18-04-2003 07:01									#1
	god damn allergies... Enter the AD-FREE zone

I don't get it... there's like no trees here and I still got real bad allergies.

how do yall who got them to deal with them? Even when I take Benedryl I'm still sneezing.

	18-04-2003 07:03									#2
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what are you allergic to?

	18-04-2003 07:04									#3
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Have you considered using an air purifier?

	18-04-2003 07:08									#4
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Dust and mold are common allergens inside buildings, particular older buildings. If you live in an apartment complex, ask around on your floor and others and see if any of the other tenents have similar symptoms. If you find a lot of people agreeing, bring it to the landlord's attention. It shouldn't cost much to have someone test the building for mold.

Wind currents through city streets can easily carry pollen and such from city parks...straight to your nose.

	18-04-2003 07:15									#5
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pollen...

Drosedars... it's probably pollen since i just started getting them in the past week and any dust problems i would have had for a while... but nah the landlord wouldn't give a damn. it's actually funny that some tenant here has resorted to spray-painting the walls here cursing at the landlord and the super saying they need to fix up the building.

but anyway... does anyone here take claritin? does it work better than benadryl and tylenol sinus?


thanks

	18-04-2003 07:17									#6
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claritin sux..

according to my exp

	18-04-2003 07:19									#7
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exp?

	18-04-2003 07:26									#8
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Well, if there are more problems related to the building then you and the others tenets need to contact the relevant authorities and report the situation. If the man (or woman) simply can't afford most repairs, perhaps the Housing authority has assistance programs available. If the person in question is a deadbeat landlord, then they're breaking the law. If they're just an *ssh*le, then you need to move to a new apartment...

	18-04-2003 07:50									#9
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fvcking pollen.

i take claritin-d. i felt a bit mixed about the deregulation of it, since it meant that i'd have to pay more, but i'd avoid having to get the prescription. unfortunately, i didn't realize that claritin isn't the same as claritin-d, so until i run out of the box of claritin i have, i won't go back to my old medication.

for me, it's not as effective, because claritin has no nasal decongestant. claritin-d does. and i like to breathe without sneezing.

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	18-04-2003 07:56									#10
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I have taken Claritin for years, and it has worked much better for me than Benadryl. But that's just me.

	18-04-2003 08:01									#11
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does claritin work better than benadryl and tylenol sinus though? and how much more expensive is it?

	18-04-2003 08:02									#12
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oh my god... a message just popped up for claritin...

	18-04-2003 08:14									#13
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It's a sign...

	18-04-2003 08:16									#14
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for me, claritin works better than benadryl. benadryl knocks me out almost as well as nyquil does.

claritin doesn't make me drowsy at all.

however, for about 30 pills of regular claritin-24hr, it's about us$25 at sam's club. claritin-d 24hr is about the same for 20 pills.

	18-04-2003 08:25									#15
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its just one pill a day? i usually only have allergies for a month... maybe 25 dollars is a good deal if it really works better than this benadryl

	18-04-2003 08:26									#16
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quote: Originally posted by Albert Speer exp?

experience.. sorry, have a habit of using abbrev. that no one understands.

I used to take claritin cause my doctor thought that I had allergies once. He prescribed me claritin and it didnt do sh!+. So, I just didn't take them and I havent had problem ever since.

So, Maybe I didnt have allergies, but the point is, while I was taking claritin, it really didnt help me. (I have a history of nasty unusual nasal problems so maybe that was it, which could explain why claritin didnt work.)

	18-04-2003 08:27									#17
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oh my god... yet another ad just popped up! I'm only at this site... does Markos have some special ability of sending ads to IP's?

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quote: Originally posted by Albert Speer oh my god... yet another ad just popped up! I'm only at this site... does Markos have some special ability of sending ads to IP's?

Wait till the mods recommend you claritin..

	18-04-2003 08:40									#19
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I'm thinking they're already doing that...

	18-04-2003 08:43									#20
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i've never tried the other ones, really. i don't know about tylenol, or about allegra.

i will say, however, i didn't like taking zyrtec.

	18-04-2003 16:39									#21
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--" does anyone here take claritin? does it work better than benadryl and tylenol sinus?"

I've got moderate-to-bad year round allergies, so I've been on claritin before. For quite some time. (Right now I'm on Clarinex, the sucessor to Claritin, as well as a nasal spray, and no, they still don't do enough for me... time for shots.)

Anyway, to answer your question, most definitely. I haven't found anything less than Claritn or Allegra that even makes a dent in my allergies.

--"i didn't realize that claritin isn't the same as claritin-d,"

Claritin-D is just Claritin with an additional antihistimene, but it's the same thing that's in Sudafed. Just go buy some of it (or, cheaper, the generic version) and you'll have the same thing.
It's not a good idea, though. The medicine in Sudafed can cause high blood pressure.

--"ts just one pill a day?"

There were two versions, a 12 hour and a 24 hour, but I think all the non-perscription stuff is 24 hour.

Wraith
"Allergies look like fun."
-- Tomo ("Azumanga Daioh")

	18-04-2003 16:42									#22
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Allergies suck, sorry to hear that Speer.

	18-04-2003 17:46									#23
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You can buy generic claritin (loratidine) online for about $30 USD for 72 10mg pills (the standard dose) from Canada.

Here's a link to one site http://www.canadamedshop.com/more.asp?DIN=clarigen

	18-04-2003 17:47									#24
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what about Vicadin!?