A 50-year-old member asked:
Whenever i have cold, i take a tablet of celestamine. will this help?
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Dr. John Chiuanswered
Allergy and Immunology 59 years experience
Not a good idea: It appears that this is a combination of cortisone and an antihistamine- neither of which has shown effectiveness for cold. The cortisone may even reduce your defense against the virus but likely very minimally.
The older antihistamine does have a drying effect which may reduce the runny nose but also tends to make you sleepy. If you must, take only an antihistamine.
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Dr. Kaleyathodi Bhatanswered
Allergy and Immunology 54 years experience
No steroid for cold: celestaramine has betamethasone and dexclorphenamine. Betamethasone is a steroid. You do not need steroid to treat common cold. It is an overkill. The other ingredient, dexclorphenamine is an anti histamine. It is OK.
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Dr. Michael Grosso commented
undefined 42 years experience
I would go a step further. Antihistamines may reduce nasal discharge, but do not decrease the duration of a cold and in theory could predispose to sinusitis by impairing drainage. No clinical guideline (at least in my field of Pediatrics) recommends any of the following: antibiotics, steroids, decongestants, antihistamines or cough suppressants. Extra fluids are a good idea.
Jun 27, 2015
Last updated Jul 6, 2015
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