Actually, I know that parents do it, though less now than when I started 20 years ago. When I give it for allergy or hives, I tell the parents what the dose range is and warn them that it may make the child sleepy or, rarely, hyper. Because I am telling them (and documenting in the chart)what the dose it, I generally don't tell them not to overdose. Vicki > > Curious: does anyone on the list caution parents about the use of Benadryl? > Or is the assumption that this is too uncommon to require caution? > > George > >>>>> >