A 39-year-old member asked:
Is there a good allergy medication similar to xyzal (levocetirizine) that doesn't cause weight gain?
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Dr. Gary Stevenanswered
Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Many: All of the antihistamines are similar, but different ones may work better for different people. Clarinex (desloratadine) is the only other second-generation antihistamine still available by prescription; cetirizine, fexofenadine and loratidine are all available over the counter. It is unusual for antihistamines themselves to cause weight gain, though - you should make sure that nothing else is going on.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Might there a good allergy medication similar to xyzal (levocetirizine) or Claritin that doesn't cause weight gain?
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Dr. Steven Machtingeranswered
Allergy and Immunology 46 years experience
Cetirizine (Zyrtec): Zyrtec 10 mg contains 5 mg of xyzal (levocetirizine) and 5 mg of an inactive mirror-image of xyzal (levocetirizine). If xyzal (levocetirizine) doesn't make you gain weight neither will zyrtec.
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