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There is not much of a difference between the two of these. They are diphenhydramine in different salt forms but will have the same effect. Diphenhydramine citrate will be slightly more readily absorbed in the body than HCl.
dextromethorphan is a drug used to treat cough by acting as a cough suppressant. diphenhydramine is an antihistamine and is used to treat allergies.
No. Both products contain an antihistamine. This is a therapeutic duplication which may result in significant additive side effects.
My friend had taken 25 mg of Diphenhydramine, and 500mg of Methocarbamol, and didn't have any problems. They reported being real sleepy. Ask your Doctor, though. What works for others, may not work for you.
Since Theraflu contains phenylephrine it says you should not take it with Benadryl because it contains acetaminophen and diphenhydramine and can cause a reaction.
The difference between Sudafed and Sudafed PE is that Sudafed contains pseudoephedrine and Sudafed PE contains phenylephrine. While phenylephrine doesn't work quite as well as a decongestant, it is the most common decongestant ingredient in cold and sinus formulations, due to the fact that people were using pseudoephedrine to make the illegal drug methamphetamine.
DM stands for DextroMethorphan which is a cough suppressantPE stands for PhenylEphrine which is a decongestant
There are no known drug interactions between phenylephrine, paracetamol, and birth control pills.
Phenylephrine is a vasoconstricting agent.
Benadryl (at least, the box I have) contains three different medicines - one of which is phenylephrine, which is often used instead of pseudoephedrine (pseudoephedrine has gained a bad rep as a precurser to methamphetamine). There is some question about the effectiveness of phenylephrine, though studies have shown it performs much better than a placebo, even if it's not as effective as pseudoephedrine.
Diphenhydramine
decongestant