will loratadine help shirnk my sinuses?

Question

My sinuses are killing me do to the sudden pollination highs in my area. Will regular Claritin (loratadine) help or would something else be better?

Answer 1

Not exactly: It does not really shrink your sinuses but it can help clear up the swelling and inflammation in your sinuses. Histamines are chemicals that are released when you inhale allergens. Antihistamines like loratadine can help decrease the effect of the histamine release.

Answer 2

A few drugs: Amiodarone and darunavir. One used for cardiac arrhythmias and the other for HIV infections. Both can cause loratidine levels to increase.

Answer 3

Alavert: Other antihistamines, alcohol, ranolazine, amiodarone, darunavir, dasatinib. What do you mean by interfere?

Answer 4

Loratadine safety: Very few. Epocrates lists only ranolazine, amiodarone, Darunavir and dasatinib. In general, claritin, (loratadine) alavert, Loratadine is a very safe medication and that is why it is otc.

Answer 5

One day: Claritin (loratadine) 10 mg pill is dosed once daily. That's because it's effect will last about 24 hours, after that it's antihistamine effect wanes. However, Claritin is metabolized by the liver into another active compound called desloratadine, so the antihistamine effect can last a while. This is why most allergists have patients stop their Claritin a number of days before skin testing them.

Answer 6

8x5=40 hours: The half life of Loratadine is 8 hours. Usually it takes 5-6 half lives to be fully metabolized and "cleared" from your body so that is 40-48 hours.

Answer 7

Loratidine: The average half-life of loratidine (claritin) is about 8 hours. This means almost 90% of the drug is out of your system 24 hours after taking it (on average).

Answer 8

Within 1-2 hrs: Claritin (loratadine) is well-absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and its effect is often felt within 1-2 hours. Claritin is metabolized in the liver into Desloratadine (the main ingredient in clarinex) which can stay in your system for many hours, allowing these antihistamines to be dosed once daily.

Answer 9

Who knows: Work for what? Claritin supposedly starts working within 90 minutes. But Claritin is also the weakest binding antihistamine sold over the counter. Personally, i feel Claritin is a waste of money. Use a stronger antihistamine like fexofenadine or Cetirizine which cause minimal to no sedation. Use Benadryl (diphenhydramine) only at nighttime because it can make you drowsy.

Answer 10

Nothing: Claritin (loratadine) and most other nonsedating third generation antihistamines are very safe. The initial studies for Claritin (loratadine) were done at 40 mg (4 times the currently recommended dose). If a physical symptom is experienced after using any medication at an excessively high dose, the best resource is the "poison control" center. They are available 24/7 by calling 1-800-poison1.

Answer 11

Overdosed: If you overdosed, call 911 immediately and get to the emergency room. If you simply took two or three pills, the main side effect is drowsiness. Do not drink alcohol with loratadine.

Answer 12

1-2 hours: Most medications take one to two hours to be absorbed into the blood stream. Some, such as steroids, need to be taken for several days to build up to their full effect, but this is not the case with antihistamines.

Answer 13

Up to 1 hour: Claritin (loratadine) can work relatively quickly in most people. That is, it usually works within 30 minutes. However, in some people it may take up to 60 minutes to have its full effect. If it is not working within that time, or if the duration of effect becomes less and less, seeing an allergy specialist for allergy testing would be recommended as other treatments may be more effective.

Answer 14

About 1.5 hours: Onset of clinical relief is about 1 hour for zyrtec and Allegra and about 1.5 hours for claritin (loratadine). To read the study, go to: http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmed/15176489.

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