benadryl

I've been coughing for weeks, so I finally went to the doctor yesterday.

The doctor checked my lungs, and it seems like the coughing is just the left-over symptom from the common cold I got a while back.

He first suggested Claritin to help clear up the congestion.
I told him I also had problem sleeping because I'd wake up coughing at night, so he said I might want to try Benadryl instead. Because Benadryl actually has the side effect of making you sleepy. In my case it could be a desired effect.

So I bought Benadryl from the grocery store on campus.

I tried it for the first time yesterday. At first I still coughed when I tried to sleep. But then..... I was completely knocked out and didn't wake up after at least 8 hours later!

It's pretty cool actually. But read the box before you take Benadryl. Definitely don't want to take it if you're going to drive or pull an all-nighter.