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Related: About this forumPreferable otc allergy med? THANKS, y'all
Darn, too much sneezing here. No pets.
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no_hypocrisy
(50,038 posts)Vitamin Shoppe
Elessar Zappa
(16,295 posts)elleng
(137,985 posts)targetpractice
(4,919 posts)4dog
(527 posts)No problems noted, but takes a high dose for effectiveness (which is safe acc. to Wiki).
Lunabell
(7,269 posts)Allegra makes me sleepy. It's not supposed to, but I react like I've taken a few benadryl.
ms liberty
(9,948 posts)redstateblues
(10,565 posts)essaynnc
(883 posts)I tried them all...Allegra, Claritin, zirtec, also the otc stuff. the big 3 didn't work for me at all. the otc stuff that you have to show id for works, but makes me drowsy, so I only took half of the recommended dosage, it took the edge off.
Someone suggested I try Flonase. after3 days, all seasonal allergy symptoms vanished !! I'm hoping that it continues to work for years ti come !!
Good luck, allergies can be miserable.....
tblue37
(66,176 posts)rubbersole
(9,133 posts)Inexpensive and hasn't failed yet. You have to sign for it at the pharmacy but no prescription necessary.
happybird
(5,333 posts)No side effects, works great on both my seasonal and horse allergies
Scrivener7
(53,871 posts)OTC Claritin. I am not given to depression, but a week of Claritin and I was in a depression so black, I couldn't get out of bed. It ended as soon as I stopped taking it.
elleng
(137,985 posts)Glad you got out of it. Been taking generic claritin, but too much sneezing (but NOT now, maybe just during certain hours???)
Scrivener7
(53,871 posts)It really made me feel for those who do have depression, though. I can't imagine living with that.