Allergies

Allergies are something that many of us suffer from at some time in our life. Allergies can be mild or be very severe and life threatening. For most of the population allergies are just mild but they cause symptoms that are annoying. The good news is that in most cases the symptoms of allergies are easy to treat. Allergies are caused by any number of chemicals natural or otherwise that we find in our environment. Things like latex, pollen, animal dander, grass clippings, medication and many other things to numerous to mention here.

The symptoms of allergies include itchy eyes, runny nose, itchy skin and sneezing right through to life threatening anaphylactic shock.

Depending on the severity of the symptoms that you suffer from there are a range of treatment options. The first line treatment option for allergies is antihistamines. There are two types of antihistamines. The most common are the non-sedating type. These are newer products and include Zyrtec, Telfast and Claratyne. Zyrtec, Telfast and Claratyne will not make you drowsy. You can also get sedating antihistamines. The most common are Polaramine and Phenergan. These are effective antihistamines and have the benefit of helping you sleep if your symptoms are severe enough to interfere with your sleeping.

If you do not want to take tablets for your allergies then you can also use products like eye drops, nasal sprays and topical creams. Livistin is an example of a great topical anti-histamine that works fast, lasts a long time and you just use it by putting a few sprays in your nose or in your eyes. Flixonase is another product that has protective effect for the runny nose symptoms of allergies. You need to take Flixonase every day and it will dampen your bodies reaction to the nasal symptoms of allergies.

If you suffer from skin reactions like hives (urticaria) then a topical skin preparation like Egocort 1% or Egocort 0.5% can help dampen down the itchiness and redness of your skin.

If you suffer from anaphylactic reactions to specific allergens then you can use Epi-pen Junior or Epi-pen Adult.

If your symptoms are not being assisted with the over the counter remedies for allergies that pharmacy can offer then you should go to the doctor and discuss other treatment options like steroid injections, allergen sensitivity procedures and more.