
Schaeffer said, "large doses" of the medication can cause seizures and heart problems. "The dose that can cause a hallucination is very close to the dose that can cause something potentially life-threatening," Scott Schaeffer, director of the Oklahoma Center for Poison and Drug Information, told the outlet. Late last month, KFOR reported that a 15-year-old girl reportedly died from a Benadryl overdose. What happens after “Benadryl challenge” dose?īasically the shittiest buzz imaginable. The company said the challenge "should be stopped immediately," adding, "As with any medicine, abuse or misuse can lead to serious side effects with potentially long-lasting consequences, and BENADRYL products should only be used as directed by the label." The company noted that all medications should be "kept out of the reach of children at all times" and they are working with TikTok to "do what we can to stop this dangerous trend, including the removal of content across social platforms that showcase this behavior." Johnson & Johnson called the TikTok challenge "extremely concerning" and "dangerous" in a statement to TooFab earlier this week. The challenge involves taking enough Benadryl pills to hallucinate. U.S.Benadryl is a common over-the-counter antihistamine meant to help relieve allergy symptoms.Vance: Facebook-FBI Censorship Collusion Undermines ‘Free Enterprise’ Defense of Big Tech Black Americans File Federal Lawsuit Against NYC for Law Allowing Foreign Nationals to Vote.‘My Son Hunter’ Trailer Hits 3.5 Million Cross-Platform Views After Truth Social Debut.Breitbart Business Digest: Only 38% of Biden Voters Say We’re in A Recession, Versus 82% of Trump Voters.DOJ Tells Court It Found 'Limited' Attorney-client Materials in Raid.Cohen: Trump Won't Run in 2024, Doesn't Want to Face Liz Cheney.Black Americans File Federal Lawsuit Against NYC.CBS Poll: Republicans Lead on Generic Ballot by 2 Points.The Curse of Kamala: Vice President Harris's Desperate Winless Streak.PA High School to Host 'After School Satan Club' Event.Trump: Declare Me Rightful Winner or Redo 'Fraud' 2020 Election.Ten-Year-Old 'Trans Model' with Trans Mother to Have Surgery at 16.Millions Unable to Pay for Groceries After SNAP EBT Outage.Pop Singer Lizzo Uses MTV Award Speech to Rant About ‘Laws Oppressing.

“The heart tends to go out of rhythm and not pump blood effectively.” “Large doses of Benadryl can cause seizures and, particularly, problems with the heart,” Schaeffer said. The challenge was to blame for the hospitalization of three Texas teens back in May, reported.Īccording to the National Institutes of Health, Benadryl is a sedating antihistamine, which means it works to block certain chemicals in your body that are released during an allergy.īut when too much of the drug is taken, it can cause the following side effects: fever, confusion, agitation, blurry vision, urinary retention, low blood pressure, coma, seizure, and cardiac arrhythmia. “The dose that can cause a hallucination is very close to the dose that can cause something potentially life-threatening,” said Scott Schaeffer, director of the Oklahoma Center for Poison and Drug Information. The challenge is to ‘to trip out,’ or trigger a hallucination by taking an overdose, meaning a dozen or more pills, of the allergy medication, according to KFOR. The happy-go-lucky 15-year-old, who was not known to experiment with drugs, fell victim to “the Benadryl Challenge” on TikTok last week, KFOR reported.
