Well, my Hematologist said that I could add Allergra OTC 180 to my mix of meds.  So, I tried it today and must have reacted to some of the the inactive ingredients.  I had to use my epi - pen and you all know the rest of the drill.
What is so frustrating is that today was the first day in 2 weeks that I was feeling better!

Have any of you had problems with Allegra OTC?  I looked and I guess it was the pregelatinized starch that they contain that I reacted to.

Mike,

Hi there, I also have problems with corn and the name brand Zyrtec does not bother me at all.  And let me tell you, I have tested it!  I am now taking 40 mg a day and have not had any problems.
Good luck to you!!

Gaynell

Actually, not that I can see.  The OTC allegra contains pregelantized starch, which is what probably caused my shock.  The oral suspension does not have this but it does contain Xanthum gum, which does have a msg element that I react to.  And the suspension is only 30 mg/ 5 ml and I was going to have to take so much to get to the 180 mg that I tried the pill.
In hindsight, not a wise decision!

Can't do Allegra at all!  Makes me sick as a dog.  Can't explain why.

Is anyone taking more than 10 mg Singulair.  I feel that I am undermedicated if I keep reacting.  And I am pretty much self medicating until I see the specialist June 16.

They do have me tapering my Prednisone and today was the first day I was only on 10mg.  Kinda worried that this was helping me not shock as much....although I have used epi pen 5 times in the last 2 weeks!

Singulair makes me feel awful too.

Basically MOST medications make me feel awful... worse than the masto sometimes!!!!

It makes me difficult to treat.... hence the reason that I usually wind up drinking Sweet Leaf Mint and Honey tea by default.... that makes me feel GOOD! (no, I don't own stock in that company!)

Oh my, what's to be done?

Sorry to hear that Gaynell!  I know how you feel about the prednisone taper and shocking.  I just got out of the hospital from all of this three weeks ago, and am just coming down to my last prednisone today.  Wondering what will happen?  Kind of scarey at times isn't it!

Are you on Gastrocrom?  That seems to have helped me the best.  Most of my reactions seem to start in the gi, and bumping up my gastrcrom seemed to help the most in "shutting it down."

Gaynell I cannot have brand allegra either, I believe it's the pregelatinized startch,  I totally tolerate Tevas allegra. It's just become a nightmare because of the over the counter conversion, so it's going from RX to OTC, the generics also, You can get the 180 mg Teva brand at Sams Club or possibly Wal-Mart called or should I say branded "members mark" brand. So far they only have 180 mg, I tolerate their 60 and take it throughout the day I like to be able to add more, more often depending upon how I feel, I'm about to run out and am going to have to try the 180 of members mark. I cannot tell you how incredible it changed my life! I'll let you know when I hear from the manufacturer on the 60 mg. So far Perrigo and Members Mark fexofenadine are the only teva I can find. Luckily they color with iron oxides and I seem to do ok with those.