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I have been abusing benadryl for a couple years now. I've decided that I'm not using it anymore, but I'm paying the same price I paid which made me begin using it anyway. I've tried early am exercise, cutting caffeine, supplementing magnesium, chamomile and skull cap tea before bed, no electronics before bed. Nothing has seemed to have helped. I've recently learned two other people in my family, an uncle and his son, both have the same issues and also turned to benadryl to get those precious four hours of sleep. Just wondered how common this is.

I have been abusing benadryl for a couple years now. I've decided that I'm not using it anymore, but I'm paying the same price I paid which made me begin using it anyway. I've tried early am exercise, cutting caffeine, supplementing magnesium, chamomile and skull cap tea before bed, no electronics before bed. Nothing has seemed to have helped. I've recently learned two other people in my family, an uncle and his son, both have the same issues and also turned to benadryl to get those precious four hours of sleep.

Just wondered how common this is.

Yes
Sometimes
No
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If you have had itching and rashes, check out your diet. I have weird reactions to a lot of foods, (ex: elbows and knuckles will break out in a super itchy rash if I eat gluten, raw onions give me instant heartburn, caffeine makes me feel anxious etc) and discovered my mood and sleep drastically improved after cutting out foods that had any weird effects. Look up "elimination diet" and keep a food/symptom journal for a while. You might find some root causes and feel better overall.