antihistamines

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Which type are recommended in pregnancy? I recall my GP saying none were advised, but I remember reading that advoce is different in the US and pregnant women are advised to take a certain type?

I'm 35 weeks pg and struggling at the in laws with a cat allergy.

I took Piriton (allergy to my parents dog). I spoke to a doctor and a pharmacist first though. They both said the older types were better than the new ones but it would be wise for you to double check this.

I'm 40+2 and have been taking the maximum dose of Piriton for nearly a week now, for PUPPPS. My MW said that at this stage any of the off the shelf or OTC anti-histamines were fine X

Thanks for your help

You're welcome. I hope you're feeling better soon, allergies are crap

Hello, you can find leaflets about use of various antihistamines in pregnancy (loratidine, cetirizine, chlorphenamine, fexofenadine) at www.medicinesinpregnancy.org. While it is true that there is more evidence for older antihistamines, they do tend to be quite sedating, so this has to be weighed up (e.g. if you are planning to drive etc)

Hope this helps and that you are feeling better