Long COVID
Outcome unclear
Long COVID: withdrawal after stopping Benadryl, unable to sleep or work, no improvement
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jul 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
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In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I haven’t been able to sleep, work eat or function. My heart is racing and my stomach is churning all day.
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Summary
They had taken Benadryl several times a day for about a year. After getting sick they stopped it abruptly and described severe withdrawal: unable to sleep, work, eat or function, with a racing heart and a stomach churning all day, and they felt like they were dying. They said opiate withdrawal wasn't like this. No improvement was reported.
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What they tried
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Their words about each treatment
- Benadryl · Not said
I was taking Benadryl several times a day for the last year and I recently got sick and completely stopped it without consideration.
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Adverse events
- Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)“I haven’t been able to sleep, work eat or function. My heart is racing and my stomach is churning all day.” In context ↗ Withdrawal problems
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
I haven’t been able to sleep
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
My heart is racing
In context ↗ - Gut problems
my stomach is churning all day
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