This Site Might Help You. RE: am i addicted to Benadryl? for the last month or so i& 39;ve been talking Benadryl to sleep usually i take like 4-6 of 25mg Benadryl every 3-4 days or so unisom, you're not alone. I am also psychologically addicted to benadryl. It gives me a light dreamy feeling and puts me in a state of euphoria with around 12-16 tablets. I was on benadryl daily for about 8 months a few years ago, because no other antihistamines were working. I had to stop taking it prior to allergy testing. a couple of months ago I had bad allergies so I took 2 benadryl a day for about a week. but I liked that it put me to sleep so I started taking 1-2 (sometimes 3 if I felt like I really needed it) every night before I went to bed. that started about 3 weeks ago. but then my bottle ran out so I didn't take any one. afficher plus a. (jeannieb39) is telling me her son is addicted to an over the counter drug (Benadryl)? So she is saying we should pull everything off the shelves because her son abuses it? Should we pull alcohol off the shelves and other cold medicines off the shelves for her son? Nyquil is bad should we pull that off the shelves? Perhaps she should get her son some professional help rather than coming on. Benadryl addiction can strip you of REM sleep and deliver neurotoxicity. Benadryl dependency is a obscure subject, when I was suffering there was very little information out there. Sounds weird, but when you take benadryl at high doses it gives you a euphoric feeling. at first my boyfriend would take to aid sleep, now he takes around 200 mg after he wakes up and again before bed, so he's taking 400 mg a day for the euphoric feeling. I think I’m addicted but websites say it’s only psychosomatic? Dr. Lisa says: Benadryl, the brand name for the drug diphenhydramine, is one of a class of drugs called antihistamines that are designed to relieve symptoms of allergies and the common cold. The effects associated with the discontinuation of Benadryl may not be as bad as heroin or alcohol withdrawals, but they are nonetheless very real and should be monitored. There aren’t currently any known medications that help ease withdrawals from Benadryl. Oh My God! I thought I was alone!! I too am addicted to diphenhydramine! I take so much I had to switch from the 25mg to the 100mg tablets I buy on Amazon.