Benadryl for Allergic Rhinitis User Reviews

• Anonymous
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 11, 2018

"Benadryl really helps take the sinus pressure away, and I found out recently it even worked best for my migraine. Out of Tylenol and Motrin, Benadryl was the only one to knock it out. It does cause me dry mouth and drowsiness. It also helps to calm me when I feel a panic attack or anxiety coming on. I'd rather take Benadryl than psych meds or all kinds of prescription meds any day. I hope it stays working wonders for me because Claritin and Flonase did nothing for me, and I don't want to have to try anything else."

• Big...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 31, 2017

"I have allergic rhinitis. Was prescribed Zyrtec, Allegra, and Flonase, and I couldn't get relief. A pharmacist suggested Benadryl, and it's the only med that works. Took a generic brand, and all hell broke loose. Went back to the original, and I'm feeling much better."

• Jul...
• July 21, 2017

"I have a lot of allergies. About a year ago, I began taking Benadryl at night to help me sleep. It also helped a lot with the allergies. I only take it at night because of the drowsiness. Recently, my stomach was upset for a month, and I noticed they've begun putting calcium in it! This is so upsetting! Calcium stimulates stomach acid, and people with allergies are sensitive to acid. This has been documented in the allergy journal. I would have thought a pharma company would know better than this! I wish the two corp drugstores in my area had a better selection of drowsy antihistamines. They mostly have only Benadryl. CVS has chlorphen, but it has lactose in it. :( For now, I'm making do with a Walgreens combo that includes chlorphen."

• Anonymous
• September 5, 2011

"I absolutely love Benadryl. It works fast when I need it and relieves the symptoms enough to make me feel comfortable. It does make me sleepy, so I take it at night. I do take it during the day occasionally when I know I don't have to drive anywhere."

• 707...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• March 8, 2016

"Works better than most prescription drugs for allergies and chronic sinusitis (I've had sinus surgery 4 times due to this), whose side effects are health threatening. I will only take at night due to the drowsiness, this drowsiness can turn into nervousness if I don't fall asleep and keeps me up all night. I do have drowsy days often with naps from sitting and just passing out. I find that if I continue taking it every night, about the fourth night, I begin to have vivid and horrible nightmares. I also get drenching night sweats - the two are not always together, one night I may have one or the other. I take one (1) tablet."

• Izz...
• November 17, 2009

"Dampens down allergy symptoms fast when nothing else available outside of a doctor's office or hospital will. Yes, it puts me right to sleep, so it's not my first choice for everyday seasonal allergy control, but this is the one to keep in the first aid kit for unexpected allergen encounters."

• NCR...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• May 23, 2016

"Good antihistamine. Can cause drowsiness, but it works quickly and shrinks nasal swelling better than some of the other choices. I take a newer antihistamine during the day, but this helps a ton at night when the other wears off and the pollen is still bad."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 21, 2016

"I have been up since 12 PM with hay fever, took Benadryl, then couldn't stop sneezing due to hay fever, nasal passages swollen, and can't breathe. It doesn't make me sleepy at all, and my nose is still stuffy. It is now 3 AM, I'm still up suffering with hay fever and just took another Benadryl. SMH, not working fast enough for me, plus I suffer from hay fever really, really bad."

• Lee...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 19, 2014

"Benadryl knocks all my symptoms out. The only problem is it can knock me out too, but when nothing else works, Benadryl will do it. It's cheap, effective, and available in every store."

• Anonymous
• August 29, 2011

"I took this medicine for the first time in my life when I was 19 years old. It didn't work, it gave me the worst side effects ever. Upset stomach, bad headache, body cramps, and dizziness."

• gra...
• March 2, 2016

"experienced very low heart rate, palpitations, very disoriented, drowsy after taking only one 25 mg pill."

• OAI...
• January 25, 2015

"Very sensitive to medication. Can not take histamines. Finally have outgrown allergies. Off and on about 20 yrs."

• bmc...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• May 19, 2023

"It is the only thing I've found that actually works, it clears my sinuses. It does make me slightly drowsy but nothing to be worried about."