[Wa...] Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I recently had to move and developed allergies in the new area I'm now in. I took a non-drowsy antihistamine and it feels like it triggered a lot of the withdrawal symptoms (anxiety, depression, depersonalization). What have others experienced with antihistamines and withdrawals? Do they make it worse? Are certain kinds safe? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[xe...] Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 The results seem to be extraordinarily mixed for all of them, seems to be a very individualized thing. I gave up on trying to find one after I got slammed the day after I took a Claratin. I think my allergies are mostly w/d related anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Wa...] Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 Xenofears, Thanks for the reply! I had a bad withdrawal reaction to both a drowsy and non-drowsy antihistamine, so I think I'm done with those. As unpleasant as the allergies are, the pissed-off withdrawals are worse. I'm going to try a bag of tricks that doesn't include medication and hopefully find some relief. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[...] Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Yeah, good. The bag of tricks of non-medication allergy treatments are actually the best -- primarily, the nasal irrigation with saline. It's hard to get over the hump of getting going on it, but I was ALWAYS happy when I did. Also the chromium nasal spray is probably a safe bet. The non-drowsy antihistamines probably act as a stimulant. Also FYI, my experience with NSAIDs is they aggravated my withdrawal symptoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[xe...] Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I think Tamzo had some good success with non-medication treatments... too bad we can't PM. Neti pot perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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