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  1. What all the cool kids are doing now: #tripping on mega doses (12-14 pills) of Benadryl.
    It’s an #antihistamine that’s been around for a long while. I’ve taken it for 60+ years for seasonal allergies. A couple times while in hospital I’ve been given it as a sleep aid. Never occurred to me to try tripping on it. Classed as a deliriant. Weirdly, kids report having very similar hallucinations: a tall shadowy man dressed all in black w/ a black hat.

  2. What all the cool kids are doing now: #tripping on mega doses (12-14 pills) of Benadryl.
    It’s an #antihistamine that’s been around for a long while. I’ve taken it for 60+ years for seasonal allergies. A couple times while in hospital I’ve been given it as a sleep aid. Never occurred to me to try tripping on it. Classed as a deliriant. Weirdly, kids report having very similar hallucinations: a tall shadowy man dressed all in black w/ a black hat.

  3. What all the cool kids are doing now: #tripping on mega doses (12-14 pills) of Benadryl.
    It’s an #antihistamine that’s been around for a long while. I’ve taken it for 60+ years for seasonal allergies. A couple times while in hospital I’ve been given it as a sleep aid. Never occurred to me to try tripping on it. Classed as a deliriant. Weirdly, kids report having very similar hallucinations: a tall shadowy man dressed all in black w/ a black hat.

  4. What all the cool kids are doing now: #tripping on mega doses (12-14 pills) of Benadryl.
    It’s an #antihistamine that’s been around for a long while. I’ve taken it for 60+ years for seasonal allergies. A couple times while in hospital I’ve been given it as a sleep aid. Never occurred to me to try tripping on it. Classed as a deliriant. Weirdly, kids report having very similar hallucinations: a tall shadowy man dressed all in black w/ a black hat.

  5. Poison center calls for Benadryl (diphenhydramine) jumped from 4,618 in 2020 to 5,960 in 2023. The rise ties to its antihistamine use, deliriant effects, and growing awareness in pediatrics. What does this mean for consumers and Kenvue? Dive into the data and implications. #Benadryl #diphenhydramine #antihistamine #deliriants

    🔗 aidailypost.com/news/benadryl-

  6. @Lydie

    Interesting and possibly related to the underlying protective action shown in this earlier phase 3 study. I’ve been taking loratadine daily for the last year.

    Research showing Antihistamine drugs can potentially prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection. These include generation 2 antihistamines like loratadine (Claritin) and desloratadine (Clarinex), which have much less side-effects.

    journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/m

    #covid #antihistamine

  7. @Lydie

    Interesting and possibly related to the underlying protective action shown in this earlier phase 3 study. I’ve been taking loratadine daily for the last year.

    Research showing Antihistamine drugs can potentially prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection. These include generation 2 antihistamines like loratadine (Claritin) and desloratadine (Clarinex), which have much less side-effects.

    journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/m

    #covid #antihistamine

  8. @Lydie

    Interesting and possibly related to the underlying protective action shown in this earlier phase 3 study. I’ve been taking loratadine daily for the last year.

    Research showing Antihistamine drugs can potentially prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection. These include generation 2 antihistamines like loratadine (Claritin) and desloratadine (Clarinex), which have much less side-effects.

    journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/m

    #covid #antihistamine

  9. @Lydie

    Interesting and possibly related to the underlying protective action shown in this earlier phase 3 study. I’ve been taking loratadine daily for the last year.

    Research showing Antihistamine drugs can potentially prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection. These include generation 2 antihistamines like loratadine (Claritin) and desloratadine (Clarinex), which have much less side-effects.

    journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/m

    #covid #antihistamine

  10. I can imagine sales of over-the-counter #antihistamine sprays going through the roof in the US, after #RFKJr effectively axed #covid #vaccines

    As someone suffering from #LongCovid & having to #mask up indoors, this could be a lifechanger, like giving me the opportunity to go in restaurants again.

    nbcnews.com/health/health-news

    @longcovid

  11. I can imagine sales of over-the-counter #antihistamine sprays going through the roof in the US, after #RFKJr effectively axed #covid #vaccines

    As someone suffering from #LongCovid & having to #mask up indoors, this could be a lifechanger, like giving me the opportunity to go in restaurants again.

    nbcnews.com/health/health-news

    @longcovid

  12. I can imagine sales of over-the-counter #antihistamine sprays going through the roof in the US, after #RFKJr effectively axed #covid #vaccines

    As someone suffering from #LongCovid & having to #mask up indoors, this could be a lifechanger, like giving me the opportunity to go in restaurants again.

    nbcnews.com/health/health-news

    @longcovid

  13. I can imagine sales of over-the-counter #antihistamine sprays going through the roof in the US, after #RFKJr effectively axed #covid #vaccines

    As someone suffering from #LongCovid & having to #mask up indoors, this could be a lifechanger, like giving me the opportunity to go in restaurants again.

    nbcnews.com/health/health-news

    @longcovid

  14. By 2019 popular non prescription #heartburn #medication #Zantac was recalled from retail after it was found to contain an #antihistamine that blocks the release of stomach acid called N-nitrosodimethylamine (#NDMA) that is linked to causing #cancer.

    #Drug Mfgr #GSK has reached $2.2bn #legalsettlement in US that is supposed to cover 93% of user cases brought thus far.

    Previously #GlaxoSmithKline had paid $70m to settle with the lab that discovered the issue, and other big #drugmakers that also marketed the #OTC drug, including #Pfizer and #Sanofi, have already reached sizable settlements.

    on.ft.com/4eBVq5g #FinancialTimes #GiftLink #Legal #ProductLiability

  15. By 2019 popular non prescription #heartburn #medication #Zantac was recalled from retail after it was found to contain an #antihistamine that blocks the release of stomach acid called N-nitrosodimethylamine (#NDMA) that is linked to causing #cancer.

    #Drug Mfgr #GSK has reached $2.2bn #legalsettlement in US that is supposed to cover 93% of user cases brought thus far.

    Previously #GlaxoSmithKline had paid $70m to settle with the lab that discovered the issue, and other big #drugmakers that also marketed the #OTC drug, including #Pfizer and #Sanofi, have already reached sizable settlements.

    on.ft.com/4eBVq5g #FinancialTimes #GiftLink #Legal #ProductLiability

  16. Meeting folks who are arriving on overseas flight this week; will be taking Clarinex beforehand & during the 3 days of their visit.
    Thanks to all who have been boosting this research.
    #COVID #antihistamine
    journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/m

  17. Meeting folks who are arriving on overseas flight this week; will be taking Clarinex beforehand & during the 3 days of their visit.
    Thanks to all who have been boosting this research.
    #COVID #antihistamine
    journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/m

  18. Meeting folks who are arriving on overseas flight this week; will be taking Clarinex beforehand & during the 3 days of their visit.
    Thanks to all who have been boosting this research.
    #COVID #antihistamine
    journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/m

  19. This seems important: "These findings revealed that the administration of repurposable #antihistamine drugs could be a therapeutic intervention to combat #coronavirus disease." #COVID

    journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/m

  20. This seems important: "These findings revealed that the administration of repurposable #antihistamine drugs could be a therapeutic intervention to combat #coronavirus disease." #COVID

    journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/m

  21. This seems important: "These findings revealed that the administration of repurposable #antihistamine drugs could be a therapeutic intervention to combat #coronavirus disease." #COVID

    journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/m

  22. Okay, Fediverse, what can I use for a nasal decongestant that won't knock me out? (Benadryl knocks me flat.)

    *Something* out there has got my nose running like a faucet. Perpetual post-nasal drip; it's making my life hell. I already take 1 Zyrtec (cetirizine) every morning, and another before going to bed. Some medical person said to use that rather than Claritin; I forget why.

    Any thoughts? Thanks!

    #Lazyweb #AskFedi #antihistamine #decongestant

  23. Okay, Fediverse, what can I use for a nasal decongestant that won't knock me out? (Benadryl knocks me flat.)

    *Something* out there has got my nose running like a faucet. Perpetual post-nasal drip; it's making my life hell. I already take 1 Zyrtec (cetirizine) every morning, and another before going to bed. Some medical person said to use that rather than Claritin; I forget why.

    Any thoughts? Thanks!

    #Lazyweb #AskFedi #antihistamine #decongestant

  24. Okay, Fediverse, what can I use for a nasal decongestant that won't knock me out? (Benadryl knocks me flat.)

    *Something* out there has got my nose running like a faucet. Perpetual post-nasal drip; it's making my life hell. I already take 1 Zyrtec (cetirizine) every morning, and another before going to bed. Some medical person said to use that rather than Claritin; I forget why.

    Any thoughts? Thanks!

    #Lazyweb #AskFedi #antihistamine #decongestant

  25. 🧪 Amateur science 🧪

    Please boost!

    The question is for you, if all of these are true:
    – you have had #COVID
    – you started taking a “non-sedative” #antihistamine (NSAH) at least 1 month after COVID
    – you had been taking the same dose of the same product before COVID, and thus knew what side effects to expect (if any)

    Despite their name, sometimes even NSAHs may cause sedation (tiredness, sleepiness).

    Q: Did you observe an unexpected change in the NSAH's sedative effect after you had COVID?