Benadryl

[Rosabellazita]

Does anyone take benadryl to calm down their tremor?

[Hidden]

Tried it with no good results

[sharron2 in reply to Hidden]

Benadryl is not recommended for people with Parkinson's as it can cause brain fog and may increase dementia.

[Rosabellazita in reply to sharron2]

Yes.. I just found out . thats too bad. It was calming it down some.

[Lynne1946 in reply to sharron2]

I go to a neurologist at Univ of Wa and he says if you don't already have dementia Benadryl will not cause dementia.

[Rosabellazita in reply to Lynne1946]

Thx for that good news. It helos me get to sleep

[BUZZ1397]

I still use it on the occasion (rare) that the restless leg is keeping me awake. When I use it I use it very sparingly in the liquid form they sell for giving children and I measure out no more than 4 milliliters. I only use it at night, never in the day for the reasons cited above.

[Rosabellazita in reply to BUZZ1397]

I do know that it is known to cause dementia in pwp

[Hikoi in reply to Rosabellazita]

Never heard that before, can you show me where to read about it?

[Rosabellazita in reply to Hikoi]

I was reseaching online. Antichorlics i think is the class of drug ..i think i misspelled it

[Rosabellazita in reply to Hikoi]

National Parkinson's foundation. Thats where i read it

[Hikoi in reply to Rosabellazita]

Oh anticholinergics. They can cause memory problems especially in older people, yes thats right. Not sure it is dementia though but still something to be aware of. They can also cause dry mouth etc.

[BUZZ1397 in reply to Rosabellazita]

Yeh, that's what's wrong with me.

[Rosabellazita in reply to BUZZ1397]

Whats wrong with you

[BUZZ1397 in reply to Rosabellazita]

Other than PD? Nothing unusual for a 69 year old person. My cholesterol is borderline normal. I'm just a little overweight, my hair is grey and thinning. I can be a bit hard to understand when I speak due to the stiffening of my facial/vocal muscles. I was just kidding sarcastically (apologies) when I wrote above, I meant that risking a bit of dementia by occasionally using a small dose of Benadryl is not a priorities list of health problems to worry about at this time. I also have a heart condition, enlarged aorta, that is on the list and I need good sleep and to not get worried so I tend to try and jest about things here at the bulletin board. Forgive me please?

[Lynne1946]

Yes I take two every night to sleep. That was the first medication used to help Parkinson's tremors.

[Rosabellazita in reply to Lynne1946]

When?

[Rosabellazita in reply to Lynne1946]

National Parkinson's foundation said it causes brain fog. Dementia.

[HeartSong]

Please use an abundance of caution when deciding to take one of the older, anticholinergic antihistamines (like Benadryl). A couple of years ago, research reports were published that offered compelling evidence of a link between long-term use of anticholinergic medications like Benadryl and dementia. If you search the web for "antihistamines and dementia", you'll get lots of articles. Here's one:

health.harvard.edu/blog/com...