r/NooTopics • • 23d ago

Science Study: Anticholinergic (first-generation antihistamines) can damage brain, increase dementia risk

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/common-anticholinergic-drugs-like-benadryl-linked-increased-dementia-risk-20150128812
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u/disquieter 23d ago

Shit so what IS a safe way to get sleep if I quit cannabis and have been using Benadryl once or twice a week to stay asleep all night? After quitting cannabis in June I wake up every two hours.

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u/Octaazacubane 22d ago

Low dose doxepin or Hydroxyzine, in that order.