Dear Mari

the doc had a recording saying he wasn't taking appointments during this period (i.e. walk-in only). probably means the other doc in town is on vacation and he's covering. likely the office will be jam packed.

i am seriously thinking of just getting some scripts for now. if there are a lot of people, i might just call them in tomorrow morning so i can pick them up without waiting, and see him another time. the sinus stuff seems to be getting under control again. i have been throwing everything in the medicine cabinet at it, and doing saline rinses.

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SSRI properties were originally discovered in brompheniramine - another 1st generation antihistamine - it is structurally identical to chlorpheniramine but with a bromine atom instead of chlorine. several in that class of antihistamines were tested and chlorpheniramine had the strongest SSRI properties apparently.

i found out about brompheniramine some time ago but only recently that chlorpheniramine was even more active. i took antihistamines in this class verrrry frequently ever since about age 5. i asked my pdoc if he thought my serotonin "circuitry" could be underdeveloped due to the use of these drugs in childhood. he said it was theoretically possible but no way to know, no research on that stuff.

chlorpheniramine is, to this day, the most effective antihistamine for me. everyone is touting the second generation ones but i've tried two so far and they just didn't work as well for me. here chlorpheniramine is prescription only.

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