RE: He ate benadryl...

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RE: He ate benadryl…

01/25/2011 at 2:00 PM

KatnipCrzy

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Half of a tablet would be a childs dose (which is liquid). Pets and people can get sleepy from Benadryl if they are not used to taking it. But there are very few side effects unless in very rare cases a pet is allergic (but it is an antihistamine which is used to treat allergic reactions- so possibly but very, very rare). An overdose will cause hyper, excitability. I can only take half the recommended adult dose otherwise it makes me jittery and my joints feel weird like I have to move- but moving does not help.

So at least he picked the least harmful thing to eat- other common over the counter meds would have been a big problem- like tylenol or motrin.