Hello,
I'm am new here so sorry if these falls into the wrong category. Feel free to move it if it isn't.
I take Diphenhydramine Aka. DPH, for its anxiolytic and hypnotic properties after a pretty bad run in with benzo addiction.
It gets me too bed, and takes away a lot of the symptoms associated with benzo W/D.
I take about anywhere from 150mg-250mg everyday before i go to bed, for the past month.
However, last night i took 300mg because i was in a terrible mood and blah blah blah.
I got the usual effects e.x: Heavy limbs, sedation etc.
However at about 20 minutes after the initial effects, i felt a wierd sensation in my chest.
My heart started pumping really fast, then slow, then it felt like it dropped/stopped, then fast.
Then it went away, until about 10-15 minutes later it started again.
This went on for about an hour, and i woke up feeling faint and my chest has been hurting all day.
I have done some research on the subject and so far here is what i came up with.
DPH is known to block potassium channels, hence the RLS involved with large DPH doses.
(Got this info from wikipedia and other posts on this website.)
I also know really low potassium levels can cause Heart Palpitations. (got this info from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003081.htm)
I have been taking it this whole month, and my muscle are increasingly prone to cramping
so i am assuming that these Heart palpitations could have been cause in the low potassium levels.
Can anyone give me any insight into this? Call me paranoid, but heart problems are a phobia of mine.
NOTE: I do NOT take DPH for its delirant properties, and have never exceeded 300mg.
I'm am new here so sorry if these falls into the wrong category. Feel free to move it if it isn't.
I take Diphenhydramine Aka. DPH, for its anxiolytic and hypnotic properties after a pretty bad run in with benzo addiction.
It gets me too bed, and takes away a lot of the symptoms associated with benzo W/D.
I take about anywhere from 150mg-250mg everyday before i go to bed, for the past month.
However, last night i took 300mg because i was in a terrible mood and blah blah blah.
I got the usual effects e.x: Heavy limbs, sedation etc.
However at about 20 minutes after the initial effects, i felt a wierd sensation in my chest.
My heart started pumping really fast, then slow, then it felt like it dropped/stopped, then fast.
Then it went away, until about 10-15 minutes later it started again.
This went on for about an hour, and i woke up feeling faint and my chest has been hurting all day.
I have done some research on the subject and so far here is what i came up with.
DPH is known to block potassium channels, hence the RLS involved with large DPH doses.
(Got this info from wikipedia and other posts on this website.)
I also know really low potassium levels can cause Heart Palpitations. (got this info from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003081.htm)
I have been taking it this whole month, and my muscle are increasingly prone to cramping
so i am assuming that these Heart palpitations could have been cause in the low potassium levels.
Can anyone give me any insight into this? Call me paranoid, but heart problems are a phobia of mine.
NOTE: I do NOT take DPH for its delirant properties, and have never exceeded 300mg.
