LuckyTheDog
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Sat Mar-28-09 11:26 PM
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Allegra isn't working for me anymore |
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What should I do? Zyrtec works well, but puts me to sleep.
Any advice?
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DeepBlueC
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Sat Mar-28-09 11:36 PM
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1. there are other non-drowsy antihistamines |
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They are OTC up here and the shelves are full of choices. I use Allegra myself.
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quakerboy
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Sun Mar-29-09 01:56 AM
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2. I rotated between those 2 |
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But zyrtec never made me sleepy. I got nothing.
Have you looked into allergy shots? If my allergies keep escalating every year, I will have to do some research myself.
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Sun Mar-29-09 11:16 AM
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3. Switch to Zyrtec w/out the 'D' in it... |
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You can get Wal-Zyr (generic) w/out the sleepiness. Unfortunately most allergy meds change for me over time so I have to switch around a lot.
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Sun Mar-29-09 12:03 PM
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4. I stopped taking all my allergy meds completely several years ago. |
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Took about a month, but I'm so much better I can't believe they had any good effect at all other than making $ for the pharmacy and the insurance company. I use one of those nasal irrigators for tha last few months and they have been better than anything I have ever used in over 60 years of sneezing and terrible headaches.
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PassingFair
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Sun Mar-29-09 12:31 PM
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My daughter did an 11-month foreign exchange there.
I had to BEG AND PLEAD doctors and insurance companies to double and triple up on her prescriptions so that she would have a year-long course while she was gone.
She came back without taking a single pill...
:crazy:
She was not allergic to any of the local flora, and most families did not keep pets in their houses....
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