Great choices so far.. ok I would add the claritan one at night cause it makes you sleepy. I would add one 24 hour allegra--you will probably need this twice a day later but start at once a day in the am and see how it makes you feel.. Of course talk to your DR about all of this.

I would add Singulair, one in the am... that is the med that blocks leukotrienes. Remember whenever you are adding a new med--only one at a time--every 2 or 3 days... let your system get used to one before adding another. Now also remember to tell someone you are trying a new med,, just in case.. and ALWAYS try the new med in the morning--your histamine level is the highest around 2 am, dont put anything heavy on your system at that time. Hope this helps!!
Hugs
Ramona

PS I want you to know Im NO expert hon.. I only know what has helped me--and I learned it from everyone here, who so graciously helped me when I was new You'll be the expert soon and help us help new people who are scared and need you!!

Thanks for the kind words--but-- Lisa is the one who suggested it to me or I would still be suffering.. Thank you Lisa!!

Patricia, its hard to say--I would play it by ear--is he getting worse symptoms?? Have you asked him how he would feel about trying this?? He knows how it effects his body.. I do know that if I have any trouble, I will add a third dose in the middle of the day with no problem. Have you asked Dr Castells what she thinks of it??

Let us know how it turns out!
Love ya
Ramona

PSS always, always, always ask your DR!!

Maybe this is a situation where you could try a smaller dose of allegra in the afternoon, and see if it helps?? Im curious to see how it makes him feel.
hugs
Ramona

Switched his afternoon Zyrtec with allegra and he seemed to tolerate it fine...no crazy speedy episodes and he actually slept till 6am today, no night sweats and felt pretty good today. Give it a few more days...

I'm really glad to hear that allegra worked for your husband Pat!!  Being on the RIGHT med is very important!!!!

Mona, you are a dear!!  

Lisa is right about the decongestants. I have a funny story about that! Before I was diagnosed, my husband and I headed to Hawaii for our anniversary. I got sick before leaving and so loaded up on everything bad for mast cells before getting on the plane (didn't know these would make me worse). I took cold medicine, cough medicine, and who knows what else. By the time we landed in Maui, I was feeling really ill (afraid to fly also, so the stress further degranulated mast cells). We got to our hothouse resort, the Five Seasons Resort, and I couldn't wait to get to my room. I got to the room, went to the bathroom and got sick and promptly passed out. One of my worse attacks. They called the ambulance, who took me to the tiny hospital where they had no clue how to help me. We told them to give me
Saline and nausea meds (because that is all we knew helped at the time). I was better by morning and able to stay in Maui, but I was wiped our for a few days. (Not the way you want to spend your time in Hawaii). Now i know what I did to cause the problems....

In regard to the time release meds: isn't the regular zyrtec and allegra all time release for 24 hours? I take those and they are good for me. It may be that is the reason I have no problems ovrebound, because the med is working for 24 hours.