Another off-label use for aspirin is one that has been around for what seems like forever. There are millions of Americans on an aspirin regimen for their heart conditions. Generally, aspirin is an anti-inflammatory medication and so is used as an anti-blood clotting drug.
- Benedryl, the antihistamine OTC drug, can be used as a sleep aid, or a med that controls nausea and motion sickness. In humans, we have the circadian cycle that helps to regulate our sleep and wakefulness cycles. In our bodies, histamine levels drop at night, making us feel sleepy. As an antihistamine, Benedryl generally has sleep properties.
- Preparation H, that good old hemorrhoid cream, is also good for shrinking those under eye bags after a night of partying. It’s also effective for buffing you up and showing off your muscles, as well as acting an excellent ointment for fever blisters. The ointment of Preparation H contains vasoconstrictors which shrink swollen tissues – duh! But apply it beneath your baggy eyes and those sacks will disappear along with your puffy eyes.