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Allergy medicine recommendation.

Posted on 3/20/20 at 8:35 pm
Posted by thejudge
Westlake, LA
Member since Sep 2009
15101 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 8:35 pm
For years I didn't have allergies as I was on immuno suppressants.

I'm off them now and fight the pollen dump like many.

I was trying Zyrtec at night but i feel tired as shite all day the next day.

Is there another one better?

Thanks..
Posted by Tyga Woods
South Central Jupiter Island, FL
Member since Sep 2016
41612 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 8:35 pm to
I have bad news for you baw....


This post was edited on 3/20/20 at 8:37 pm
Posted by ellunchboxo
G-Town
Member since Feb 2009
19303 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 8:36 pm to
I prefer Allegra or Claritin. I usually mix them up every other spring.
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
43245 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 8:37 pm to
Flonase
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
148031 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 8:38 pm to
CVS has this little generic yellow pill that my whole family takes everyday and its a miracle drug.

Give me a second and ill go check what the name of it is
Posted by AllDayEveryDay
The Sticks
Member since Jun 2015
9552 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 8:38 pm to
Xyzal is a pretty good third gen antihistamine but if you have issues with Zyrtec it won't be much different. I'd try to localize your treatment instead of going the pill route. Drops for eyes, nasal spray (I like Flonase), inhaler for lungs, etc.
Posted by Tyga Woods
South Central Jupiter Island, FL
Member since Sep 2016
41612 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 8:40 pm to
The DayQuil liquid is a fix-all for me. Take about twice the recommended dosage. The DayQuil gelcaps are worthless.

I know DayQuil isn’t a long-term fix but it will help when the symptoms are especially bad
Posted by MetryMojo
Metairie, LA
Member since Jul 2012
2628 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 8:40 pm to
I take Xyzal. It doesn’t bother me like Zyrtec did.
Posted by Charm299
Member since Aug 2017
787 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 8:40 pm to
I’ve tried them all and Claritin liquid gels and flonase work the best
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
148031 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 8:44 pm to
It’s a CVS Health brand
Allergy Relief
CHLORPHENIRAMINE
MALEATE 4mg
4 Hour Relief of:
Sneezing, runny nose, itchy, water eyes, itchy throat.
Posted by TJG210
New Orleans
Member since Aug 2006
29297 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 8:46 pm to
I find none really work long term for me and I’m better off without them. I’ve tried the sprays, but find they make my nose have bloody boogers.
Posted by go_tigres
Member since Sep 2013
5448 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 8:48 pm to
quote:

CVS Health brand Allergy Relief CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE 4mg 4 Hour Relief of: Sneezing, runny nose, itchy, water eyes, itchy throat.


I 2nd this
Posted by go_tigres
Member since Sep 2013
5448 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 8:49 pm to
Try the navage. That mf’er will clean out your sinuses
Posted by oleyeller
Vols, Bitch
Member since Oct 2012
32600 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 8:49 pm to
Zyrtec bed
Allegra when wake

Every day
Posted by TigerV
Member since Feb 2007
2862 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 8:52 pm to
Zyrtec and Allegra take a few days before they work so you have to take them everyday to keep allergies away. I have had the best luck with Zyrtec, but if it is real bad and I can’t sleep then I take Flonase. Claritin hasn’t done shite for me.
Posted by 03GeeTee
Oklahomastan
Member since Oct 2010
3405 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 8:52 pm to
Sudafed and allegra make a huge difference for me.
Posted by dragginass
Member since Jan 2013
3187 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 8:52 pm to
Zyrtec and Benadryl are the only ones that work for me. Benadryl makes me want to sleep for 24 hours, Zyrtec only 23. So I go with Zyrtec....
Posted by AUriptide
Member since Aug 2009
7459 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 8:53 pm to
I've always taken 24 hr Zyrtec, but it's not working right now.
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
148031 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 8:55 pm to
quote:


I 2nd this


My wife takes 2 at a time in the morning I just take 1. She and the kids have allergies much worse than I do, but I feel it helps me breath better, helps with sinus headaches with ZERO side effects, drowsiness or the opposite
Posted by Undertow
Member since Sep 2016
8911 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 8:56 pm to
The only “non-drowsy” antihistamine that doesn’t make me drowsy is Allegra. I use it in conjunction with Flonase nasal spray and that duo works better than anything I have ever tried.

ETA: experiment with Claritin, Zyrtec, Allegra, etc to find out which one doesn’t make you drowsy because it might be different for everybody. Pair that with Flonase.
This post was edited on 3/20/20 at 9:03 pm
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