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Has Anyone Ever Heard Of Treating Parkinson's With Benadryl?
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My allergies go wild in this dry fall weather that we are having. I have taken benadryl allergy at bedtime and slept 7 hrs. straight all this past week. I have felt so much better and no tremor! I was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2013. I take 5 carbidopa/levodopa a day and it has never stopped my tremor.

posted November 28, 2016
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Yes, I take two tabs each night before bed time, recommended by my Neurologist. Benadryl helps me sleep. I have been doing this routine for over a year now. Prior to taking Benadryl I would wake up multiple times nightly and then suffer trying to fall back asleep with restless body, anxiety, weakness and foot cramps. Most nights I get a good nights rest, but every now and then I have an episode.
Benadryl has proven to be an asset.

posted November 29, 2016
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

Hmm. I recently tried Benadryl a few nights in a row with no improvement in my sleeping whatsoever. Perhaps I'll try it again for more consecutive nights.

posted December 1, 2016
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

Me too!

posted November 30, 2016
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

Thank you for this! Your sleeping habits sound like mine before Benadryl. I research everything I hear about Parkinson's, and I had never heard anything about it. I am excited!

posted November 29, 2016

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