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keesan
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response 85 of 318:
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Jan 14 03:14 UTC 2006 |
Benadryl can probably cause dependence, like other drugs.
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glenda
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response 86 of 318:
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Jan 14 04:08 UTC 2006 |
I have been taking Benadryl off and on for decades for allergies with no
problems with dependency. I only take any allergy med when I am having a
reaction and switch types every bottle or three depending on which one I am
currently taking and how bad the reaction is. During pollen season and the
start of heating season I can need them every 4-6 hrs, other time of the year
I can go several weeks without anything. Unfortunately, none of them seem
to cause drozziness for me.
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keesan
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response 87 of 318:
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Jan 14 04:22 UTC 2006 |
One benadryl put me to sleep for 4 hours, in the mid afternoon. Perhaps you
have become habituated to it by now. What about heating season bothers you,
dust from the heating vents? I think you can have them steam cleaned.
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glenda
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response 88 of 318:
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Jan 14 05:09 UTC 2006 |
Only the start of heating season, everything that has been sitting in the
vents over the summer get kicked out causing breathing problems. After a
couple of weeks it is either all kicked out or I have acclimatized. I have
never met an OTC drug that made me feel the least bit sleepy, including OTC
sleeping pills. Very few Rx drugs do either. Vicadin did the first pill I
took, but has not done so since. I have come awake during surgery before
because I metabolise drugs faster than expected and need more than is usual.
I just had a root canal done, the Dr gave me twice the normal dose of local
anesthetic before she started and it wasn't enough. Different people react
in different ways.
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happyboy
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response 89 of 318:
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Jan 14 09:02 UTC 2006 |
re85 wrong.
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slynne
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response 90 of 318:
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Jan 14 11:46 UTC 2006 |
I suppose Benedryl might cause a psychological dependance like any other
substance could but it is not psysically addictive. I like it because it
not only helps me sleep, it helps with my year round allergy problems.
As much as I hate to admit it, I think I might be allergic to dogs.
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jep
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response 91 of 318:
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Jan 15 14:25 UTC 2006 |
My stepdaughter didn't get much relief from her nerve block. She has
another one scheduled for Thursday. If the nerve blocks aren't helping,
they will try something different. If they did help, I guess she would
go in once per week for a long time.
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tod
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response 92 of 318:
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Jan 15 21:53 UTC 2006 |
Does pot help?
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richard
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response 93 of 318:
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Jan 15 22:36 UTC 2006 |
Or maybe Anne isn't sleeping well b/c she drinks too much diet pepsi
before bedtime, resulting in too much caffiene in the system. You
might sleep better if you adopt a rule to not drink any diet pepsi
after dinner.
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naftee
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response 94 of 318:
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Jan 16 00:16 UTC 2006 |
anne should switch to beer
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tod
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response 95 of 318:
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Jan 16 04:24 UTC 2006 |
I sleep better if I eat a bunch of cheese.
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jadecat
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response 96 of 318:
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Jan 16 13:52 UTC 2006 |
re resp:84 I would rather not take Benadryl- because I already take a 2x
a day prescribed allergy medication. So I don't want to add an
additional antihistimine on top of that.
Plus, I don't tend to sleep 8 hours at a stretch- usually it's around 6
(with a 1.5 hour nap in the evening)- yes I have a strange sleep
schedule. Plus given my tendency to do things like turn my alarm of in
my sleep- I don't think a medication that makes me too groggy would be a
good idea for getting to work on time.
And for the record, I don't drink Diet Pepsi after 5 (in other words,
once I get home from work I generally drink just water). Not that
caffeine has ever really affected my sleep patterns before.
re resp:94 Yeah, but I just don't like the taste.
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naftee
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response 97 of 318:
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Jan 16 21:10 UTC 2006 |
really ?
i used to not like it, but now i love the taste of beer.
i can't drink wine, though :(
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jadecat
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response 98 of 318:
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Jan 16 21:11 UTC 2006 |
I likes some wines, just something about beer. That and I don't have
enough interest to try to cultivate a liking. ;)
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bhelliom
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response 99 of 318:
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Jan 17 06:58 UTC 2006 |
It's an acquired taste, anyway. So many nasty beers, too few good ones.
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naftee
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response 100 of 318:
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Jan 17 22:26 UTC 2006 |
I'd say it's quite the opposite ; most beers are quite fine.
Also, I've heard that coffee is an acquired taste, too ; I've had no problem
acquiring the taste of beer, but coffee is still as nasty as ever.
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tod
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response 101 of 318:
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Jan 18 00:13 UTC 2006 |
I tend to like more coffees than I do types of beer.
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richard
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response 102 of 318:
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Jan 18 01:43 UTC 2006 |
tod, you might then like Lagunitas Cappucino Stout, which is made with
real coffee. You can get it at Whole Foods.
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jadecat
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response 103 of 318:
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Jan 18 13:56 UTC 2006 |
re resp:100 Now see, I'm the exact opposite, I've found coffee to be
much more pleasing.
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remmers
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response 104 of 318:
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Jan 18 13:59 UTC 2006 |
I like both beer and coffee, the difference being that coffee is an
addiction but beer is not.
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nharmon
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response 105 of 318:
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Jan 18 15:11 UTC 2006 |
Alcoholism is an addiction, isn't it?
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jep
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response 106 of 318:
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Jan 18 17:06 UTC 2006 |
Coffee isn't an addiction, it is a basic need, like air and water.
Intelligent life could not exist without it. The decline in civility
in America is because of decaf.
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tod
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response 107 of 318:
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Jan 18 17:46 UTC 2006 |
re #102
Thanks. (I don't shop at Whole Foods.)
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remmers
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response 108 of 318:
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Jan 18 18:53 UTC 2006 |
Re #105: Yes, in a loose sense, which is why I'm glad I'm *not*
addicted to beer.
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twenex
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response 109 of 318:
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Jan 18 19:18 UTC 2006 |
Neither coffee or beer is, strictly speaking, an addiction. You can drink
either without getting addicted. However, it is, of course, possible to get
addicted to them - and easier, perhaps, than it is to get addicted to, say,
potato.
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