SINGULAIR

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Melissa75

Administrator
I don't think there are any other brands of allergy med that do what singulair does--might be wrong though.
There are ways to approach allergic reactions:
leukotrienes (singulair)
histamine (claritin, allergra, zertec)
IgE (xolair)
mast cell (sodium cromolyn)

Check out SaveFerris2009's blog for more explanation. Particularly how to approach the histamine stuff.
 
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Melissa75

Administrator
I don't think there are any other brands of allergy med that do what singulair does--might be wrong though.
There are ways to approach allergic reactions:
leukotrienes (singulair)
histamine (claritin, allergra, zertec)
IgE (xolair)
mast cell (sodium cromolyn)

Check out SaveFerris2009's blog for more explanation. Particularly how to approach the histamine stuff.
 
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Melissa75

Administrator
I don't think there are any other brands of allergy med that do what singulair does--might be wrong though.
There are ways to approach allergic reactions:
leukotrienes (singulair)
histamine (claritin, allergra, zertec)
IgE (xolair)
mast cell (sodium cromolyn)

Check out SaveFerris2009's blog for more explanation. Particularly how to approach the histamine stuff.
 
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Melissa75

Administrator
I don't think there are any other brands of allergy med that do what singulair does--might be wrong though.
There are ways to approach allergic reactions:
leukotrienes (singulair)
histamine (claritin, allergra, zertec)
IgE (xolair)
mast cell (sodium cromolyn)

Check out SaveFerris2009's blog for more explanation. Particularly how to approach the histamine stuff.
 
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Melissa75

Administrator
I don't think there are any other brands of allergy med that do what singulair does--might be wrong though.
<br />There are ways to approach allergic reactions:
<br />leukotrienes (singulair)
<br />histamine (claritin, allergra, zertec)
<br />IgE (xolair)
<br />mast cell (sodium cromolyn)
<br />
<br />Check out SaveFerris2009's blog for more explanation. Particularly how to approach the histamine stuff.
 
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Lety

Guest
Thanks so much for all the information. I love this board. I should have been more specific about Alexa's (dd) symptoms. Her eyes are very itchy, stuffy nose, can't breath well at night, etc. She had a test a year before she was diagnosed with CF and it came back she was allergic to many things. I'm really confused because CF center told us for a whole year to use Benadryl. Now this ENT Dr who has some knowledge about CF told us to stop Benadryl and use Singulair. She has been taking it for 3 days. I still need to know why CF center was ok with Benadryl. The ENT dr. said Singulair wouldn't dry the mucus like Benadryl.
 
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Lety

Guest
Thanks so much for all the information. I love this board. I should have been more specific about Alexa's (dd) symptoms. Her eyes are very itchy, stuffy nose, can't breath well at night, etc. She had a test a year before she was diagnosed with CF and it came back she was allergic to many things. I'm really confused because CF center told us for a whole year to use Benadryl. Now this ENT Dr who has some knowledge about CF told us to stop Benadryl and use Singulair. She has been taking it for 3 days. I still need to know why CF center was ok with Benadryl. The ENT dr. said Singulair wouldn't dry the mucus like Benadryl.
 
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Lety

Guest
Thanks so much for all the information. I love this board. I should have been more specific about Alexa's (dd) symptoms. Her eyes are very itchy, stuffy nose, can't breath well at night, etc. She had a test a year before she was diagnosed with CF and it came back she was allergic to many things. I'm really confused because CF center told us for a whole year to use Benadryl. Now this ENT Dr who has some knowledge about CF told us to stop Benadryl and use Singulair. She has been taking it for 3 days. I still need to know why CF center was ok with Benadryl. The ENT dr. said Singulair wouldn't dry the mucus like Benadryl.
 
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Lety

Guest
Thanks so much for all the information. I love this board. I should have been more specific about Alexa's (dd) symptoms. Her eyes are very itchy, stuffy nose, can't breath well at night, etc. She had a test a year before she was diagnosed with CF and it came back she was allergic to many things. I'm really confused because CF center told us for a whole year to use Benadryl. Now this ENT Dr who has some knowledge about CF told us to stop Benadryl and use Singulair. She has been taking it for 3 days. I still need to know why CF center was ok with Benadryl. The ENT dr. said Singulair wouldn't dry the mucus like Benadryl.
 
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Lety

Guest
Thanks so much for all the information. I love this board. I should have been more specific about Alexa's (dd) symptoms. Her eyes are very itchy, stuffy nose, can't breath well at night, etc. She had a test a year before she was diagnosed with CF and it came back she was allergic to many things. I'm really confused because CF center told us for a whole year to use Benadryl. Now this ENT Dr who has some knowledge about CF told us to stop Benadryl and use Singulair. She has been taking it for 3 days. I still need to know why CF center was ok with Benadryl. The ENT dr. said Singulair wouldn't dry the mucus like Benadryl.
 
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chrissyd

New member
I take a zyrtec durring the day and a singulair at night (it makes me sleepy) however a friend had a daughter who was taking it and it hyped her up...LOL...
No bad reaction here and I've been taking it on and off for years.

Good Luck

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chrissyd

New member
I take a zyrtec durring the day and a singulair at night (it makes me sleepy) however a friend had a daughter who was taking it and it hyped her up...LOL...
No bad reaction here and I've been taking it on and off for years.

Good Luck

<img src="i/expressions/rose.gif" border="0">
 
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chrissyd

New member
I take a zyrtec durring the day and a singulair at night (it makes me sleepy) however a friend had a daughter who was taking it and it hyped her up...LOL...
No bad reaction here and I've been taking it on and off for years.

Good Luck

<img src="i/expressions/rose.gif" border="0">
 
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chrissyd

New member
I take a zyrtec durring the day and a singulair at night (it makes me sleepy) however a friend had a daughter who was taking it and it hyped her up...LOL...
No bad reaction here and I've been taking it on and off for years.

Good Luck

<img src="i/expressions/rose.gif" border="0">
 
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chrissyd

New member
I take a zyrtec durring the day and a singulair at night (it makes me sleepy) however a friend had a daughter who was taking it and it hyped her up...LOL...
<br />No bad reaction here and I've been taking it on and off for years.
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<br />Good Luck
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