Benadryl! Making My Life Better!

Author's Rating:

Pros: Really works well for me!

Cons: none

The Bottom Line: 
I highly recommend Benadryl Dye-Free for all allergy sufferers.

Author's Review
I am a huge sufferer of allergies! And it’s not just certain times of the year as with most people, it’s pretty much all year. Dust, mold, some perfumes, dirt and other nice little things in life that make the head go round and round.

I take several different brands of allergy medications or sinus medications. Depending on if I have an allergy attack or an allergy cold attack. There is a difference between the two. And you need to get the correct medication for the correct symptoms.

For instance, if you are just suffering from sneezing and itchy eyes and throat then get a medication just for those symptoms. But if you are suffering from congestions, cough, sore throat as well as the others mentioned then you would need to get something for those. I suffer from all of the above at various times through out the year and because of that I have to take different medications. And that is a real drag. There are a few medications that will help with most if not all the symptoms of an allergy sufferer, but sometimes that current attack will go into cold. And so starts the medication search again for a cold medication. (But I will discuss a great cold medication in another review.)

Today I am going to talk about a medication I tried a few weeks back and have been pleased with it. I had wanted something that would help to control the watery eyes and itchy throat. There is nothing worse, except a toothache maybe that is worse than an itchy throat. Itchy throats will cause you to cough and cough and then before you know it you have a runny nose and more water in the eyes and you look like you are the saddest person in the world! And I had to have a medication that would not clash with the medications I take prescribed by my doctor.

Well I found that medication in Benadryl® Dye-Free Allergy.

The Product

Benadryl® Dye-Free Allergy Liqui-Gels® for allergy relief of sneezing, itchy, watery eyes, runny nose and itchy throat! Made by Parke-Davis®. With Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride Antihistamine.

Soft gels provide a rapid relief of allergy symptoms. The pills are very easy to swallow and they offer Benadryl’s strong relief without any unwanted dyes or added colors. I like that part a lot! Clear allergy relief from the Histamine Blocker™, Benadryl. And doctors recommend Benadryl more often than any other medication.

I have to say here that not only is Benadryl™ used for over the counter medication it is also used in larger dose’s within the medical field. Once I had an allergic reaction to a medication that nearly killed me, had it not been for Benadryl® being available I would have died! So I know first hand that Benadryl® works for allergies and allergic reactions!

The box is white with navy blue writing on it. The package I have contains 24 clear liqui-gels™ softgels. The cost at my local Wal-Mart is 4.96.
Indications

You should always read the back of any medications package before buying!

From the box! “Temporarily relives runny nose and sneezing, itching of the nose or throat and itchy, watery eyes due to hay fever or other upper respiratory allergies and runny nose and sneezing associated with the common cold.”

Directions

You should always follow the directions on the box as instructed or as your doctor instructs you to do. Never assume that you can take what you think you need to do. For this can cause bleeding inside and really mess you up!

Age: Adults and children 12 years or age and over take 1 to 2 softgels every 4 to 6 hours. Do not exceed 12 softgels in a 24-hour period. Each is 25 mg.

Children 6 to 12 years of age 12.5 to 25 mg (1 softgel) every 4 to 6 hours. Not to exceed 6 softgels within a 24-hour period. Also, there is a children’s Benadryl available. I have also written about this product.

Children under 6. Parents should consult a doctor.

Ingredients

Each softgel contains Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride 25 mg. Also contains: Gelatin, Glycerin, Polyethylene Glycol 400 and Sorbitol.

Liqui-Gels® are imprinted with dye-free ink. Liquid Gels are a registered trademark of Scherer Corporation.

Company Info

Warner-Lambert
Consumer Healthcare
Morris Plains, NJ. 07950

©1994 Parke-Davis Div. Of Warner Lambert

1-800-223-0182

Package is child resistant. If you find your package tampered with you should give to a store clerk.

Warning

From the Package. This is very important so I thought I would type the entire paragraph from the package in quotes below. Please, everyone, read the back of packages before taking any medications or mixing with other drugs and alcohol products.

“May cause excitability especially in children. Do not take this product unless directed by a doctor. If you have a breathing problem such as emphysema or ch4ronic bronchitis or if you have glaucoma or difficulty in urination due to enlargement of the prostate glad. May cause marked drowsiness; alcohol, sedatives, and tranquilizers may increase the drowsiness effect. Avoid alcoholic beverages while taking this product. Do not take this product if you are taking sedatives or tranquilizers, without first consulting your doctor. Use caution when driving a motor vehicle or operating machinery. Do not use any other products containing diphendydramine while using this product. As with any drug, if you are pregnant or nursing a baby seek the advice of a health professional before using this product.”

How I Feel

Better! That’s for sure. I have seen this product for a long time sitting on shelves in stores and have never bought it for myself but for my children only. So my teenager told me to try it for myself because she takes it and works for her.

I have to be very careful with what I take because of the medications I am on for the Fybromyalgia that I have and since that is 100% of my body it has the tendency to not like it when other parts of my body ache. Seriously, that sounds silly I know, but doctors have discovered this to be very true. Fybromyalgia has to be the controlling disease and simply will not allow a cold, flu, headache, arthritis pain, virus’s, allergy or other medical problems that may occur within ones body to take over ones body. And so when allergies or a cold acts up with me the Fybromyalgia goes into full force, which causes me more pain and problems! And in that, my doctor has me on different medications to see which will work for me, thus for making my over the counter medications now limited. There are days I can’t even write or type! So the bed is where I stay! Poor hubby can’t seem to understand that my staying in bed does not include him! Lol!

But with this Benadryl® Dye-Free Allergy medication I am getting some relief and most of the time complete relief while on other prescribe medications. And this is good for me because I can live a somewhat normal life sometimes now.

For people who don’t or who do have other medical problems I certainly suggest that you try this product. But check with your doctor first. You really always want to make sure that drugs will not clash within your body and make you sicker or kill ya.

Overall I have been very pleased with Benadryl® Dye-Free Allergy over the counter medication.

I hope that this has helped in some kind of way.

God Bless!
©LKD 2002