Hot damn, that's good news. Allegra is awesome stuff.
Gabriel: Are you trying to destroy this family? Simon: I didn't realize it would be so easy.
'Safe'
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Jessica - Mar 17, 2011 4:24:08 pm PDT #17851 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Steph L. - Mar 17, 2011 4:32:06 pm PDT #17852 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
My CVS totally has Allegra. What does it have over Zyrtec?
Different antihistamines just work differently. You'd think I, of all people, would know why, but I don't. I just think the different drugs work differently with people's bodies. Same reason different anti-depressants work better or worse for different people.
Allegra always seemed to kick the most ass, though, consistently. And the problem with my health insurance (and most people's, I think) is that as soon as comparable antihistamines such as Claritin were available OTC (comparable in terms of being non-sedating and only needing to be taken once or twice a day), then insurance companies wouldn't allow prescriptions for allergy drugs like Allegra that were still prescription-only when similar ones could be gotten OTC.
Bastards.
I'm sure they did/do the same thing with acid-reducing drugs like Prilosec, etc. (Interestingly, some acid-reducing drugs are also histamine blockers; they just act at a different receptor than allergy drugs do.)
God damn, I am Cliff Clavin sometimes.
Dana - Mar 17, 2011 4:35:12 pm PDT #17853 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I keep getting excited about the antihistamine talk until I remember I don't have allergies any more.
Steph L. - Mar 17, 2011 4:37:32 pm PDT #17854 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Mooooooom, Dana is being meeeeeeeean!!!
beekaytee - Mar 17, 2011 4:37:36 pm PDT #17855 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
God damn, I am Cliff Clavin sometimes.
And I, for one, love you for it.
Hil R. - Mar 17, 2011 4:39:46 pm PDT #17856 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Zyrtec always worked much better than Allegra for me. Dunno why.
Dana - Mar 17, 2011 4:41:04 pm PDT #17857 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Heh, that wasn't actually a gloat, as I still have the symptoms. Monday, a CT scan!
My husband, who cannot keep his mouth shut, called me in the middle of the day earlier this week to inform me that his coworker said a CT scan increases your risk of cancer by like 100 times, and had I researched that?
It was not a peaceful day.
Tom Scola - Mar 17, 2011 4:48:05 pm PDT #17858 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Zyrtec always worked much better than Allegra for me. Dunno why.
For me, the opposite. Hence the woo.
beekaytee - Mar 17, 2011 4:52:34 pm PDT #17859 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I'll have to give it a try, then see which of the three works the best.
I am assuming that a lack of discomfort isn't on the menu, but reduced symptoms can be achieved. So far, Claritin gets a 0 from my system and Zyrtek gets a 4 out of 10.
Jeez, with all this outlay and scrutiny, I should get a grant!
Liese S. - Mar 17, 2011 5:00:56 pm PDT #17860 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Gee, thanks, husband! I wish you peace nonetheless, Dana.