Re: Antihistamines / Vulvar pain -- Tania

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Hi Tania,Welcome to the group! I started out using Tavist (over the counter) back in '99. It helped my vulvar pain for a few years. Later, I ended up being diagnosed with IC and used Hydroxyzine (generic of Vistaril). It's old - makes you sleepy, so I took it at night, but works really well on Mast Cells. I took it for several years to help the bladder and vulvar pain. I have been off of it for about 8 months now. I have taken Benadryl on occasion and I think it's a good oldie, too. Sometimes with antihistamines you just have to experiment. I've found personally, though, that the ones that makes you sleepy actually help me better. Again, I only took them at night for that very reason. For IC, they recommend that you take them daily and keep them built up in your system. Hope this helps...Chelletkcowling wrote: Hi,I'm new to this board. May I ask which antihistamines help with IC and vulvadynia? Would Benadryl help?Thanks,Tania