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Diphenhydramine for Nausea/Vomiting User Reviews (Page 2)

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Reviews for Diphenhydramine

Commonly mentioned side effects
  • Mmw...
  • December 29, 2015

Diphenhydramine "I get severe migraines and was given this in the hospital instead of traditional nausea meds. It works well and I now use it at home and actually works better than Zofran or Phenergan."

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  • wor...
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • October 2, 2015

Diphenhydramine "I use it for nausea. It works wonders for me."

10 / 10
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  • cd1...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • November 30, 2014

Diphenhydramine "Great for nausea. However, does cause sleepiness."

9 / 10
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  • November 24, 2015

Diphenhydramine "I have Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome and take Benadryl every day. It helps take the edge off. There are fewer side effects than other anti-nausea medications and is safest for the body."

9 / 10
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  • mai...
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • May 8, 2018

Diphenhydramine "The nurses at my cancer center, where I get my chemo treatment, give me Benadryl before my chemo medicine, and it works wonders, but it puts me to sleep once every week."

10 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • September 2, 2017

Diphenhydramine "I take Methotrexate weekly, 25 mg, and have found that taking Benadryl at a dose of 12 and 24 hours after my weekly dose helps reduce the nausea."

8 / 10
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  • joy...
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • November 6, 2022

Diphenhydramine "Benadryl works better than Zofran for me, but it knocks me out. But when you're so sick with nausea, you don't care. I take 1 full tab."

7 / 10
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  • Ano...
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • January 24, 2021

Diphenhydramine "Take it for my migraines or cluster headaches to help with nausea. Works amazing for me."

10 / 10
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  • Dia...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • September 12, 2020

Diphenhydramine "Benadryl seems to help with light nausea from hormones and/or motion sickness."

10 / 10
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  • Alm...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • February 29, 2020

Diphenhydramine "Made me very anxious and didn't help my nausea at all."

1 / 10
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  • Tin...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • July 26, 2022

"It works great for nausea and vomiting at maximum doses daily. The problem is it cannot be used as a maintenance drug. Chronic use has been documented and linked to Alzheimer’s."

10 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • April 12, 2012

Diphenhydramine "Didn't seem to work very well for me."

2 / 10
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  • Wil...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 22, 2021

Diphenhydramine "I used it originally for food allergies but ended up puking (expected, to be honest). Not long after, I took another to wave off the extra symptoms like nausea. All it did was induce vomiting again."

5 / 10
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  • Amy...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • August 7, 2018

Diphenhydramine "I took a single pill of Benadryl, and it made me vomit, nauseous, diarrhea, dry throat, and gave me a stuffy nose. I wouldn't give this to my worst enemy."

1 / 10
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