Guest guest Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 We use astelin for my 10 yo who always seems to have a stuffy nose. I can't say that I see much improvement. He also is on zyrtec, and before that allegra. He was doing pretty well when we were flushing his nasal passages with a gavage and sea salt, xylitol and bk soda. But we stopped, and I am not getting cooperation about resuming it. It is not pleasant. Dr. G wants us to get a tympanogram to see if there is a lingering sinus infection. Barb --- timaryp <timaryp@...> wrote: > Hi, > First, thanks to all who answered my Paxil > questions... > Does anyone here use astelin for seasonal allergies? > My 7 year old > son uses Zyrtec nightly but it doesn't seem to be > cutting it now that > it's the beginning of ragweed season here in the > Deep South. Lots of > congestion and post nasal drip. Dr. G mentioned > astelin as something > to try. Just wondered if anyone can compare the > two... > thanks, > Timary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 Barb, You can use astelin and zyrtec at the same time? Is one in the morning and one at night? thanks, Timary > > Hi, > > First, thanks to all who answered my Paxil > > questions... > > Does anyone here use astelin for seasonal allergies? > > My 7 year old > > son uses Zyrtec nightly but it doesn't seem to be > > cutting it now that > > it's the beginning of ragweed season here in the > > Deep South. Lots of > > congestion and post nasal drip. Dr. G mentioned > > astelin as something > > to try. Just wondered if anyone can compare the > > two... > > thanks, > > Timary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 ps - I hear you on the tympanogram. My son had 4 sets of tubes in his ears so getting a tympanogram was a common occurrance for us. But I didn't realize it would help diagnose a sinus infection - I thought it only determined if there was fluid in the inner ear. ~timary > > Hi, > > First, thanks to all who answered my Paxil > > questions... > > Does anyone here use astelin for seasonal allergies? > > My 7 year old > > son uses Zyrtec nightly but it doesn't seem to be > > cutting it now that > > it's the beginning of ragweed season here in the > > Deep South. Lots of > > congestion and post nasal drip. Dr. G mentioned > > astelin as something > > to try. Just wondered if anyone can compare the > > two... > > thanks, > > Timary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 Dr. G said it could provide info as to whether or not there might be an infection. He wanted to do this before doing xrays. Its funny. I just tried to get to do the nasal washing, which he hates, and he showed me that both nostrils were clear. This indicates that it is not a sinus infection but just post nasal drip/allergies. Barb --- timaryp <timaryp@...> wrote: > ps - I hear you on the tympanogram. My son had 4 > sets of tubes in > his ears so getting a tympanogram was a common > occurrance for us. > But I didn't realize it would help diagnose a sinus > infection - I > thought it only determined if there was fluid in the > inner ear. > ~timary //thread truncated// ______________________________ `````````````````````````````` Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with the original author, and is not necessarily endorsed by or the opinion of the Research Institute. ``````````````````````````````````````` Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 fyi: tympanograms can be done for free by a government agency called CASE. In fact, the whole auditory eval. can be done for free. We have used it yearly. We live in Illinois. I don't know what other states offer. Barb --- timaryp <timaryp@...> wrote: > ps - I hear you on the tympanogram. My son had 4 > sets of tubes in > his ears so getting a tympanogram was a common > occurrance for us. > But I didn't realize it would help diagnose a sinus > infection - I > thought it only determined if there was fluid in the > inner ear. > ~timary //thread truncated// ______________________________ `````````````````````````````` Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with the original author, and is not necessarily endorsed by or the opinion of the Research Institute. ``````````````````````````````````````` Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 Astellin is squirted into the nasal passages 2x daily. Zyrtec is taken by mouth at night. Barb --- timaryp <timaryp@...> wrote: > Barb, > You can use astelin and zyrtec at the same time? Is > one in the > morning and one at night? thanks, Timary //thread truncated// ______________________________ `````````````````````````````` Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with the original author, and is not necessarily endorsed by or the opinion of the Research Institute. ``````````````````````````````````````` Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 Timary, You might want to ask Dr. G about switching from Zyrtec to Allegra... one of my kids does better on Zyrtec, the other does better on Allegra (we didn't have much luck with Claritin). We also use Astellin at night like Barb does. Caroline > On 8/11/03 8:58 PM, " timaryp " <timaryp@...> wrote: > Hi, > > First, thanks to all who answered my Paxil questions... > > Does anyone here use astelin for seasonal allergies? My 7 year old > son uses Zyrtec nightly but it doesn't seem to be cutting it now that > it's the beginning of ragweed season here in the Deep South. Lots of > congestion and post nasal drip. Dr. G mentioned astelin as something > to try. Just wondered if anyone can compare the two... > > thanks, > Timary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 So, if you are taking astelin 2x daily I guess you don't use the zyrtec (that would be doubling up...) thanks! > > Barb, > > You can use astelin and zyrtec at the same time? Is > > one in the > > morning and one at night? thanks, Timary > > //thread truncated// > ______________________________ > `````````````````````````````` > Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with > the original author, and is not necessarily endorsed by or the > opinion of the Research Institute. > ``````````````````````````````````````` Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 We use ... * Allegra (1 60MG tablet 1x daily at night). * Astelin Nasal Spray (1 spray in each nostril 2x daily as needed). * Nasacort as needed (1x daily at night). Per Dr. Goldberg, we use all of the three above at the same time sometimes... depends on how our child is doing. Astelin is just a nasal spray... if I understand correctly, an antihistamine spray. The Allegra is a pill which treats the whole body, and we use the Nasacort when my child's sinuses start getting swollen (he starts picking because he feels like " there's something in there " ). The meds all compliment one another. Caroline > On 8/12/03 8:11 AM, " timaryp " <timaryp@...> wrote: > So, if you are taking astelin 2x daily I guess you don't use the > zyrtec (that would be doubling up...) > thanks! ______________________________ `````````````````````````````` Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with the original author, and is not necessarily endorsed by or the opinion of the Research Institute. ``````````````````````````````````````` Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 Not necessarily, they function differently. Astelin is purely a nasal administered antihistamine. Zyrtec, while providing this protection also " significantly reduces the migration of inflammatory cells such as eosinophils and the release of mediators associated with the 'late' cutaneous allergic response " amongst other things. Our son has 1ml of drops or 1 x 1mg tablet each evening. We have used Astelin as added protection when needed from pollen, dust, or other 'seasonal' irritants. You should check with the Dr about when to Re: astelin So, if you are taking astelin 2x daily I guess you don't use the zyrtec (that would be doubling up...) thanks! > > Barb, > > You can use astelin and zyrtec at the same time? Is > > one in the > > morning and one at night? thanks, Timary > //thread truncated// ______________________________ `````````````````````````````` Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with the original author, and is not necessarily endorsed by or the opinion of the Research Institute. ``````````````````````````````````````` Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 They can both be used daily. One targets the nasal passages and the other, overall allergy symptoms. Barb --- timaryp <timaryp@...> wrote: > So, if you are taking astelin 2x daily I guess you > don't use the > zyrtec (that would be doubling up...) > thanks! > //thread truncated// ______________________________ `````````````````````````````` Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with the original author, and is not necessarily endorsed by or the opinion of the Research Institute. ``````````````````````````````````````` Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 Oops - sent before editing....should be 10mg Zyrtec tablet - equivalent of 1ml drops. last line should say.. you should check with the Dr about when to give and what dose. Re: astelin So, if you are taking astelin 2x daily I guess you don't use the zyrtec (that would be doubling up...) thanks! //thread truncated// ______________________________ `````````````````````````````` Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with the original author, and is not necessarily endorsed by or the opinion of the Research Institute. ``````````````````````````````````````` Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 Barb, Yes... we use the Zyrtec and the Astellin every day. With that regimen, we have managed to avoid the sinus infections he used to get (of course, it can't have hurt that he was on the antibiotic for PANDAS all winter, too). Caroline > On 8/13/03 1:22 AM, " Barb Katsaros " <barbkatsaros@...> wrote: > I'm glad you wrote this. I think we need to start the > nasacort or flonase again along with the zyrtec and > astellin. Do you stay on the first 2 all of the time? > Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 Do you take the zyrtec at night and the astellin 2x/day? Barb --- Caroline Glover <sfglover@...> wrote: > Barb, > Yes... we use the Zyrtec and the Astellin every day. > With that regimen, we > have managed to avoid the sinus infections he used > to get (of course, it > can't have hurt that he was on the antibiotic for > PANDAS all winter, too). > > Caroline - > > I'm glad you wrote this. I think we need to start > the > > nasacort or flonase again along with the zyrtec > and > > astellin. Do you stay on the first 2 all of the > time? > > Barb ______________________________ `````````````````````````````` Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with the original author, and is not necessarily endorsed by or the opinion of the Research Institute. ``````````````````````````````````````` Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 Barb, Yes. We do the zyrtec at night and the astellin 2x/day. Caroline > On 8/14/03 5:41 PM, " Barb Katsaros " <barbkatsaros@...> wrote: > Do you take the zyrtec at night and the astellin > 2x/day? Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 I have not seen this med mentioned but our 3 1/2 year old takes an allergy/decongestant/ANTICHOLINERGIC med called Ah-Chew. The Zyrtec did little for him and Dr G thought he needed a decongestant also. And the ANTICHOLINERGIC has a drying effect on mucous excretions. It also does not keep him awake at night....he takes 1/2 tablet at bedtime along with the Astelin. > > > Do you take the zyrtec at night and the astellin > > 2x/day? Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 works great for me and it usually starts working almost immediately. I find the following order works best: Rinse my sinuses with saline solution, and blow as much crap out as I can. Use the astelin. Wait ten minutes. blow some more. Use my steroid spray (nasonex/rhinocort/flonase). REMEMBER the nasal inhaled steroid meds (ICS) have to be used regularly to be of maximum benefit. Addy, Group co-owner, Severe Allergic Sinus Disease sufferer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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