

[addictedtoloratab]

Im not sure hon, but, it sounds like if you have insurance that you should be seen.  Maybe they can give you something to ease the withdrawls.. Try looking up online and see what you come up with, I will look it up later, but, I am ready to jump out of my skin and need to jump in the bathtub,, Hang in there,,,

[sheep57]

well, no insurance! I have looked over the web and found nothing. that help would be nice.

[addictedtoloratab]

Ok, Im back, can you be more specific on what kind of sleep aid you are taking.  I do know that most all states offer a sliding scale doctor, and you dont have to wait months.  Its sponsered by WIC, now you dont have to have kids to go here, just have to show them some paycheck stubs so they can get you on the sliding scale.  I was serving cocktails and the wage in Vegas is decent and I was claming my tips and my fee was 20 dollars.  The only thing is you got to pay for the scipts, but, I dont know if you even need to seem the Dr yet Please tell me more specifically if thats a word, lol,what you are taking... I will do a good search...

[sheep57]

cheap walmart brand sleep aid,diphenhydramine HCI 25mg. Nothing esle added.

[addictedtoloratab]

looks like it, go to lycos and type in benadyl addiction, thats the main ingredient the diphenhydramine.  They have a whole forum just for what your looking for.  I hope it helps, G

[sheep57]

Hey thanks! Looks like I just need to grow a set and hit this cold turkey!

Thanks again!

[addictedtoloratab]

Good-luck hon, if you need support then thats why they made this site.  People on here are really supportve.. I hope goes well for you...

[icelander]

I have been a hard core user of diphenhydramine HCI 25mg for almost 10 years now.At times I have been so scared that I would not makie it through the night or the day what ever and when ever I decided to down 10 -18 pills to bring me to a state of artistic enhancement. You see I started out like most just using the OTC med for sleep purposes, After a while I started to notice that It brought me to a kind of meditation, some times I felt it actually made me more charming,smarter. I dont know how I got there. There were times when I did try to stop all together and realized after a day and a half or so that when I slept I almost couldnt wake up. I felt like I might slip away. I HAD to keep taking it. Now I take it just to keep myself level, to keep myself from thinking that I may have screwed myself up so bad that I might not be able to stop or die.
At this point I cant even tell anyone, its hard for me to even admit it to myself. Im scared

will I die in my sleep if I stop with out help? and If I tell someone will they tell me I am going to die from cancer after all the abuse my body has endured, I feel so alone and scared, I think sometimes that the only way I will ever stop is if a major problem arises, so far it hasentI have been lucky.
But for how long

[worried878]

That is not a commonly abused drug...not to that extent...My friend was up to 200 mg per night to sleep and started worrying then....she slowly tapered down to one and she is ok now....perhaps this is not a good drug for you to use for sleep...go see your doctor...believe me they are human too....get something to sleep for a while and cut your dose each day til you are off of it ..antihistamines have a drying effect on your sinuses and a dehydrating effect on your body.....address it with your doctor...then address your self as to why you decided to do this.....keep posting....do not feel like this is stupid...it is not...you are addicted to something and you belong here....seek help and keep posting

[dmvsav]

I am addicted to diphenhydramine, also...and right now i am planning to take 200mg later. I cant seem to stop myself.  But like, Ill run out and have to wait til pay day to get more, and i feel fantastic, but then i give in and take more when i  can buy more....i dont think im addicted to diphenhydramine, but i am addicted to great orgasms...which this gives if you stay up til it makes you drowsy.  i found this out by accident of course, but i havent stopped since ( about 2 years) i am worried about my heart, and my liver.  i dont know if it has any effect on the liver, but lately my chest has been feeling very tight, and is always beating a little faster than normal, and i havent taken any in 3 days, and my chest is still "tight" like if i breathe in too deep, it hurts sometimes, it kinda feels like im anxious 24/7..  i hope that if i stop for a while it will go away, but if it doesnt i think ill have to go to a doctor for both a check up on my heart and abuse help.  by the way, i am only 22 years old, and if my heart is already affected, i am scared ********.  -fellow sufferer-  p.s.  i do not make excuses for myself, i know i am weak and childish for continuing the use of diphenhydramine.  if i dont get help, i hope this helps someone else.  -derek-

[yuna1020]

hey i need help. i took about 21 benadryls about idk like 2 weeks ago or so, and like i need to know how long it stays in ur system! plz help me.

-yuna

[yuna1020]

PLZ TELL ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MY EMAIL IS ***@****

PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ HELP. im kinda like grounded from it thought so like ya.....but i will eventually read it. thanks peoples!

[yuna1020]

damn it doesnt work. but like just post on here i suppose. im at school and they block stuff but i can check this thanks

[worried878]

You need to post a new question to draw attention to your needs as this is an old post ...you took them a week ago?

[Jacqui805]

This med is not addictive, and it has many different uses.  Because of this, it also has many different side effects, most of which you've mentioned, not to mention hyperthyroidism, which would be secondary to the med., and also cause your side effects.  Since you're taking an astronomical amount, these side effects will be increased exponentially, and there are also plenty of drug-drug interactions as well.  You should be seen or call poison control.  

[theeagle]

Not that Doctors are always right or anything, but I was put on up to 200 mg diphenhydramine (benadryl) for sleep - by the Doc - and told not to worry about addiction or overdose.