Hey John, I hope Debbi can add something to this. Diphenhydramine is an antihistamine, they are for allergies!
One can get pneumonia due to dehydration (and aggravate asthma). This is true of all antihistamines. Maybe ask Dr. about Valerian root tea for the sleep condition? Camomille tea also helps but I guess those would be hard to get a child to accept. I don't mean to alarm you, it's just that I feel strongly about Doctors freely Rx'ing drugs as a quick fix (pardon the pun) or the solution to a problem. Also check: http://www.allergy-cold.com/conaffairs/benadryldecongestant.shtml http://www.dermnetnz.org/index.html Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Horn, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 1:40 PM Subject: RE: Sleep Apnea > > From: Nick Arnett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > But I definitely pay attention (no joke intended)to news about > > connections between sleep apnea and AD/HD, etc. > > Since the information about that was posted, we started wondering if > something like this might be effecting my daughter. She was showing some > signs of ADHD and other behaviour problems. She was complaining about being > tired ALL the time. It took a bit to convince my wife to take it seriously > but eventually we brought her to someone to be checked out. It turns out > that she is definitely not ADHD but does have a sleep disorder of some sort. > The treatment is Benadryl! She's been taking it every night before she goes > to bed for a couple of months now and it has done wonders for her. She's > not complaining about being tired anymore. Her behaviour has improved > markedly. It's wonderful. > > All because of a link posted to this list! > > That's why I stay on Brin-L! > > - jmh _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
