Swandattur
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Actually, the active ingredient in Benedryl is supposed to be (I've read) where they got the idea for the SSRIs. I think you would want to take a small dose to avoid that effect. Except,there is also an Effexor-like or tricyclic-like effect at higher doses. Peat seems fairly in favor of tricyclics. I think their overall effect is more dopamine as far as I can tell. So, hmm... It seems as if a small dose of Benedryl would be the thing for helping sleep, at any rate. Also, maybe it wouldn't cause extreme grogginess the next day. It would be interesting to know what RP thought about Benedryl's SSRI like effects as opposed to any tricyclic-like effects. You know, how it all shakes out.