quote:

Originally posted by corsair:
The amount of pseudoephedrine you need to watch closely and not use it for too long; it's great for stopping a reaction but not as a daily control medication.

Sounds like you need to find a daily allergy med that keeps you on a good level when everything is blooming and in the air, then add a separate med (Sudafed) that has pseudoephedrine only when needed. Check with a pharmacist.
While Claritin is classified as a second generation allergy med (same as Zyrtec, Xyzal and Allegra), many long time allergy suffers have switched to nasal sprays (Nasacort, Flonase, Astepro, etc) for their daily allergy med; I switched years ago and found them to be much more effective.

quote:

Originally posted by HRK:

quote:

Originally posted by corsair:
The amount of pseudoephedrine you need to watch closely and not use it for too long; it's great for stopping a reaction but not as a daily control medication.

Sounds like you need to find a daily allergy med that keeps you on a good level when everything is blooming and in the air, then add a separate med (Sudafed) that has pseudoephedrine only when needed. Check with a pharmacist.
While Claritin is classified as a second generation allergy med (same as Zyrtec, Xyzal and Allegra), many long time allergy suffers have switched to nasal sprays (Nasacort, Flonase, Astepro, etc) for their daily allergy med; I switched years ago and found them to be much more effective.

The occasional bad no air days when the sinus shuts down hard get a squirt of Zicam OTC nose spray gel, this stuff works great for immediate relief.