Sinus allergies

[Kurrin Beverly]

Originally Posted by Trance

Speaking as a physician, you should be on a nasal steroid as well (Nasonex or similar). Zyrtec, Claritin, Allegra are all the same (Selective Histamine blockers), and benadryl does the same thing as those except it also makes you sleepy (non selective histamine blocker). Allergy shots may help too--see an allergist not just an ENT. Oral steroids or an intramuscular steroid shot will help for acute on chronic flares. Gotta love houston weather.

Never thought I would give medical advice on this forum...

Thank you and I'm certain we never would have thought of bringing up the topic, if it weren't for Houston air/weather. Just my 2 cents and not that of the OP.

[lizardking]

This was recently mentioned in another thread, but is relevant here.

You know the dreaded 4-hour boner they warn you about in the Vitamin V/C/L ads? The first thing that doctor is going to give you is pseudoephedrine (or Sudafed). Vitamin V/C/L works, in part, by lowering your blood pressure. Pseudoephedrine will raise it.

Consequently, I'm not taking it, even if I feel like my head is full of cement.

BTW, anything with a "D" (e.g., Zyrtec-D, Claritin-D) contains pseudoephedrine.

[dread pirate deadpool]

Whenever I have bad allergies I use flonase and allegra D. Allegra D is expensive but worth it when allergies are really bad. Buying it from Costco seems to be half the price of walgreens. If I'm not suffering too much then I just use zyrtec.