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12-24-2012 at 11:22 AM
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Allergy Medications

Hi Ladies,

Happy Christmas Eve Day!!!

We will be travelling to our family's housing this Christmas and I always have really bad allergies because of their pets. Would you take benedryl?? What about claritin??

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12-24-2012 at 11:27 AM
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Benadryl is approved, I'm not sure about Claritin though. I would stick with Benadryl if I were in the situation. GL!
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12-24-2012 at 11:52 AM
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Benadryl, Claritin, and Zyrtec are safe. No Allegra, and nothing with decongestant in in. So regular, instead of Claritin-D.
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12-24-2012 at 12:52 PM
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LoisLane23:
Benadryl, Claritin, and Zyrtec are safe. No Allegra, and nothing with decongestant in in. So regular, instead of ClaritinD.


This. Benadryl knocks me out so be careful if you take that.


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12-24-2012 at 12:54 PM
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Benedryl or Claritin (or Zyrtec). Not D, like pp said. Benedryl makes me sleep, so I wouldn't take it and try to socialize.
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12-24-2012 at 12:56 PM
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LoisLane23:
Benadryl, Claritin, and Zyrtec are safe. No Allegra, and nothing with decongestant in in. So regular, instead of Claritin-D.

I was told no Zyrtec.  Claritin and Benadryl are the only two allergy meds my midwife advised me to take.  Claritin does nothing for me so Benadryl is it! 

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12-24-2012 at 1:09 PM
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Unless things have changed since my pg with my son. . Zyrtec, Claritin, Benadryl and Xyzal are safe to take.  No D.  So, no Clarinex, Allergra, etc.
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12-24-2012 at 8:44 PM
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Claritin and zyrtec are both approved for allergies

 
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I take Zyrtec and it works like a charm!
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12-25-2012 at 3:25 PM
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I took benadryl during my first pregnancy. It was ok'd by my doctor. 

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12-26-2012 at 9:20 AM
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I was told zyrtec is category C but Claritin is a B. another option if you have allergies like me is Singulair it's also Category B.
 
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