Is it as safe as marijuana?
Hunter wants to know if it’s safer than crack.
Dr. McCullough has been advocating gargling with a dilute (2 tsp/8 oz water)solution of OTC povodine ( Betadyne) for months. States it reduces viral( any type) replication in the upper respiratory tract ( should be especially effective on omicron then)and also using dropper to cleanse nostrils twice a day. He cites a study showing this and says this has been standard practice with some dentists for years. He says to prepare a new solution daily rather than keeping it on the shelf.
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Chocolate milk and a Benadryl. I added the chocolate.
What’s next, chicken soup, grilled cheese, and 7-up? Moms everywhere will be gloating over their homeopathic cures.
What is Bordans? Yes I googled.
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So, my theory still holds water: Everything cures the Wuhan Flu...except The Jab.
Have often also taken diphenhydramine HCl 25 mg (Benadryl) sold in the Dollar Tree stores everywhere as a "nighttime sleep aid." Thirty-six tablets for a dollar, is the cost there.
This "lactoferrin" costs as much or more than quercetin, and it's not proven to my satisfaction yet. So I'll pass on this for the time.
Both lactoferrin, and diphenhydramine, are available Over The Counter.
If taking them only during the time infected, it's effectively not much different than taking an allergy pill (it's Benadryl) with a really good whey protein.
Have there ever been doctors or researcher who said not to take those at the same time?
Never. For me and my family and friends, since so may states do not allow people to get the antibodies under 65, I heartily recommend having these available to use against COVID-19, during the time of infection. I would not use the diphenhydramine as a preventative, though, as it is somewhat associated with brain issues later in life.
Amantadine, which is mentioned in the article, has been used for decades as a parkinson’s drug and has been known for decades to protect people from the Flu.
My wife has been taken it for at least 20 years, and the only side effect is splotchy dark spots on her calves. She did test positive for covid in 2020 (she is in a nursing home), but she had no symptoms at all.
Effects of fexofenadine, diphenhydramine, and alcohol on driving performance. A randomized, placebo-controlled trial in the Iowa driving simulator.
Abstract
Background: Sedating antihistamines may impair driving performance as seriously as alcohol.
Objective: To compare the effects of fexofenadine, diphenhydramine, alcohol, and placebo on driving performance.
Design: Randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, four-treatment, four-period crossover trial.
Setting: The Iowa Driving Simulator.
Participants: 40 licensed drivers with seasonal allergic rhinitis who were 25 to 44 years of age.
Intervention: One dose of fexofenadine (60 mg), diphenhydramine (50 mg), alcohol (approximately 0.1% blood alcohol concentration), or placebo, given at weekly intervals before participants drove for 1 hour in the Iowa Driving Simulator.
Measurements: The primary end point was coherence, a continuous measure of participants’ ability to match the varying speed of a vehicle that they were following. Secondary end points were drowsiness and other driving measures, including lane keeping and response to a vehicle that unexpectedly blocked the lane ahead.
Results: Participants had significantly better coherence after taking alcohol or fexofenadine than after taking diphenhydramine. Lane keeping (steering instability and crossing the center line) was impaired after alcohol and diphenhydramine use compared with fexofenadine use. Mean response time to the blocking vehicle was slowest after alcohol use (2.21 seconds) compared with fexofenadine use (1.95 seconds). Self-reported drowsiness did not predict lack of coherence and was weakly associated with minimum following distance, steering instability, and leftlane excursion.
Conclusions: Participants had similar performance when treated with fexofenadine or placebo. After alcohol use, participants performed the primary task well but not the secondary tasks; as a result, overall driving performance was poorer.
After participants took diphenhydramine, driving performance was poorest, indicating that diphenhydramine had a greater impact on driving than alcohol did. Drowsiness ratings were not a good predictor of impairment, suggesting that drivers cannot use drowsiness to indicate when they should not drive.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10691585/
Effects of fexofenadine, diphenhydramine, and alcohol on driving performance. A randomized, placebo-controlled trial in the Iowa driving simulator.
Abstract
Background: Sedating antihistamines may impair driving performance as seriously as alcohol.
Objective: To compare the effects of fexofenadine, diphenhydramine, alcohol, and placebo on driving performance.
Design: Randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, four-treatment, four-period crossover trial.
Setting: The Iowa Driving Simulator.
Participants: 40 licensed drivers with seasonal allergic rhinitis who were 25 to 44 years of age.
Intervention: One dose of fexofenadine (60 mg), diphenhydramine (50 mg), alcohol (approximately 0.1% blood alcohol concentration), or placebo, given at weekly intervals before participants drove for 1 hour in the Iowa Driving Simulator.
Measurements: The primary end point was coherence, a continuous measure of participants’ ability to match the varying speed of a vehicle that they were following. Secondary end points were drowsiness and other driving measures, including lane keeping and response to a vehicle that unexpectedly blocked the lane ahead.
Results: Participants had significantly better coherence after taking alcohol or fexofenadine than after taking diphenhydramine. Lane keeping (steering instability and crossing the center line) was impaired after alcohol and diphenhydramine use compared with fexofenadine use. Mean response time to the blocking vehicle was slowest after alcohol use (2.21 seconds) compared with fexofenadine use (1.95 seconds). Self-reported drowsiness did not predict lack of coherence and was weakly associated with minimum following distance, steering instability, and leftlane excursion.
Conclusions: Participants had similar performance when treated with fexofenadine or placebo. After alcohol use, participants performed the primary task well but not the secondary tasks; as a result, overall driving performance was poorer.
After participants took diphenhydramine, driving performance was poorest, indicating that diphenhydramine had a greater impact on driving than alcohol did. Drowsiness ratings were not a good predictor of impairment, suggesting that drivers cannot use drowsiness to indicate when they should not drive.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10691585/
Can I Get A DUI For Taking Benadryl?
New York law does not make a distinction between legal drugs and illegal drugs in DUI charges. The charge is “driving under the influence.” The legality of what is influencing you does not make a difference.
This is covered under New York Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1192.4:
“No person shall operate a motor vehicle while the person’s ability to operate such a motor vehicle is impaired by the use of a drug.” This means any drug if that drug impairs you in any way.
Nothing stops you from taking your prescriptions, of course. You just have to determine whether they render you capable of getting behind the wheel unimpaired. You should also pay close attention to the way substances interact. While under normal circumstances, you might be able to have one beer with dinner without going over the legal blood alcohol limit, the same drink could become deadly when combined with a vast array of prescription drugs.
Making the determination of risk isn’t easy under these circumstances. Assuming it’s not feasible for you to play it safe and avoid driving at all while on prescription or over-the-counter drugs, you’ll need some reasonable way to determine whether it’s safe to get behind the wheel.
First, you should be especially leery of drugs that can sedate you. Benadryl is, of course, one of these drugs for many people. Many prescription drugs fall into this category as well.
Some stimulants can be equally dangerous.
It’s a good idea to talk to your doctor or pharmacist about your normal habits and your driving to get their opinion on whether there will be unusual interactions between this prescription and alcohol. You should also be clear on the common side effects of any drug you take, including drowsiness.
What if you make a mistake?
If you get pulled over and you believe the officer has done so because he or she has witnessed erratic or impaired behavior, resist the urge to defend yourself. If you say, “I swear I didn’t take anything but a legal prescription,” you won’t be proving your innocence or convincing a cop not to arrest you.
You’ll be strengthening the prosecution’s case instead.
You should also avoid giving the cops permission to search your car. You may think you have “nothing to hide,” but your prescription bottle, or Benadryl in your dashboard, things which look innocuous to you, could again give the prosecutor a lot more evidence to convict you with. If the cops want to search your car, make them get a warrant.
Make the determination of whether you’re going to submit to any testing. You can lose your license for refusing the test, but allowing it to move forward could be even worse. Keep in mind the cops can still get a warrant which orders you to submit to the testing.
Then, understand what happens next isn’t in your hands. The cops will choose to let you go or arrest you. The best thing you can do is to invoke your 5th Amendment rights and ask for an attorney. After that, avoid speaking.
Facing DUI charges? You’ll need help. Contact the Law Offices of Julie Rendelman today.
See also:
Your Rights in New York DUI Cases
Distracted Driving
Different Types of Warrants in New York
