I am a prescripton addict and have four years clean time. I have met many addicts throughout my recovery and one of them has been taking about 20 Benadryl and 5 Excedrin PM's a day (bedtime) for a very long time. This is one area I never explored and honestly don't know what kind of help she should seek or if there is any real damage that is being done. I never realized that if one took that many of those drugs it would knock you out. If I would have I may not have been hooked on Ambien (it was an addiction from hell). Anybody know about this?

Yes, I am familiar with this. It is a difficult procedure to get the effect you are looking for. Just to mention you can experience a over dose with this combination. The signs are unsteadiness, severe drowiness, dryness of mouth, nose, or throat, feeling faint, hallucinations and trouble breathing. You might want to suggest to her to get a referal to an A&D specialist from her family Dr. It is an addiction like any other, and should be treated as such.