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Is Claritin Advisable While On Allegra?

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Posted on Wed, 24 May 2017
Question: I am pretty sure I have allergies and it is wreaking havoc with my eyes. It started about 6 mos ago and I was treated with a steroid drop and a pink eye drop. As the winter came on the syptoms all disappeared. Now they arrived as of yesterday. Today I took Allegra and some of the symptoms subsided. Can I also take Clariton to help with boosting my antihistamine?
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Answered by Dr. N K Mishra (17 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Allergy.

Detailed Answer:
My dear,
Thanks for sending your query to us.
Aa you have allergy and have responded to Allegra this is whAt we call as therapeutic trial.The way we manage such allergies is use anti allergy drops,when more anti allergy treatment needed,use oral anti allergy tablets like Allegra.We want to keep steroids as a last resort.When steroids are used for a long time then withdrawal is a issue as well as side effects.
Do continue with this strategy and get back to me in case of any further queries in this regard.
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Is Claritin Advisable While On Allegra?

Brief Answer: Allergy. Detailed Answer: My dear, Thanks for sending your query to us. Aa you have allergy and have responded to Allegra this is whAt we call as therapeutic trial.The way we manage such allergies is use anti allergy drops,when more anti allergy treatment needed,use oral anti allergy tablets like Allegra.We want to keep steroids as a last resort.When steroids are used for a long time then withdrawal is a issue as well as side effects. Do continue with this strategy and get back to me in case of any further queries in this regard.