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Should you take clariton for a cold?

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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

You can...: anti-histamines can be (mildly) effective for the allergy like symptoms in a cold.

Answered 12/27/2019

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Dr. John Chiu answered

Can but: it is not going to do much for you. The older antihistamine (benadryl, chlortrimeton etc) possess anti-cholinergic activities which may reduce the runny nose, but the newer ones don't possess much if any of this property.

Dr Zimon agreed

Answered 12/27/2019

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