Posted by alesta on December 30, 2005, at 11:35:23 [reposted on January 1, 2006, at 18:11:31 | original URL]
In reply to Re: allergy meds.. » alesta, posted by Larry Hoover on December 30, 2005, at 11:14:37
hey lar!
thank you for your post. i needed that reassurance.:)
> > greetings.:) i am currently taking 50 mg of benadryl (2 tablets) and 10 mg of loratidine for allergies (until my doctor's appointment in a couple weeks).
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> > i know i'm not supposed to take 2 benadryl tablets *and* the loratidine at the same time but i have to because i have trouble breathing due to allergies.
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> Why aren't you supposed to?well, that's just what my doc told me when i asked if it was ok...semantics....:)
> > i think i am feeling less sharp mentally/cognitively cause of the benadryl...just a side note. but it is helping with anxiety as a nice side effect.:) another side note, there.:)
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> > is it ok to take all this? both drugs are antihistamines (block the histamine response i think). the doc i made the appointment with said no, but didn't say why..
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> He told you not to take both? Or he told he they weren't both antihistamines? Your semantics are challenging.he told me not to take both.
yes...i realize my semantics are a bit off lol. i told ya i was cognitively affected lar! :-)
either that or careless.:) no, but seriously, on this medicine i find myself missing a lot of details and perhaps not thinking as clearly. i also feel a bit dizzy...> If I was in your shoes, breathing trumps most considerations.
yes, yes definitely!
> There is no fundamental biochemical reason that I can see that would make Benadryl contraindicated with Claritin (loratidine). No interactions.
wonderful to know l...
> Just get to that doctor's appointment, girl. ;-)yes larsky...thank u hon! :-)
alesta:)
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