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Similarly, most OTC sleeping pills are just first-generation antihistamines like diphenhydramine with a different brand name on the label. Incidentally, diphenh
by 0xcde4c3db 9y ago
Similarly, most OTC sleeping pills are just first-generation antihistamines like diphenhydramine with a different brand name on the label. Incidentally, diphenhydramine is also an SSRI, and the discovery of that fact led to the development of Prozac and its derivatives.
- geoelectric 9y agoDiphenhydramine is an SRI but not an SSRI. It inhibits serotonin reuptake, but doesn't select for it--it acts on other receptors as well.