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Other options for rhinitis and hives if antihistamines aren't working? they don't work and give me bad side effects (tachycardia, nervousness and dizziness on claritin, zyrtec, allegra and flu symptoms on ketotifen)? also tried famotidine but no help?

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Answered Oct 19, 2022
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