I just want an antihistamine that works😢

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I'm itchy all the time. All tests negative. Itchy eyes, itchy skin 24/7.

Have tried
Promethazine_ useless
Clarityn useless
Piriton Ok for itchyness, Crap for eyes
Fenoxadine_ amazing but made me feel suicidal
Piriteaze ok for eyes, not very good for itchiness even on double dose.

What else is there? I'm itching like a man on a fuzzy tre😭

I take either cetirizine hydrochloride or loratadine (whichever is cheapest/available in B&M or Asda) every day for my perennial allergic rhinitis.

Have you tried these? Or changing your diet?

I think Piriton is Cetirizine Goingrogue. Ds is on it daily.

Nope, I'm wrong!

Piriteze is Cetirizine.

Pirirteaze is certirizine. Clarytin is Loretadine.😭

I use flixonase nasal spray. I find it way better than tablets.

Benadryl in the blue pack not orange. It's acrivastine, only thing that works for me

OH no - just came in here to say fexofenadine

Isn't that for itchy noses?

Benadryl? Not heard of that one.Am going to investigate!

Is that dyphenhydramine? That makes me feel so dehydrated that l don't take it. I'm prepared to give it another go thouvh

I had the same problem for years and took a ceterizine every day. Turns out that I'm very histamine sensitive and many anti-histamines make it worse in the long run as they are diamine oxidase blockers (an enzyme in the body that breaks down excess histamine). I now have awful eczema as a result of DAO blocking medication and have to be on alow histamine diet for the next 4 weeks while my body sorts itself out. Don't take anymore antihistamines and do some research before you end up a scaly flakey scabby mess like me!

BecoAllergy tablets really work for me, can get them in Boots. Better than Piriton etc.

I recommend Flixonase but you have to start taking it a month or so before you would expect the symptoms to start. That plus fexofenadine seem to do it for our family, although I have to say DS was really bad this year but may not have been very compliant in taking the meds

I get chronic urticaria (hives) every couple of years. Antihistamines had no effect at all. A specialist recommended I take cetirizine and ranitidine (also sold as Zantac), which is actually an antacid. Within 30 mins of taking the first dose, my hives were totally gone!

Oh I see, sorry, never bothered with expensive brands so didn't know what was what.

When DD’s hayfever is bad I give her loratadine and chlorphenamine (piriton).

Beconase nose spray is a lifesaver for me. Noyhing else works at all.

I’m waiting to see an allergist. I want to scratch my eyes out and skin off this morning. It’s awful😭

Can you combine anti histamines?

Try taking piriton and piriteze?
If one works for your eyes, and the other for the itching?
Ds takes 2 separate antihistamines every day (currently atarax and loratidine), and has done since he was about 18 months.

Yes you can of they have different acting agents. A bit like paracetamol and ibuprofen. Maybe take at intervals not at the same time but when i said I did that with DD my GP said it was fine.

Another urticaria/hayfever sufferer here!

Agree with the ranitadine - currently just taking that on its own, no H1 blocker.

Also for eyes, suggest Opticrom eye drops. Active ingredient, sodium cromoglycate, is a mast cell stabiliser. I also make up a cream with this and Eucerin/ glycerine which I apply to hives and really does seem to make a difference ( recipe from the International Chronic Urticaria Society - they're on Facebook).

Quercetin (found in rooibos tea) is a natural antihistamine which I think k is also helping me. You can get it in tablet form too from various supplement suppliers (Holland & Barrett currently out of stock).

Have been low histamine for the best part of 9 months now and slowly reintroducing riskier foods - think this has also helped me.