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TikTok Blocks Benadryl Searches After FDA Warning, Teen Overdoses

6/17/2026

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TikTok blocked searches for “Benadryl” after teens used variations to find the challenge.
Leah Presson, 15, remains in care after a seizure and cardiac arrest linked to the challenge.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned excessive diphenhydramine may cause heart problems, seizures, coma or death and asked TikTok to remove videos.
Worth Children’s Hospital in Texas reported over 100 emergency visits for Benadryl overdoses in the past six months.

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TikTok blocked searches for “Benadryl” after teens used variations to find the challenge.
Leah Presson, 15, remains in care after a seizure and cardiac arrest linked to the challenge.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned excessive diphenhydramine may cause heart problems, seizures, coma or death and asked TikTok to remove videos.
Worth Children’s Hospital in Texas reported over 100 emergency visits for Benadryl overdoses in the past six months.