Guest guest Posted May 10, 2002 Report Share Posted May 10, 2002 At 12:01 PM 05/10/2002 +0000, kansas_canastalover wrote: >Just a little remark about claritin...my daughter goes to a >specialist in allergies and he told me claritin is about as worthless >as sugar pills. I'm sure claritin d has decongestant in it, but same >claritin med. Unfortunately a lot of doctors say that about various medications, and it isn't always true. Claritin sure didn't do a thing for me, except make me feel a lot more miserable than I was before I took it (!), but it does seem to work well for some folks. It's one of those " one man's meat, another man's poison " situations, I think. But then I can take two Tylenol 3 tabs and work 8 hours, and my mom can fall asleep after one extra-strength Tylenol. After a lot of doctors in my life -- working with 'em and seeing 'em -- I've kind of come to the conclusion that they, like just about anyone else, develop their own favorite treatments. A doctor may have a patient with a bad reaction, and somehow label a drug as poor or ineffective in his/her head. It doesn't mean the drug IS good or bad, necessarily, but simply that doctors probably lean toward the drugs with which they personally have seen the best results, and it sounds like your daughter's allergist hasn't had good results with Claritin. I've kinda learned to do two things. First, consult my pharmacist. I see the same one for all my prescriptions, and she's marvelous about pointing out interactions or just giving me the poop on a new med. Second, I learn a lot about my medications, because I do have allergic reactions to some types of meds. This last doc wanted to put me on Biaxin. I said, Hell no! But that's experience speaking -- like I learned from the Claritin Experience not to take it or related meds again. Best, Em ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " Even in nice Mr. son's stories, each boy's life only catches your deepest interest when a pirate is about to slit that sweet child's throat. What makes a story good ain't what makes a person good. " (Allan Gurganus) " Cut a good story anywhere, and it will bleed. " (Anton Chekhov) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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