Justin asked:


The ones from a mosquito (I think). These have been bugging me for the last 2 years, but it only happens in the summer. I notice, that I get more bites when I play outside in the grass at night. I find it very hard to sleep and it is very annoying. I use a kind of lotion rub called “Triamcinolone Acetonide”. My mom recommended it and after 1 day, it is getting better.

Please help me! Thank you all and God Bless You.

Angeleyes asked:


Obviously I wouldn’t do this without speaking to my vet, but I am very curious if dogs can take Clarinex?

I have a dog who suffers from severe allergies. We’ve done immunotherapy and have him on a home cooked diet (for food allergies). However, when we visit family in the country he gets reactions that can take weeks to go away with help from our vet. We would give him benadryl beforehand, and it’s still bad. Our vet gave us an antihistamine that seems to start with “hydrox…” and the rest looks like chicken scratch. It works WAY better than benadryl for this reason (benadryl is fine for a slight allergic reaction at home, in the city… with way less grass and allergens).

I was wondering if Clarinex would work just the same as I have it for myself. We’ve filled prescriptions for him in the past that ended up being medication a family member or friend was on… so I was curious.
Please don’t write something stupid like “no no no” as I’m not giving this to my dog… I want to know the science behind it. If you don’t know what you’re talking about, simply don’t respond. I want to know what makes different antihistamines work so differently. Why are some okay for canines, and others aren’t? That’s all.
Wow… you don’t get it. I have medication for my dog that I get from my vet. Even he won’t understand the science behind it, most likely. If anyone here has a friggin’ brain… just answer. You two have been USELESS. Seriously, it’s hilarious how dumb people are and they just post answers to get points. Sickening losers.
THANK YOU! Goatwomen… finally a normal answer!
I know the dosage would be different, and I would never give this to my dog without knowing everything about it and speaking to my vet (getting a prescription for the dosage my dog would need, etc). I was just curious to know why one would work so great and another wouldn’t. Clarinex works great for me, and Benadryl really doesn’t- I guess because it’s weaker or is missing components that others have.

We’ve used creams on our dog before for allergic reactions (one bad time he sat on a couch that had febreeze sprayed on it! Got a really bad contact reaction!), and if we tell him not to lick… he won’t. However, lately his reactions appear in the ears- not an infection but irritation. So we wouldn’t want to put a cream in his ears. I also don’t want him on steroids regularly. We’ve been avoiding taking him to play with the other dogs out of the city because of this! Yes! That’s it… Hydroxyzine. I couldn’t make it out. Thank you mjblonde70!

I’m SOOO sorry about your Bullmastiff!

Thankfully because of the immunotherapy, where we live he is usually fine. So we don’t have to give antihistamines often. It’s when we go to the rural areas that he gets bad. So it would be better for us to give him something prior to avoid a reaction in the first place. I wasn’t aware that antihistamines need to be switched up, that’s a huge chunk of useful information to me!

Thankfully to date **knocks on wood** we haven’t had too many itching issues because of his diet (we give Omega 3’s, vitamin E, all natural home prepared meats, fruits and veggies… oh and yogurt, lol). Only the occassional environmental reaction.

Thank you so much for your help, I appreciate it and will research this other OTC anithistamine as well.

mamaof3inVA asked:


I recently learned through allergy tests that I have allergies to 58 different environmental things as well as a food allergy to hazelnuts. The doc recommended allergy shots which I am currently researching, but in the meantime prescribed Clarinex, Nasonex (steroid nasal spray) and Pataday (allergy eye drops) to take daily.

I am weighing pros and cons. I realize immunotherapy isn’t 100% effective. I’m also aware going that route will involve a long term commitment to getting allergy shots on (at a minimum) a weekly basis. What are the drawbacks of being on allergy meds for years? Won’t steroid nasal sprays cause some funky side effects?
I should add that since being on these allergy meds, I have been enjoying the best spring of my entire life. I smelled Easter lilies for the first time this month, and have finally learned what cut grass smells like. It’s also the first spring I’ve not had a sinus infection. The meds do work for me.