The pounding-heart side effects, in particular, sound like
pseudoephedrine, not terfenadine.

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I tried seldane, and it did very little.  It cured the itchy eyes from tree
pollen allergies (somewhat) but did nothing for my nose.  It didn't help at
for my cat allergies.  I have a close friend with severe allergies, which need
to be controlled as they affect his BP and heart rhythm
eldane also did nothing for him.  He is on hismanol, has taken it for a couple years
years now with good results.  I am using beconase aq nosespray year-round,
which is GREAT for my nose.  I supplement with seldane for my eyes just for
May-June, although we may switch me since it's not helping completely.  Then
I have ventolin for the occasional mild asthma attack from cats!

The trick, however, is to take it regularly on a preventative
basis.  It does not help much after you have gone into a sneezing
attack and all, but it does wonderfully if you take it before your
symptoms start.  Give it a try, and good luck!

"The chief function of the body is to carry the head around."
                                        --Albert Einstein

For the second time in six weeks I have a cold which seems to affect
my ears - the right one in particular.  When I walk I get this noise
in my right ear as though there is a bit of water behind the eardrum -
something like the noise you get when you have water in the ears from
swimming. I can also *hear* my pulse sloshing in my ear.  What's the
likely cause?  I imagine, like my cold, it will go away in a week with
treatment, or seven days without treatment.  It's just a little disconcerting.

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Sue

I have allergies and asthma, and I have used Seldane in the past.  Hism{*filter*}
daily seems to have been more effective than Seldane 2x day in my case.  On
the other hand, Ketotifen (brand name: Zaditen) was even more effective when
I used to have access to this brand years ago -- but I haven't seen much
discussion about this since it's probably not FDA-cleared yet.  So my last
five years has been heavily Hismanal.

I went to the Doctor since my allergies have taken a new level of destruction
recently, and the Hism{*filter*}slot was replaced by Claritin (Ioratadine) daily.
I've had exactly one pill so far (in a day where I already had my Hism{*filter*}
dose) and it only helped me for a couple of hours.  That's why I'm still up
right now typing this, as my lungs gently wheezes. =(

Anyone else out there who has tried Ketotifen or Ioratadine?  Please post!
Inquiring lungs want to know...

Vannevar
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The worst problem with Hism{*filter*}(and with Claritin as well) is that you
are supposed to take them on an empty stomach, which means about an
hour before any meal and about two hours after any meal.  You folks
will get the idea that I eat all the time--you'd be wrong--but my
schedule makes that a little tough to meet.  When I'm not eating, I
have my hands full, at least during the week.  I have often wondered
why they couldn't encapsulate the pills in something that took at least
two hours to break down, and that way I could take them with meals!

The last time I went to my allergist for a skin test, he said that I
needed to lay off the Hism{*filter*}for at least three weeks before the test
due to possible lingering effects.  I asked him if I could take
Seldane, and he said that I could take it until the day before.  He
also wanted me to discontinue Zantac for several days before.  So you
might want to consider Seldane if you plan to have allergy tests soon.
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The package insert for Loratadine (the professional samples show a lowercase
"L" which looks like a capital "I" as in "Ioratadine" but it's really an "L")
claims that 10mg Claritin tablets "dosed once daily, had reached steady state
by the fifth daily dose."  I interpret this to mean even though one can take
this drug "prn" (as needed), it's better to take over a period of time to be
theraputically useful.

That's my $0.02. Your mileage may vary.

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