Donna,

That is great that you and Derrick have meds that work for you.

Mari

Thank you Mari. That helps me. I thought that I was having problems with the chlorpheniramine. Panic,or slight fear are very difficult to work through. My current medications help.

I've read through some of the reports here,and I think that I might try Zyrtec for allergy rhinitis,and asthma. I don't have asthma,but I have a drip that probably sounds like asthma. BF

Hey Waves. Thank you. I just turned on a lamp to see what they call this Durahist D Caplet Pro. I took it twice daily.

The generic says it's (P-EPHED HCL/Dexchlorphen/scop) They phased it out,but this worked for me. If I could get the right measurements of the meds in this anti allergy pill it would be great,but it would probably be impossible to get the info. I'm not even sure if it would be legal.

I thank everyone for their information,and help for my allergy treatments. I've fallen through the cracks of the Allergy Treatment doctors,and my insurance at the time caused me to suffer by eliminating my shots that where definitely helping. I wonder how many people have the same experiences? BF and a extra Hug

Thank you MrsD. That's helpful,and interesting information. It's a little difficult to understand these chemicals,but useful. I should research these topics a little bit more. Thanks. BF

Thank you mrsD. I have allergies year round. You have given me something to consider,and thank you.

You,and Waves have allot of understanding of these allergies,and allergy medications.

I thank you all very much. BF

Yes, Zyrtec works well for a lot of people. It has very low interaction potential ... it's a very safe drug. Do try that. If it works, it will be marvelous.

The nasal applications are a good solution for sneezing and they help with the eyes. If the cough is a direct consequence of post-nasal drip, it might also help, by reducing the drip. If, however, your cough is due to bronchial hypersensitivity, a nasal spray won't touch it.

Steve,

Don't you also take Seroquel? Did your prescribing psychiatrist know you were taking this?

Besides dexchlorpheniramine and pseudoephedrine, that combination contains a scopolamine derivative. I'd be concerned about that in combination with most antipsychotics, but I don't know for sure what the implications would be.

From what I've been able to find on dosing information for that labeling, it looks like your Durahist-D might have just over half of the typical dexchlorpheniramine dosage. However, the methscopolamine would pick up the slack, by drying you out more.

That means the reaction you saw with the full regular dose of chlorpheniramine could have been due to an interaction at the full dosage. If you still have the chlorpheniramine in the house, you could try a halving the dose. I don't have a lot of confidence in that working, but it might be worth a try.

The "advantage" (for some of us) of the older antihistamines, including chlorpheniramine and dexchlorpheniramine, is that most have an intrinsic drying effect. The newer ones (Zyrtec, Claritin, etc) do not have that.

Anyway, do try the Zyrtec and go from there. Try it for a few days if you don't see an immediate result. Sometimes it takes a bit to get a reaction under control.

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Hi Waves. I told my NP that I'm taking the allergy meds. I'm pretty sure that I mentioned that I was on the Durahist when I started taking it again. I probably told her when they phased it out. A year,or so went by,and I realized that I needed allergy medication again. I started taking the other allergy medication group that I mentioned. I don't think that she liked the combination,because I'm still on Seroquel. My pharmacist who knows I'm on these medications recommended those allergy medications. So I'm hearing recommendations from one,but not the other.

I know how much I suffer from allergies especially late at night. I do have a hypersensitivity below my throat when mucus drips,and I cough,and cough,and cough. I won't describe the rest of this because it sounds sort of gross. Saltine crackers help. I've been eating them for many years when I have allergy attacks. The salt helps. The saltine cracker is a very helpful aid for my allergies. The kind of crackers that I eat are the Premium crackers with sea salt. BF

I tried the Nasacort allergy 24 HR,but it doesn't work for me. I still see the commercials for this medication,and the commercial sounds good,but it doesn't work for me. It's very aggravating seeing this commercial now. BF

Steve, I don't know if you have ever tried homeopathic remedies before or if you believe in them.
I heard someone say that the allergies (or something like that ) one helps them.
I think it comes in drops that you could drink in tea.
Might be worth looking into.
Let me know if you try it.
bizi

Steve,

That's a steroid... kinda surprising it didn't help, but sometimes, even with the prescription ones, the docs start you out at a higher dosage until sx are controlled. You probably can't mess with doses on an OTC one though.

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