Looked into it. This isn’t what I thought it was. They aren’t looking to ban sudafed where the active ingredient is pseudoephedrine, which is the stuff that actually works that you have to scan your drivers license at the pharmacy counter to buy, it’s the over the counter kind where the active ingredient is phenylephrine which, the FDA unfortunately is right, literally doesn’t work for shit. My wife and I learned this a long time ago. If you can buy it without a drivers license honestly I couldn’t care less if they ban it because I honestly don’t know what it even does. But the good stuff that you need a drivers license to buy apparently isn’t going anywhere so we can probably put our pitchforks down on this particular issue at least.
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Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) is an antihistamine. It works very well for seasonal allergies (for 4-6 hours that it's active). It also makes you drowsy. As a sleep aid, I'm not a huge fan of it. It works. It'll help you get to sleep, but your body will habituate to it after 3-5 days or so, so you'll find it's less effective if you want to rely on it daily. If you have that kind of a problem, you need a better drug from a doctor.
If you're having seasonal allergies, the second generation antihistamines are a better option. That's Claritin, Allegra, Zyrtec, Xyzal. 24 hours of effect, minimal drowsiness. Save the Benadryl for allergic reactions to bug bites/stings, rashes, etc.
If you're taking other medications or plan on partying, you'll want to talk to a white coat about it too, because it will interact with certain other drugs and substances in bad ways and you should know what those risks are. Combining it with alcohol or Xanax or plenty of other common things could be a problem.