Do you use BENADRYL?

Really, is anything safe?
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We all have heard of and maybe used BENADRYL for common allergic reactions and bee stings. Well now we must take caution when considering using this product. 

According to a STUDY on this anticholinerig drug... 

Participants’ health was tracked for an average of seven years. During that time, 800 of the volunteers developed dementia. When the researchers examined the use of anticholinergic drugs, they found that people who used these drugs were more likely to have developed dementia as those who didn’t use them.

Moreover, dementia risk increased along with the cumulative dose. Taking an anticholinergic for the equivalent of three years or more was associated with a 54% higher dementia risk than taking the same dose for three months or less.   READ the study info HERE. 

WOW!  There is more for you to know.  Keep reading, please. 
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In 1943, Benadryl, or diphenhydramine, was the first effective antihistamine developed that didn’t cause extreme drowsiness. It proved to be a drug sensation, and was at first prescribed for what it was intended:

• strong allergic response
• hives
• insect stings 

But soon it became so popular it was also used for symptoms that had nothing to do with need for an antihistamine such as:

• sleep
• sedation
• sniffling and sneezing-type allergies
• anxiety
• cough and cold symptoms 
• motion sickness and nausea 

BENADRYL (also known as DIPHENHYDRAMINE)
is in MANY over the counter SLEEP MEDICATIONS:
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     ​BEWARE ...
you can read another warning HERE.