Also I tried to take Benadryl in order to bring down some of the extreme itchiness I was experiencing. That's not a bad idea, except I did it in the morning, right before going out to drive Yellowstone.



Benadryl apparently causes drowsiness just like NyQuil does:

https://www.livescience.com/41999-an...allergies.html

I had never taken it before, so I didn't know this. I felt exhausted for about 4-5 hours and couldn't figure out why. Eventually I had to let Ben's mom drive because I couldn't stay awake or alert.

I had a good night of sleep the night before, so I was really confused, and in fact was worried that something was wrong with me. Then we realized it was probably the Benadryl. Sure enough, after its usual 5-hour effectiveness period timed out, I abruptly felt awake and alert again.

Never making that mistake again.