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Can i take benadryl (diphenhydramine) allegry tablets for sleeping? i don't have allegry to anything.

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Benadryl (diphenhydramine): If it works for that purpose, go ahead. Benadryl (diphenhydramine) is one of the safest medicines around. It is incorporated in some pain and cough medicines to indue sleep.

Answered 6/24/2014

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