Benadryl & wine for appetite suppression & food anxiety? (weight)

[movintime]

It works for me. I take 50-75mg Benadryl generic, & 10mg every other day of Melatonin & a few wines, & I relax & sleep v well. But tho some docs like this combo, others want to use benzos -- & I'm anti-meds -- so no way benzos would work for me. Ok, just wondering if anyone has things to add to this?

This can allow me to intermittent fast too, for a day or 2 every wk no probs, w/out missing eating or feeling hungry, so long as the 'RED WINE DIET' KEEPS HUNGER AT BAY -- W/ AN ASSIST FROM -- THE TIREDNESS-INDUCING BENADRYL.

[mschrief]

Try the Ketogenic diet. High fat, low carb.

I am rarely hungry. There have been times I've had to just choke food down because I'm not hungry.

[breakingbad]

Eating disorder? I have had one...always will.
That sounds like a horrible plan to me. If I were your doctor I would prescribe Welbutrin for anxiety and eating disorder.

[Lovehound]

Is It Safe to Mix Benadryl and Alcohol? (no)

Same story for benzodiazepines. (not safe)

I've been researching how much alcohol is advisable and amazed at how small the MAXIMUM is. And lower for women, lower for sr. citizens...

It's becoming pretty clear to me that you either ignore the advice or drink very little alcohol, and never mix with meds if there is the slightest chance of interaction.

[Lovehound]

Originally Posted by breakingbad

If I were your doctor I would prescribe Welbutrin for anxiety and eating disorder.

Welbutrin is a pretty interesting drug. First developed for treatment of depression, but it was noticed that it also was statistically correlated with weight loss and also tobacco cessation (now sold as Zyban).

I wouldn't go as far as claiming it helps eating disorders but could help you lose weight or quit smoking.

I think Welbutrin (bupropion) would be a poor choice for anxiety. I haven't heard of any benefit for that. Maybe Xanax (alprazolam) but that's just another diazepine and no good with alcohol either.

While I'm at it, all of the OTC NSAID pain killers have warnings against combining with alcohol except aspirin.