[Magdalen] US Allergy sufferers...help!

[Scott Knitter]

I'm looking for a non-Benadryl answer to daily hives breakouts. I know the
answer is a visit to an allergist, but for now I'm trying 1 Zyrtec + 1
Zantac (the latter is an antacid but also a different level of
antihistamine), with a Benadryl at noon if they're flaring up again. The
affliction is not horrible; it just looks bad if I let it happen and feels
a little scratchy. Not worth a vast regimen of allergist tests, so I'm not
inclined to enter into that. But I guess an allergist visit wouldn't hurt
and might steer me toward thinking about what might be triggering hives and
how I might manage them. Raw tomatoes are a definite trigger, and the hives
are livable enough that if I really want to eat a BLT, I can do so and live
with the results.

On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 9:38 AM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:

> There's an OTC Claritin and then there's Claritin D that you can get from
> the pharmacist without an Rx.
>
> Both are excellent and non-drowsy.
>
> Cheers,
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Grace Cangialosi
> Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 10:32 AM
> To: Magdalen
> Subject: [Magdalen] US Allergy sufferers...help!
>
>
> I've seldom had a problem with allergies, but for some reason today is
> ghastly. I can't stop sneezing, puffy eyes, stuffy nose...well, you get the
> idea.
> Is there some OTC remedy that won't knock me out? Benadryl is out of the
> question, not sure if they still make Dristan, but I seem to remember
> taking that many years ago. I can take Sudafed for the congestion, but I'm
> not sure it helps the allergy part. And now it's only sold behind the
> counter!
> I've heard of Claritin and Allegra, but I think those require a Rx, and
> I'm not sure about the drowsiness factor...
> Any suggestions would be gratefully received!
>



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Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA