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Is diphenhydramine HCl a CNS depressant?

April 26, 2017CNS DEPRESSANT diphenhydramine HCl

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Is diphenhydramine HCl a CNS depressant?

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It is actually a CNS depressant; but curiously its unintended side effects led to the invention of many antidepressants – like fluoxetine (Prozac) and other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors – which, although they lift your mood, are still CNS depressants.