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Could use your help docs! my doctor put me benadryl (diphenhydramine) for itching and i woke up @ 2am trembling. people keep telling me it's my nerves.?

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Benadryl (diphenhydramine): Some individuals can get a paradoxical reaction to benadryl (diphenhydramine) and become agitated, take zyrtec for itching instead

Answered 8/17/2014

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