I am currently using Loratadine for my hayfever anybody found anything better?
2007-06-05 05:19:05 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
As a physician I wish that diphenhydramine/Benadryl were not available in oral form so I would certainly not recommend it. It has the worst side effect profile of all of the available anti-histamines but is not more efficacious. Loratadine is sold over-the-counter as Claritin and Alavert. It is perfectly OK but many people require 20 rather than 10 mg daily for it to be effective. Desloratadine/Clarinex is the active part of loratadine but is available only by prescription. Cetirizine/Zyrtec is another prescription which is more sedating than loratadine but not more effective. If I were to take an anti-histamine it would be fexofenadine/Allegra 180 mg daily. There is nothing more effective and it is the least sedating but again it does require a prescription. If you are looking for an over-the-counter anti-histamine loratadine is your best bet. If you are wanting the best agent to treat hay fever I would suggest a nasal corticosteroid rather than an oral anti-histamine. These are prescription only and they are expensive, but they are the most effective with the least side effects.
2007-06-05 06:58:08 · answer #1 · answered by john e russo md facm faafp 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Best Antihistamine For Hayfever
2016-11-16 19:58:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best Antihistamine For Hay Fever
2016-12-30 06:29:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loratadine is Claritin.
It depends on the person. Benedryl actually works the best but it has several side effects including muscle fatigue and drowsiness. I use Zyrtec because Claritin doesn't work well for me. I take Benedryl at night.
But what really works best for me is taking both Zyrtec and Singulair. Singulair is now approved for people suffering from seasonal allergies.
2007-06-05 05:27:25 · answer #4 · answered by C K Platypus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say that both Clarityn and Benadryl are good for hayfever.
2007-06-05 11:10:20 · answer #5 · answered by Heidi T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is safe to do this occasionally most of the sleeping preparations for sale in the pharmacy have an antihistamine as the active ingredient.
2016-03-19 05:55:53 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've found ZYRTEC to work very well and my allergies are so bad I cannot function without it....NASONEX also works wonders.
2007-06-05 06:12:42 · answer #7 · answered by rbj 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋