Originally Posted by
Toadmeister
i don’t take any other medicine but allergy medicine, I’ve actually cut back to taking only Benadryl at night to open my air passages better. Benadryl makes one drowsy, which is why I only take it at night or in emergencies of an allergic reaction if outdoors. I’ll take 2 ibuprofen if I got any pain or cramps with a snack as otherwise it can bother my stomach.
With the exception above, and now abstaining from alcohol for the week, I’d consider myself pretty much drug free.
Eeeek!. Don't take Benadryl. It's an anticholinergic medication. Ask your doctor for an alternative to anticholinergics.
Taking an anticholinergic for the equivalent of three years or more was associated with a 54% higher dementia risk than taking the same dose for three months or less.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/...k-201501287667
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...rticle/2091745
Ibuprofen isn't that great either because it inhibits healing, i.e. adaptation to training stress. It's an antiprosteglandin, an NSAID. Over the years, I've found I heal faster if I don't take NSAIDs. My exception is long-term tendon pain, which NSAIDs really help.