Is it ok if i take allergy medicine once a day ?

Question

I have allergies during the winter season, what happens is my nose gets blocked and stuffy which causes me not to sleep during the night. Every now and then i take either claritin or Actifed before i sleep and i actually sleep. So id like to know , is it ok if i can take claritin or actifed once a day for the remainder of the season or is it not healthy?

Answer 1

HI Air MJ

Here are some ideas to heal the issue.



1. To improve breathing and fight infections, inhale steamed vapors of the essential oils of camphor, eucalyptus, lavender, lemon, pine, or tea tree.

2. Have yourself screened for food allergies and sensitivities, and avoid eating those foods to which you test positive.

3. Determine if you have acute (lasts 2-8 weeks) or chronic sinusitis. Untreated chronic cases can result in increased degeneration of the mucus membrane.

4. Avoid all sugar, wheat and soy products, soft drinks, foods containing artificial ingredients, and commercially processed foods. Reduce your intake of caffeine products, commercial dairy products, red meat, and refined carbohydrates.

5. Drink eight ounces of pure, filtered water every two hours; add freshly-squeezed lemon juice and a dash of cayenne pepper. Enjoy freshly-made, organic vegetable juices during the day, as well as hot broths and soups.

6. Eat an organic, whole foods diet, with plenty of fresh, raw organic fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, organic, free-range meats and poultry, and wild-caught fish. Use garlic, cayenne pepper, chili peppers, horseradish, and onion liberally.

7. Useful herbs for sinusitis include Echinacea, elder flowers, eyebright, goldenrod, goldenseal, stinging nettle, wild indigo, and yarrow.

8. Helpful homeopathic remedies include Arsenicum album, Kalium bichromium, Mercurius iodatus, Nux vomica, Silicea, and Euphorbium compositum.

9. Do saltwater nasal irrigation to clear nasal passages. Hot foot baths and alternating hot and cold compresses over the sinuses help symptoms. If you smoke, seek help to stop. Avoid exposure to secondhand smoke and excessively cold or dry air.

10. Invest in a negative ion generator, a humidifier, and add air-filtering plants to your home and work. Keep your place well ventilated.

11. Useful nutrients include vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin E, beta carotene, calcium, chromium picolinate, magnesium, selenium, and zinc. Take flaxseed oil and omega-3 oils, as well as a multivitamin/multimineral complex supplement.

12. Do 30 minutes of aerobic exercise three to five times a week. Also include stretching and strength-conditioning exercises, and an easy relaxation technique spending five minutes a few times a day sitting comfortably with your eyes closed, breathing slowly and deeply through the nose, allowing the belly to rise and fall.

Best of health to you

Answer 2

You should follow the directions on the container of the medicine. The best person to ask about the safety of taking medicine every day is your doctor or pharmacist. I have taken Claritin every day for years and had no problems because of it.

You might want to ask your doctor about whether it would be better to take allergy shots for your allergies.

Another person wrote and said that tablets for allergies can cause "rebound effects". Rebound effects are real problems if you use nasal sprays that say they will reduce congestion. They cause the tissue that lines the nasal passages to contract.

This opens up the passages so that you can breathe easier. The problem is that when the spray wears off, the tissue expands making it hard to breathe again, maybe worse than before. This expansion is a "rebound" from the earlier constriction.

Tablets to relieve nasal congestion have less of a problem with rebound effects.

Answer 3

Try taking a teaspoon of LOCAL honey each day to help your body develop immunities to all the air born irritants around you including mold, dust, smog, pollen and pet dander. Vacuum your house on a regular basis and change your bedding frequently. Stay away from decongestants and antihistamines-they will dry out your body and cause you to get sinus infections and long term kidney/liver problems. You won't notice these long term problems until its too late to do anything about them. Moisture is very important to your organs and if you dry them out you will be sorry in the long run. Like all herbal remedies, it will take a while to become effective but you will also notice that you get fewer cold and flu symptoms as well.

Answer 4

It's okay to take antihistamines whenever you want. Atifed contains pseudoephedrine and can raise your blood pressure. You might want to go to the doctor and get a steroid spray like flonase to keep your nose from keeping stuffed up. If you have no high blood pressure problems, then taking Atifed should not be a problem as long as it does not habit forming. Ask your doctor what he thinks.

Answer 5

It's not the best way to go but check with your Dr. He may say it's OK. It dries everything up and u can become more tolerant of it and will need more of it. Plus you could develop rebound allergy type of symptoms ( the same allergy signs would return in spite of taking the meds)
GL

Answer 6

I hope so. Ive been taking them for weeks.