Can Allegra-D...?

Question

actually make your allergies worse rather than make them better. I have been on it for a few months now and it does absolutely nothing more me. Sometimes I wonder if it is making things worse. Is this possible?

Answer 1

i am not quite sure.
but this is a page i found of real people and their reviews of how the medicine effected them
http://askapatient.com/viewrating.asp?drug=20786&name=ALLEGRA-D

Answer 2

That sounds like a reaction to the decongestant part of the medicine. I get the weird head sensations at times when using Allegra-D and can only blame it on the decongestant because antihistamines have never caused me problems in the past but many decongestants have.

Your doctor can easily change up the medicines they prescribed. I often prefer to use simple Allegra with a different decongestant like Mucinex-D or or others.

Also, if you had a really bad sinus infection it may get into your skull bones and cause weird pains and dizziness. The doctor would have to prescribe a strong dose of antibiotics to heal that and it takes a while. Resting and showers helps with the most severe sinus infections.

Answer 3

Fexofenadine/Allegra and pseudoephedrine/D cannot make you worse. You cannot become tolerant to the beneficial effects. Thus if it stopped working the symptoms have exceeded the potency of the medication. Physicians prefer corticosteroid nasal sprays to anti-histamine/decongestants. The corticosteroid nasal sprays are more effective and they are virtually devoid of side effects. The medication does not absorb into the body to a significant degree. If you are using a corticosteroid nasal spray and have a return of symptoms you may add an anti-histamine/decongestant although it most often means an infection has set in. Corticosteroid nasal sprays are available by prescription only.

Answer 4

I dont think it woula make it worse, but you should definately go back to the doctor and get on something else.

Answer 5

IDK>>