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<blockquote data-quote="skeeter" data-source="post: 352732" data-attributes="member: 439"><p>The thing about antihistimines is just that - they are ANTIhistimine. To get them to work the best, you MUST start taking them BEFORE the symptoms occur, and to continue taking them until AFTER the offending allergin is no longer around. You want to get a level of antihistimine in the body and KEEP that level up to prevent histimine production - which leads to the secondary symptoms.</p><p></p><p>For me - grass, trees and weeds - that means starting antihistimines around April 1st (I started earlier this year because the weather was warm late March) and continuing every single day until late June, then restarting August 1st (ragweed is my worst) and continuing every single day until the first killing frost. Which means I have about 3 months off - so for me it's just easier to take every day.</p><p></p><p>For my kids - which have all my allergies along with mold and dust mite - it meant years of allergy shots. Now that they are adults, they know to take antihistimines year round, too.</p><p></p><p>I am currently also taking decongestant (the pine pollen is killing me this year). I take Zyrtec, and suppliment with Sudafed. I don't like taken the "D" form because I don't always need the decongestant. Zyrtec isn't the best antihistimine for me - I responded much better to the one in Drixoral - but that isn't being produced anymore. My body is "immune" to the antihistimine in Clortrimeton and Actifed. Benedryl only works on "itching" for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skeeter, post: 352732, member: 439"] The thing about antihistimines is just that - they are ANTIhistimine. To get them to work the best, you MUST start taking them BEFORE the symptoms occur, and to continue taking them until AFTER the offending allergin is no longer around. You want to get a level of antihistimine in the body and KEEP that level up to prevent histimine production - which leads to the secondary symptoms. For me - grass, trees and weeds - that means starting antihistimines around April 1st (I started earlier this year because the weather was warm late March) and continuing every single day until late June, then restarting August 1st (ragweed is my worst) and continuing every single day until the first killing frost. Which means I have about 3 months off - so for me it's just easier to take every day. For my kids - which have all my allergies along with mold and dust mite - it meant years of allergy shots. Now that they are adults, they know to take antihistimines year round, too. I am currently also taking decongestant (the pine pollen is killing me this year). I take Zyrtec, and suppliment with Sudafed. I don't like taken the "D" form because I don't always need the decongestant. Zyrtec isn't the best antihistimine for me - I responded much better to the one in Drixoral - but that isn't being produced anymore. My body is "immune" to the antihistimine in Clortrimeton and Actifed. Benedryl only works on "itching" for me. [/QUOTE]
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