Suggest Treatment For Dizziness While On Benadryl

Posted on Thu, 8 Dec 2016

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Question : I had some dizziness this am, took Benadryl last night, is this a common side effect and should I stop the Benadryl?

Answered by Dr. Saumya Mittal (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Needs more information

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
I am Dr Mittal.
I have read your message.
I think I can help you.

However, I need more information .
How long have you been on the medicine ?
Why are you on the medicine ?
Any other symptoms ?
Any imbalance ?

Benadryl can case some dizziness. It is known. However I cannot answer the rest of your questions - whether to stop medicine- without above information. So please let me know the details as mentioned above

Best of luck.
Dr Mittal.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee