can you take benedryl when having a head cold?

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can you take benedryl when having a head cold?

i have a head cold and was wondering if benedryl will help?

2007-01-04 14:24:33 · 3 answers · asked by ilimarie 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health

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I have taken it and it helped, just be careful to not combine it with any other medication or alcohol.

2007-01-04 14:27:28 · answer #1 · answered by MimC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

benadryl should help a little bit, but like the other answer said, it'll mainly help by getting you to sleep. If you're willing to stay up a little bit, Sudafed (pseudoephedrine or phenylephrine) should help more in terms of getting rid of the stuffy nose part, especially if it's causing a cough from post-nasal drip.

2007-01-04 15:05:14 · answer #2 · answered by DannyBoy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It probably won't help much. it may put you to sleep though. Benedryl does that to me.

2007-01-04 14:27:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋