Thanks Bizi and Donna

yes i hope the tests turn up something they can fix/treat. i used to smoke so i'm a little spooked about the cough. well i've always had the cough but recently have pain and shortness of breath with it which i did not before. but i if it was something like emphysema or worse () the symptoms would not likely be so allergy-and-irritant dependent, and that the antihistamine would not help...

as to SSRI action of the chlorpheniramine, i doubt it is significant in the dosages used as an antihistamine, or there would be a documented warnings for serotonin syndrome! (which also makes me think geez unlikely childhood exposure would alter brain development either. ) the only documented interaction is that the Zoloft can raise the serum levels of the antihistamine. and that's just fine with me!

anyway i have used chlorpheniramine for ages. took it before starting the Zoloft. in the past have taken them concurrently. in fact i used to take it back with my first psychiatrist when i took Zoloft and then Celexa and he was fine with it. my current pdoc also knew i took it when i was on Zoloft before. he has even written the scripts for it in the past.

so nothing to worry about there.

~ waves ~