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[–] Kertyna@feddit.nl 31 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Benadryl! Because you can't have allergies if you're unconscious.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 19 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

At my first IT job, we had to attend a week or two of training before actually doing the job. I was eighteen at the time and didn't know nothin' about nothin' ... Including that benadryl makes you sleepy.

Sometime in the first few days of training, I was having some pretty bad allergies and a roommate suggested benadryl. I picked some up on the drive to work and took the recommended dose immediately, then headed into the training, which was nothing but lecturing for a full eight hours on the second floor of a building with a broken AC. Also in the small room were about 20-25 people and a 2005-era projector in the middle of the room.

I doubt I learned anything other than the side effects of benadryl that day. I'm fortunate that I did manage to stay conscious and that the drowsiness had probably worn off before my ninety minute drive home.

Haven't taken any since.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 10 hours ago (2 children)
[–] lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

25mg, aka one pill. Every 6 hours

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

I don't know - I haven't had any in almost twenty years. I just took what it said on the box at the time.