Diphenhydramine for Urticaria User Reviews

• Abb...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 29, 2020

"I was admitted to the hospital with a bad case of hives. I was put on an IV. They injected Benadryl into my IV to help with the hives. Within seconds, I couldn't breathe. The nurses had just injected it and were leaving to do some other errands. I couldn't breathe, and I couldn't speak, and I knew I was gonna die. I managed to pull myself up in the bed, sitting up, and started pounding on the side of the bed rails to get attention. That's when one of the nurses turned around and saw that I could not breathe. Within seconds, I had doctors and nurses around my bed. I now have to list Benadryl as an allergy. I probably should carry a medical bracelet just in case. That was a horrifying day."

• Nur...
• July 11, 2016

"I would get so worked up with hives before an exam with my gynecologist that I would have to cancel. One day I took a Benadryl (they usually come in 25 mg or 50 mg tablets, or in packs of two 25 mg tablets)-just 25 mg before my appointment, and it really took the edge off. I had no hives and was much more relaxed. I buy the generic brand at the Dollar Store. This is used in our house for insomnia, allergic reactions, stuffy noses, and what I had previously mentioned. It is not habit-forming, and at such low doses, it's easy to control. Just make sure you stay hydrated! One word of caution to parents with young kids or teens-there have been many cases of suicide attempts and to trip out on."

• Twe...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 6, 2015

"I have suffered with chronic urticaria for over 10 years, and over the last 6 months, it has become a daily nightmare. Benadryl worked a bit, but it was probably due to the sedating effect allowing me to sleep. However, I can now take 4 tablets and still itch. I've combined this with an H2 blocker such as Zantac, and it helps enough to be able to sleep a couple of hours, and then I'm awoken to intense itching."

• Chr...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• December 1, 2016

"I was diagnosed with chronic idiopathic angioedema in 2005. I was 8 months pregnant and woke up one morning, and my face was unrecognizable. I called my doctor, and they said, 'Oh, it's probably just pregnancy swelling.' I am an only child, so I didn't know about facial swells. My husband came home and said, 'This is NO pregnancy swelling.' This was in 2003. It continued weekly, so we took pictures and took them to my ob-gyn. He had been practicing medicine for over 30 years and had never seen anything like it. I saw numerous doctors and was finally diagnosed. I was in the hospital, and I swelled up. I was given too much Benadryl. It took my breath away, and I couldn't speak. Another nurse came in and yelled at the nurse. It has to be given slowly, or it's very dangerous."

• Anonymous
• July 14, 2010

"Benadryl does knock me out, but when I have bad hives, it works a lot better than other antihistamines. I get them bad enough sometimes that I have to be on prednisone as well."

• mar...
• December 10, 2008

"Benadryl made my 16-year-old so sleepy that he had to be sent home from school, but it did take away his hives."

• Anonymous
• December 6, 2009

"I've been taking Benadryl Allergy every four hours today to try to get some relief from my hives, but it hasn't helped at all. The most relief I felt was during an oatmeal bath."

• Liz...
• September 16, 2009

"My 2 1/2-year-old son took this because of hives/welts. It helped with the itching, but that's it. It made him very hyper."