What is the Benadryl challenge from Tiktok? The teenager dies almost after trying the viral direction

It is good for me to be a teenager in South Carolina alive after trying to challenge the dangerous “Benadryl” challenge in Tiktok, a viral trick that urges children to swallow huge doses of allergic drugs that do not need a prescription.

The accident occurred earlier this week in the province of Hori and the teenager left, hallucus, with a race to race before he pushed to the hospital in critical condition. Fear has caused warnings of parents, doctors and organizers about the deadly risks of social media.

What is the challenge of Benadril?

“Benadryl” is a reckless trend that spreads on Tiktok and other platforms where users reduce disturbing amounts of Davenhydramine, the active ingredient in Benadryl, to operate hallucinations.

Although Davenhydramine It is safe when taking proper doses to treat allergies or as sleeping aid, large quantities can be a toxic hallucinite.

According to National Center for Biotechnology InformationThe overdose can lead to confusion, seizures, psychosis, coma or death.

The challenge came first to the public’s attention in 2020 after many hospitals and deaths were reported in the United States. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warnings at the time, and urged young people to avoid trend and invite Tiktok to remove the content it reinforced.

South Carolina case

In the latter case, South Carolina’s teenage mother discovered her daughter in an ordeal at the heart rate near 200 beats per minute. The girl was hallucinations and later required urgent medical care.

According to the reports, the bottles of the pill and the lost tablets are found hidden under their pillow. Initially, the teenager claimed that he only took two tablets, but a larger number was missing.

Doctors in the hospital asked whether the ingestion was a suicide attempt. The girl denied this, saying that she told her a friend that taking enough of Pinadril might cause “high”.

The mother also reported that Tiktok videos were found about the challenge on her daughter’s phone. She said that she tried to inform the videos to the platform, but was informed that she had not violated society’s guidelines.

Previous deaths related to the direction

Benadryl challenge risks are highlighted in many previous cases. In 2020, a A 15 -year -old girl died in Oklahoma After taking an overdose of Davenhydramine. In the same year, many teenagers in Texas were taken to the hospital after the excessive doses that were linked to the direction.

In 2023, Jacob Stevens, 13, from Ohio He died after the consumption of up to 14 Binadril tablets While friends photographed the attempt. He suffered from seizures, put on the artificial respiratory system and has never regained awareness. His death pushed calls from his family to more strict controls to reach the medicine.

Health warnings and response to the platform

Medical professionals warn that an overdose of the vocabrine can cause serious choline toxicity, the production of symptoms such as delirium, rapid heart rate, seizures, memory loss and in severe cases, organ failure.

The FDA (FDA) has previously warned that modest excess doses could be life threatening. Tiktok said that dangerous challenges are not permitted on its platform and that it prevents related research terms.

However, families affected by these incidents are still arguing that harmful videos are still available and that reporting mechanisms are insufficient.

IBTIMIMES UK has carried out keywords on Tiktok and did not find any visible content under the term “Benadryl Challenge”.

Instead, users are directed to safety notice that explains: “Your safety is important. Some online challenges can be dangerous, troublesome, or even fabricated. Learn how to identify harmful challenges so that you can protect your health and welfare.

It was originally published on Ibtimes UK