User Reviews for Benadryl injection

When the nurse gives me benadryl iv I immediately I feel burning in my arm then a tightness in the chest then a warm sensation in my crotch.... I goes away pretty fast.... but it does help with nausea and vomiting... I get 25mg every 4 hours... I prefer it over the morphine I'm given...

A Houston Methodist nurse injected 50mg of benadryl in my IV before administering my iron infusion, which is common before infusing patients but she pushed it too fast! smdh I've never felt so bad in my life. It felt like I had way too much alcohol. My heart was racing, had dizziness and nausea, I even asked her to call a doctor because I felt like I was dieing. She never called for help but pushed saline for about 15 minutes and watched me for a few after. That was one horrible trip!

Had benedryl in an IV injection at the ER. The technician must have gotten impatient during the push or thought he'd seen enough that he thought I wouldn't react badly and quickly pushed the last bit through. I was so caught off guard. My ADHD was magnified, I grew anxious and wanted to just get out, but couldn't. I began hyperventilating, which turned into sharp gasps that stopped briefly as my lungs closed up intermittently. It seemed to wear of though.. or on retrospect maybe the technician did something while I was panicking, but i did manage to weather it into this euphoric sleepiness. Thank God too, because without my ADHD meds I was constantly feeling the impatient boredom and anxiety bubbling, and the euphoric drowsiness was the only thing keeping me from attempting to pull out the IV myself and run home, or more likely pester the staff while they deal with emergencies. The later, in my mind, would be worse. Don't let them push it too fast. Read More Read Less

Went to ER because I couldn’t keep anything down, not even a sip of water. They got an iv in me and started pushing Benadryl. Immediately I started feeling so lightheaded and numb. I asked the nurse “am I supposed to be feeling lightheaded” and started hyperventilating. My heart rate jumped to 160. I felt like I couldn’t breath and I couldn’t feel my limbs or lift my head. I started thrashing, I’m not sure if it was consciously or not. I thought I was going to die. The nurse pushed something else and it got better but I’d still get heart rate spikes and that same can’t breath feeling on and off for an hour afterwards. I am scarred and am never taking that stuff again. Read More Read Less

Scariest thing ever. I was given Benadryl through iv after my C-Section to stop itchiness. I was looking at the clock when the nurse administered it and instantly the numbers started to morph and I couldn’t see straight. My heart was beating like crazy like I was having a panic attack and my legs were shaking uncontrollably. I thought I was going to die. They flushed it with saline and it went away pretty quickly after that but that experience has traumatized me with taking medicine now.

I have sickle cell anemia , It’s a blood disease which causes me to have lots of pain so the hospital I go to always gives me morphine and the morphine makes me itch so when I get the iv Benadryl I won’t itch also I’m allergic to “ blood and blood products” so when I have to get a blood transfusion the doctors/nurses gives me iv Benadryl along with Tylenol which is really a life saver when my blood cells are low the iv Benadryl helps me not to have an allergic reaction.

Side effect - loss of taste - 49 days and counting: I was given this one-time injection to counteract the side effect of another medication. I was told that a bitter or metallic taste might be felt. That effect occurred immediately. To date, it has never subsided. Everything tastes bitter and strange! I had no idea that this taste side-effect might be permanent! I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this and if it has ever abated for them.

My dentist used it as a local or dental work. It was injected in my cheek. It burned terribly. Numbed it for about 30 min. Then my cheek and throat swelled. It is now two days later and it is still swollen, despite an IV and prednosone.

I got Benadryl IV for itching from Dilaudid. It caused uncommon side affect of burning in my IV site and blood vessels because it was pushed too fast and undiluted. Also, while speaking to the nurse, the benadryl literally took my breath away. My chest tightened, and I couldn't breathe or speak for a few seconds. I lost my voice for a few seconds and felt my heart race. It felt like something had sucked all the air in my lungs and I could not take a breath for a few seconds, and my blood rushed to my head. It's very scary. My blood vessels near the IV injection site turned bright red and burned so bad, like a chemical burn, that I couldn't stand it. I yelled to the nurse,"normal saline! Quick!" It was at a 10/10 pain. It took a few hours for the red streaks and pain on my arms to go away. Now I make sure it's diluted and slowly administered. The bronchial spasms were puzzling to all the medical staff. It does provide a euphoric feeling and help diminish pain so I could see how it can be addictive if you allow it to be.Read More Read Less

I'm a cancer patient and I've been fighting Hodgkin's disease lymphoma and part of this disease is itchiness of the skin and during treatment nausea and vomiting. I take plenty other medication while at home and in the hospital, including very strong pain medication like dilaudid 2mg which is suppose to be the strongest for patients. It's not ver strong to me, but I feel like benedryl is better and I would like to be able to have it at home thru injection. I haven't asked but I will.. I'm not sure if it's habit forming like ppl are claiming because once I'm released from the hospital I don't have withdraw from it or anything. Great drug.Read More Read Less

I take it IV 1ml/10mls saline. Pretty much every time it causes my heart to start pounding. It freaks me out but every medical person I've told thinks its weird and says they've never heard of that before : /

I was prescribe benadryl 1ml in 9ml of Normal Saline and a mistake was made I got bendryl 1 m in 8ml of Normal SALINE

My 2 1/2 year old was given this after open heart surgery to relieve itchiness from other pain meds. She got addicted and when she was no longer receiving it she began hallucinating and having strange fits. I would make sure that if you or your child will be given this medication that you consider the risks. I thought that because it was Benadryl and commonly used medication that it was fine but had no idea that it could cause temporary psychosis!

Nurse in ER gave 25mg IV Benadryl for Vanco severe skin reaction...told her I was sleepy...sent me home within 20 min...I drove self...Went immed. to sleep at home DANGEROUS and I'm a nurse

However, It was given to me IV by a nurse in the ER for reaction to Vanco. ...I became very sleepy...They discharged me within 20 min, even tho I told her I was sleepy, drove self home, fell asleep immediately.WRONG TO DISCH SO SOON

Hate to say this, but the drug is addictive, and should be used with the same caution as other addictive medications.

Caused trouble swallowing - lump in throat

I suffer from RSD/CRPS, a severe pain syndrome and because it affects my autoimmune system, I get yearly MRSA/CELLULITIS infections. The only antibiotic I can tolerate, is IV Vancomycin, along with the IV Benadryl to stop what is called the "Red Man Syndrome" where it causes people to become red all over. It stops that reaction, along with the nausea and pain from the RSD/CRPS. I call it my wonder drug since I can't take Anti-Cholinergenic meds, such as Droperidol, Compazine or Phenergran as they induce what is called an Anti-Cholinergenic Drug Induced Pyschosis. Not a fun side effec. You don't know who you are, where you are, you become Psychotic, imaginaing anything and everything and it's like every nerve fiber is on fire due to the RSD/CRPS. Many medical personnel feel it is addictive, although it is only an anti-histamine. I don't get a high off of it, nor even feel it, it just stops my nausea and helps my pain significantly. All I can do is taste it when it's given IV and it tastes horrible. I wish I could break the stigma of it being addictive.Read More Read Less

I was given Benadryl IV push for a migraine. It made my BP spike and my heart pound. It was very scary.

used to treat asthma