Benadryl And Restless Leg Syndrome

I now use an OTC product that contains only doxylamine succinate.

Benadryl and restless leg syndrome. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 9168 people who have side effects when taking. Will have benadryl or diphenhydramine in them. Yes anything that competes with dopamine such as alcohol melatonin SSRIs Benadryl will make RLS worse it seems.

Bedtime is far from relaxing for women with this common condition. I get horrible restless legs and almost exclusively when Im traveling or attempting to rest. Also it is typical to have a blood test to identify your current Serum Ferritin level.

A wide variety of over-the-counter medications for colds hay fever sinus etc. A number of medications can make RLS worse. March 1 2012.

Other causes can be pregnancy certain antidepressants antihistamines such as Benadryl and kidney failure. In particular anti-nausea drugs and sedating antihistamines like Benadryl block the brains dopamine receptors and cause restless legs. I got so desperate one night post laying in bed suffering for hours that I decided to try.

Benadryl specifically its primary ingredient diphenhydramine absolutely aggravates my RLS. Caffeine and exercise close to bedtime can make restless legs syndrome worse. I am not sure why this happens with higher doses but has definitely been deterred from taking anymore.

Dysfunction of the dopaminergic system has been implicated in some cases. In practice when a patient presents with restless legs syndrome the role of a drug especially a psychotropic should be considered. I avoid it and anything else that contains it.