PamH
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For me, I switched from zantac to pepcid (generic). I have been using claritin instead of zyrtek. My specialist wrote me a script for clarinex, I got it filled but haven't tried it yet. It is pretty expensive, so I only had them fill half the script. It is a blue pill, so I am thinking it may be a trouble maker! When I do take it, he told me to take it instead of the claritin, must be a stronger dose?! Doc said I could continue my allegra with it. However for some reason, allegra makes me feel unwell and I find myself not wanting to take it...can't put my finger on it. But I usually take benedryl in place of the allegra. I plan on switching back to the zantac at some point, I just think that if you can have a rotating diet to prevent allergies that rotating meds(that you know you can take) couldn't hurt. Doc said it didn't matter, but I say It cant hurt! I am hoping that it will let me find the perfect med combination. Plus I change one at a time. I feel like my body has a way of figuring out how to be allegic to what ever I give it for an extended amount of time....Maybe I am paranoid, but at least in my mind I will be able to continue to take meds longer. Good example: I bought a bottle of Target sleep aids(benedrly), because they are blue instead of the pink benedryl. I know that I can't take the pink ones because of the dye. So I have taking this bottle 6 months or so. It is a big bottle, but the other night I took one pill and my feet started to itch! It is driving me crazy- six months ago I could take the blue dye, but now it is making me react. So I bought some dye free, however they are in gelatin capsuls and gelatin is high in sals, sulfates, and I think histamines. But they seem doable maybe a little reactive, but I'm guessing in six months those will not work. So I'm going to do my best not to use them and save them for emergencies! I need to find the liquid, dye free benedryl. I can't find it anywhere. I thought it was on the market but maybe not!? Sorry to ramble on! I'm just wish this could be easier! For you maybe you could just add an extra dose of one of your h1's, but talking to the doc would be the best thing to do. Just don't let him tell you that it is impossible that its in your mind...because it is not! Pam
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