Antihistamines for Everything?

When you think of antihistamines, you're probably only thinking about getting rid of a runny nose, but we're learning that antihistamines can be used for nausea, insomnia, and even depression!Hosted by: Hank GreenSciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ----------Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow----------Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever:Bryan Cloer, Chris Peters, Matt Curls, Kevin Bealer, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jacob, Christopher R Boucher, Nazara, charles george, Christoph Schwanke, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Adam Brainard, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, James Knight, GrowingViolet, Sam Lutfi, Alisa Sherbow, Jason A Saslow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Melida Williams, Tom Mosner----------Sources:http://www3.uah.es/farmamol/The%20Pharmaceutical%20Century/Ch1.html https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11319582/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24925379/ https://www.eurekaselect.com/184311/article https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2222.1999.00004.x-i1 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1760721/ https://medlineplus.gov/medlineplus-videos/histamine-the-stuff-allergies-are-made-of/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/25402552 https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2017.68534 https://europepmc.org/article/NBK/nbk538188https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2018.01873/full https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15544559/ https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/bph.14524 https://www.jbc.org/article/S0021-9258(20)88583-4/fulltext https://doi.org/10.3389/fnsys.2012.00072 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15544559/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK526010/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3016451/ https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/33/9/1483/413500 https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a601106.html https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijms/special_issues/histamine_systems https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6425212/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7463562/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2018.11.009https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2992892/ Image Sources:https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/little-red-pills-gm89289835-3245533https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/woman-sneezing-in-park-with-flowers-in-other-hand-gm948937692-259054562https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/egyptian-pharoah-gm95243252-4404058https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/spectacular-jellyfish-gm844242062-138966043https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/allergy-concept-young-asian-woman-sneezes-and-blowing-her-nose-with-a-handkerchief-gm1145673155-308446649https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ergot01.jpghttps://www.istockphoto.com/photo/guinea-pig-gm1313503414-401985551https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/histamine-about-to-bind-to-the-histamine-receptor-gm858663912-141779979https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:H1_Receptor_with_Doxepin.pnghttps://www.istockphoto.com/photo/human-stomach-anatomy-gm1127591138-297249850https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/3d-rendering-illustration-bright-glossy-brain-on-light-blue-bg-gm1276513584-376006793https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/mast-cell-releasing-histamine-gm979449686-266152097https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/tired-young-woman-sleeping-on-couch-at-home-gm1258280097-368967365https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/white-mouse-in-white-maze-looking-over-walls-gm636373812-112867845https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/springtime-allergy-woman-sneezing-on-the-city-street-gm1231848514-362235319https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/sneezing-flat-color-vector-faceless-character-woman-with-nasal-sickness-female-gm1301756352-393704231https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/ragweed-plant-gm844121526-138130959https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/mast-cell-or-a-mastocyte-labrocyte-gm500393403-42866878https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/dust-pollen-and-small-particles-fly-through-the-air-in-the-sunshine-gm1147755937-309723635https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/antihistamine-drug-loratadine-gm492572037-40597734https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ranitidine-B-3D-balls.pnghttps://www.istockphoto.com/vector/pills-vector-illustration-gm1184148312-333206316https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/man-feel-dizzy-line-icon-tired-man-with-nausea-outline-icon-dizziness-migraine-gm1343864091-422418575https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/flu-disease-prevention-cold-symptoms-flat-line-icons-set-fever-headache-sneeze-sore-gm1182393306-331998605https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/flat-outline-covid-19-coronavirus-viral-prevention-icons-gm1265233204-370789987https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/allergies-allergic-diseases-linear-icon-set-allergic-reaction-to-an-allergen-line-gm1243194010-362848724https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/eye-sore-line-and-glyph-icon-disease-and-allergy-eye-redness-vector-icon-vector-gm1310400998-399817305