bluelikejazz Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Nasty hayfever. I took loratadine, telfast and pseudoephedrine (just one) over about two hours and it's not doing anything. I'm also chewing vitamin C like lollies just in case it can maybe help. Still itchy, tired, headache from my sinuses being blocked, asthma and coughing. I have some allergy eye drops but it contains a decongestant and my eyes are pretty dry already. I have some phenergan on hand but I'm not sure exactly what the combined anticholinergic side effects entail. Dry mouth? sedation? anything that could be dangerous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuttlefish Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Nasty hayfever. I took loratadine, telfast and pseudoephedrine (just one) over about two hours and it's not doing anything. I'm also chewing vitamin C like lollies just in case it can maybe help. Still itchy, tired, headache from my sinuses being blocked, asthma and coughing. I have some allergy eye drops but it contains a decongestant and my eyes are pretty dry already. I have some phenergan on hand but I'm not sure exactly what the combined anticholinergic side effects entail. Dry mouth? sedation? anything that could be dangerous? When I'm in doubt, I use this handy dandy medication interaction checker! Of course you might just mean what combined side effects would entail, and not exactly what combined interactions there would be, and so I could have completely missed the mark of this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelikejazz Posted October 12, 2009 Author Share Posted October 12, 2009 Thanks Cuttle! The one I usually use wasn't working so I'll bookmark this one too. I'm feeling a bit better now anyway so I'll give the phenergan a miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rain_masquerade Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Careful not to take too much Vitamin C. Too much is actually bad for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null0trooper Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Careful not to take too much Vitamin C. Too much is actually bad for you Not quite so bad when #2 won't go through. On topic, the more sedating TCAs get that way by being strong antihistamines, some of which make Benadryl look like a sugar pill. Too much anticholinergic effect can be very dangerous. A common mnemonic used to describe the physiologic manifestations of atropine overdose is: "hot as a hare, blind as a bat, dry as a bone, red as a beet, and mad as a hatter". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Phenegran is sedating and not helpful at all for my allergies. Works really well for nausea though. I can't tell if you're looking for something that is or isn't sedating, but for non-sedating, Allegra works best for me. I don't know if you can get it OTC; mine's a script. Claritin is supposed to be non-sedating, but it makes me loopy as hell. Pseudoephedrine will keep me up all night, even if i take it early in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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