Which allergy pills will work best for my kids?
Which allergy pills will work best for my kids? My kids are very active and spend all day outside but sadly we learned they are allergic to pollen so we are trying to decide which pills to get but commercials aren't helping at all. We need to decide between Zyertec and Claratin. Well if u choose zyrtec it'll take like a month to kick in, it's one of those meds where it builds up in your body before it has any effect, claritan works best in my opinion because it works almost right away. Zyrtec by far! Claritin leaves you in a fog and a lot of the time causes you to be groggy. My son is allergic to everything and has just started Immunotherapy. He has been on every allergy medicine known to man. Zyrtec is great and there is a cheaper generic form of it which will most likely be covered by your insurance. Another great allergy medicine to go along with Zyrtec is Nasonex nasal spray. It has no smell and your kids won't mind it as much as the others. Flonase doesn't work, Astelin causes nose bleeds. None of the others improved my son's allergies either. Nasonex is expensive and only by prescription, but it is so worth it. My son takes Singulair also, which is for allergies and asthma. He doesn't have asthma, but it helps with allergies. He takes the Zyrtec in the morning with Nasonex and Singulair at night with Nasonex and 2 allergy shots in each arm twice a week. you should take your kids and have a skin/prick test done to find out exactly what they are allergic to so that maybe you can avoid the particular allergen if possible. (if you haven't already) Hope this helps.<br><br>Add: The allergist will do the skin test, not a dermatologist. And the results are immediate. Your child will be tested for environmental allergens like trees, grasses, weeds, molds and animals, dust mites etc..you really should have it done. It helps to know the exacts. <h3 >Source(s):</h3> 11 years of serious allergy relief research and trial and error for my son. Claratin seems to be a good broad spectrum medication, Failing that visit a doctor who will refer you to a dermatologist for a skin allergy test it might be a specific plant that is in your garden that can be removed and you can educate your kids to stay away from. <h3 >Source(s):</h3> suffer manyPage:
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