Allergy time!!!

[Marge]

I've been on Allegra & also on Claritin (back when Claritin was a prescription medication). The thing that has really worked for me over the years has been good old OTC benadryl. I forgot to ask the anti coagulation clinic folks whether benadryl is OK with warfarin? So here I am sitting here at 5 a.m. with my horrible sinus headache and my stuffed up nose unable to sleep bit scared to use any of my benadryl. They did tell me anti histamines were OK. I looked up benadryl (diphenhydramine) on the net, and it is an anti histamine. But I'm still nervous about taking any unless I know for sure it is OK.

 

[Bionic Valve Tim]

Both my cardiologist and my pharmacist recommend Benadryl for me, for allergies and for difficulty sleeping.

Can't say it's my favorite, but I do take it now and then

Tim

 

[Guest]

Benadryl is OK with warfarin.

The two problems with Benadryl are:
1. Sleepiness - it is the ingredient in many non-prescription sleeping pills.
2. In older men, it can cause difficulty in urinating.

 

[Marge]

Benadryl is OK with warfarin.

The two problems with Benadryl are:
1. Sleepiness - it is the ingredient in many non-prescription sleeping pills.
2. In older men, it can cause difficulty in urinating.

Thanks, Al & Tim. Am aware of the sleepiness factor (I don't take it in the day time or when I need to drive or anything).

 

[KLB123]

What do you all take for during the day? I dont want the sleepy factor with most Allergy medication. I also cannot take anything with Pseudoephedrine (Sudifed) in it as it makes my heart race.

I have heard that regular Claritin does not have Pseudoephedrine in it but does it work ok with coumadin?

 

[Yaps]

Dont they use benedryl for some caths? My John did..to relax him.. Yaps