Did they stop my eyes itching? (Clarityn Allergy Tablets)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Clarityn Allergy Tablets
Date:	16/09/05 (1372 review reads)
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Advantages: may help some people

Disadvantages: did not help me for me

I was tidying out my medicine box and found an old packet of Claratyn so thought I would tell you about my experience of them.

Claratyn are a tablet for allergy sufferers mostly taken for hay fever. They can be bought over the counter at chemists or you can get them on prescription. One year my Doctor prescribed them for my hay fever as the Trilidan I had been taking previous years now had health scares
I get very itchy eyes and sneeze embarrassing explosive sneezes. He also prescribed opticrom eye drops for me.

The Claratyn tablet come in blister packs. They are very small 10 mg round white tablets very easy to swallow. The dose is 1 a day.

I know some people find these effective for their hay fever but not me My eyes still itched and I did sneeze. I used the eye drops they helped a little but itchy eyes are so agonising.

These tablets contain loratadine and are a non-sedating antihistamine.

If you are pregnant or breast feeding check with your doctor before taking these.

They can have some side effects hair loss, a change of heart rhythm, tiredness nausea and headaches. I did not suffer with any of these. Thinking about it I was tired though, (hubby says I am always tired.)

I did not find them a very effective for my hay fever. My eyes still itched unbearably but While I was on them nettles stung me and the tablets eased the sting, also they helped to calm my midge bites.
If you have allergic reaction to other things the DR might prescribe these for you.

The Dr suggested I try Zirtec after I told him these were not effective and the Zirtec are much better my eyes do not itch at all and my sneezing is most modest.
I shall take this old packet back to my chemist tomorrow for them to dispose of safely

Summary: not any good for my hay fever