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 Feb 15 2008, 12:53 PM
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I've never taken it before, and I was having some allergy issues, so I stopped at CVS this morning and picked up a small package of it. It's working, but DAMN it's kickin my ass and making me wanna fall asleep at my desk. I'm having to FIGHT to stay awake at work.
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Feb 15 2008, 01:09 PM
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 From Atlantis to Interzone Group: Global Moderators Posts: 2,512 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Somewhere in space and time Member No.: 65 |
I take zyrtec and I've never had that problem. If that keeps up, you may want to try Claritin or Allegra (but that's prescribed and really expensive). Either that or you may want to try Zyrtec-D. That has pseudoephedrine (a decongestant) that has a bit of a stimulant effect.
-------------------- QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Oct 13 2006, 09:51 PM)  Holy shit, pebkac, you're awesome! "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Theodor Seuss Geisel (AKA Dr. Seuss) "An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all." - Oscar Wilde |
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Feb 15 2008, 01:19 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
I've tried one of those....whichever has the dissolvable tablets, and it didnt work.
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Feb 16 2008, 11:24 AM
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 Group: Moderators Posts: 885 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Lubbock, Texas Member No.: 12 |
ya zyrtec-d makes me get crazy hyper, i took it a few times before bed and couldn't sleep
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Feb 17 2008, 04:35 PM
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 Retired Funk-bringer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,656 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas Member No.: 14 |
note: this thread has nothing to do with me.
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Feb 21 2008, 05:59 AM
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Fool Group: Members Posts: 2,127 Joined: 23-February 06 From: LBB Member No.: 56 |
Claritin doesn't require a prescription.
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Feb 21 2008, 12:14 PM
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From Atlantis to Interzone Group: Global Moderators Posts: 2,512 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Somewhere in space and time Member No.: 65 |
QUOTE (James @ Feb 21 2008, 05:59 AM) Claritin doesn't require a prescription. Yeah, it's the Allegra that requires the prescription (prolly should have made that a little more clear in my last post. Apparently, I'm allergic to everything in existence so I've got a Zyrtec/Flonase/Mucinex combo that appears to be working very well. -------------------- QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Oct 13 2006, 09:51 PM) Holy shit, pebkac, you're awesome! "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Theodor Seuss Geisel (AKA Dr. Seuss) "An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all." - Oscar Wilde |
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Feb 21 2008, 12:32 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
QUOTE (pebkac @ Feb 21 2008, 11:14 AM) Yeah, it's the Allegra that requires the prescription (prolly should have made that a little more clear in my last post. Apparently, I'm allergic to everything in existence so I've got a Zyrtec/Flonase/Mucinex combo that appears to be working very well. God, I had Flonase, Albuterol, and a maintenance (corticosteroid) inhaler at one point, also had a Zyrtec prescription that the doc wanted me to fill after getting allergy testing (never did). Cut down on dairy and all of my lower respiratory congestion problems disappeared. Not saying your issues are due to food allergy/intolerance, but it's something to consider. -------------------- |
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Feb 21 2008, 02:28 PM
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 New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
I hate taking Albuterol. It speeds up my heart rate. I would rather be gasping for air than have a racing heart.
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Feb 21 2008, 02:57 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
Albuterol saved my ass one time when I was at Tech....
I went jogging outside around the Rec during the winter, and the cold caused my asthma to flare up. My friend who was jogging with me had to run to my car and get that inhaler before I passed out. |
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Feb 21 2008, 03:25 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
I have thankfully never had a truly severe asthma attack. Have had moderate ones in Waco and Lubbock, though.
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Feb 21 2008, 03:30 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
It's pretty scary, especially when you don't have the inhaler on you....cus as time passes, it almost seems like the inhaler may not work. At least for me it felt like that.
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Feb 21 2008, 03:41 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
I had a childhood bud of mine (who was diagnosed and treated for asthma his whole life) find out when he was 25 that he really had some kind of heart defect that was fixable w/surgery. he got that surgery and is basiscally a whole new person. Makes me wonder how many other misdiagnosed kids there are out there like this.
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Feb 21 2008, 03:42 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
I wasn't diagnosed with it until I was at Tech.....
oh wait.....you might be right!! |
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Feb 21 2008, 04:23 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
I was diagnosed with allergy-induced asthma. Had an inhaler as a kid, then again at 17-ish after an attack in Waco, then a third time at 20 after an attack in Lubbock.
Definitely seems to have been airborne allergens that caused my attacks, but my overall lung function is much better since I started avoiding (most) dairy. No attacks (or even close) since then, no hacking up a lung unless I'm sick with a cold or something. I suspect I have a casein (milk protein) allergy/intolerance, but I've never gotten allergy testing. -------------------- |
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