DENVER (KDVR) — Since 2020, at least two teenagers in the United States have died participating in a social media trend, the Benadryl challenge. This week, a Denver high school warned parents they’ve seen the trend start to resurface.
East High School sent out a letter to parents on Monday afternoon saying they’ve seen the Benadryl challenge, which has been around since 2020, ramp up on social media recently. The trend involves taking far more than the recommended dose of Benadryl to cause hallucinations, and doctors said that can have some serious side effects.
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National Jewish Health allergy physician Dr. Jessica Hui said she’s even moved away from the medicine.
“To be honest, actually low doses of Benadryl — you can also have side effects, which is why even in the allergy world we are moving away from Benadryl as emergency treatment,” Hui said…