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Is It Alright For 90 Year Old To Take Aleve And Benadryl For Pain And Sleep?

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Posted on Tue, 24 Dec 2013
Question: Is it alright for a 90 yr. old lady to take Aleve and Benadryl together to help her with pain and sleep? She's my mother.
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Answered by Dr. Het Ram Bishnoi (56 minutes later)
Brief Answer: can be used safely in low dosage Detailed Answer: Hello XXXXX. Thanks for the query to H.C.M. Forum. Aleve i.e.naproxen is a most potent NSAID pain killer without sedative effect. While benadryl ( diphenhydramine +phenylephrine), is most potent anti allergic drug , also causes sedation and good for sleeplessness . Since your mother is a 90 years old you can use these drugs safely but in low dosage . Naproxen ( aleve ) , sometimes causes wheezing but benadryl relieve it . So together you can use these drugs. Hope this information will be helpful for you. Further any question I will reply in follow up. Good luck for your mother. Dr. HET
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Is It Alright For 90 Year Old To Take Aleve And Benadryl For Pain And Sleep?

Brief Answer: can be used safely in low dosage Detailed Answer: Hello XXXXX. Thanks for the query to H.C.M. Forum. Aleve i.e.naproxen is a most potent NSAID pain killer without sedative effect. While benadryl ( diphenhydramine +phenylephrine), is most potent anti allergic drug , also causes sedation and good for sleeplessness . Since your mother is a 90 years old you can use these drugs safely but in low dosage . Naproxen ( aleve ) , sometimes causes wheezing but benadryl relieve it . So together you can use these drugs. Hope this information will be helpful for you. Further any question I will reply in follow up. Good luck for your mother. Dr. HET