Members Funkee1 Posted August 13, 2007 Members Share Posted August 13, 2007 I take Allegra (fexofenadine) by prescription, but something has my allergies freakin out. Can I take Sudafed with Allegra? What else do you suggest???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RIC N BACKER Posted August 13, 2007 Members Share Posted August 13, 2007 best thing to do is ask your doctor not a bunch of idiots ( no offense) on a web forum...... I used to have really bad allergies and medications didnt help much. I do not take anything anymore and rarely have any problems.... I think the Pills make it worse, but then I am a conspiracy theorist by nature or paranoid...not sure which Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crescent Seven Posted August 13, 2007 Members Share Posted August 13, 2007 I used to be a pharmaceutical entrepreneur, if that helps. Look up drug interactions, the information is readily available for that stuff. I've mixed Sudafed with Claritin, but I also have a strong constitution and like that kind of buzz, so YMMV. C7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members birdboy7007 Posted August 13, 2007 Members Share Posted August 13, 2007 Allegra is by prescription? Woah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Svi Posted August 13, 2007 Members Share Posted August 13, 2007 Are you on Allegra, or Allegra D?Allegra D already has sudafed in it. Yes, you can take Sudafed with regular Allegra. Also, the sudafed on the shelf has changed. If you want the original sudafed you have to purchase it at the actual pharmacy-not on the shelf. The stuff on the shelf is reformulated due to the growing meth problem. I'm not a pharmacist but I worked in a pharmacy for a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members snd4c Posted August 13, 2007 Members Share Posted August 13, 2007 best thing to do is ask your doctor not a bunch of idiots ( no offense) on a web forum...... I used to have really bad allergies and medications didnt help much. I do not take anything anymore and rarely have any problems.... I think the Pills make it worse, but then I am a conspiracy theorist by nature or paranoid...not sure which I thought we covered this with the whole Hydrochloric acid thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RIC N BACKER Posted August 13, 2007 Members Share Posted August 13, 2007 I thought we covered this with the whole Hydrochloric acid thing. thats not ringing any bells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted August 13, 2007 Author Members Share Posted August 13, 2007 Well, the advice nurse says you can take those two together, but sudafed is a decongestant, and I'm not congested. i could take Benadryl, but it's an anti-histamine, like Allegra, so they say suffer, and call my doc manana....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Carroll Posted August 13, 2007 Members Share Posted August 13, 2007 i am a phamacist tech... and yes, you can take both together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members venturawest Posted August 13, 2007 Members Share Posted August 13, 2007 svi has it right. allegra in it's own right is an antihistamine, with no decongestant - meaning, you could take allegra and sudafed at the same time for nasal congestion. however, allegra+benadryl is a train wreck waiting to happen. allegra-d, however, already contains between 60-120 mg of the same ingredient as sudafed, so unless you feel like having 3 simultaneous heart attacks, don't take it with additional sudafed. from your local friendly ENT doc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted August 13, 2007 CMS Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 Go see an ENT and find out if allergy shots would be a good long-term solution. I was miserable a couple years ago....sore throat that apparently looked like raw meat and chronic cough due to post-nasal drip, occasional bouts of laryngitis, tired most of the time, snored all the time. I went through the testing and got the shots, and have been completely symptom-free for a year. Yes, it's a PIA to have to stop by your Dr for the shots once a week, but after several months it tapers to every two weeks, then one a month. And being symptom free: Priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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