Pet peeves that should be pet peeves

[zechs]

I find cetirizine to work the best and gives me no side effects.

Supposedly desloratadine is the Cadillac of them all (Aerus) over and above regular loratadine, however I found it did not work for me.

Benadryl and the like are all "first gen" allergy meds and side effects are typically much worse. I'd only take them if I wanted to go to sleep.

[ThePenIsMightier]

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I find cetirizine to work the best and gives me no side effects.

Supposedly desloratadine is the Cadillac of them all (Aerus) over and above regular loratadine, however I found it did not work for me.

Benadryl and the like are all "first gen" allergy meds and side effects are typically much worse. I'd only take them if I wanted to go to sleep.

Yay! I'm similar. Random brands work when they work and then sometimes don't seem to.
Benadryl had eternally had drowsiness as a side effect.

I feel like this Spring edition of CR should have a comprehensive list of what is best...

[haggis88]

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Benadryl and the like are all "first gen" allergy meds and side effects are typically much worse. I'd only take them if I wanted to go to sleep.

I use benadryl, robax platinum and a large whisky to ensure my long haul flights are nice and peaceful

The wife had all sorts of prescribed allergy meds when they were investigating her condition...some of them worked awesome for those high pollen count days and had no side effects that I noticed

[sabad66]

I take 1 of the extra strength Kirkland reactine knockoffs most mornings from April til august. Seems to work well and don’t notice any side effects.

[brucebanner]

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Cart Narcs on YouTube

I've come across that before

I'm not that guy.

[suntan]

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I find cetirizine to work the best and gives me no side effects.

Supposedly desloratadine is the Cadillac of them all (Aerus) over and above regular loratadine, however I found it did not work for me.

Benadryl and the like are all "first gen" allergy meds and side effects are typically much worse. I'd only take them if I wanted to go to sleep.

Ooooh good to know. Aerus is a different thingy then eh?

I only take Benadryl when I accidently have shellfish.

[zechs]

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Ooooh good to know. Aerus is a different thingy then eh?

I only take Benadryl when I accidently have shellfish.

Yes, "2nd gen" antihistamines are as follows:

cetirizine (brand zyrtec/reactine non-drowsy), desloratadine (aerus), fexofenadine, loratadine (Claritin)

Desloratadine is the newest of all. Lots of asthmatics swear by it. All of these should theoretically not cause drowsiness or side affects.

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Yay! I'm similar. Random brands work when they work and then sometimes don't seem to.

A lot of studies have looked into this, usually the reason they don't "work" is that your condition is worse. I was strictly making a claim of what worked best for me. Desloratadine has been studied to be "the best". Why it works better for most is not understood at this time.

All allergy drugs OTC work on blocking histamine receptors. You can liken allergy treatment to chlorine treatment in water; you pump the system full of enough antihistamine until the receptors are sufficiently blocked, similiar to how you pump chlorine into water treatment sources until you can measure residual free chlorine at the endpoint and call it a day.

Why certain antihistamine drugs seem to work better for the majority is a mystery.

Cetirizine, for example, I take 20ug, which is double the advised amount. Typical side effects of taking more then required are drowsiness, but since I see no side effect, the doc agreed I should keep doing it if results are better.

So you can try taking higher doses (within reason!!), to see if it helps.

[haggis88]

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Cetirizine, for example, I take 20ug, which is double the advised amount. Typical side effects of taking more then required are drowsiness, but since I see no side effect, the doc agreed I should keep doing it if results are better..

I thought cetirizine was a non-drowsy?

[ianmcc]

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People who want to "cheers" food with you.
No. That's not a thing. Go find a fire to die in.

Cheers period.
People who insist on cheers clinking every single glass at a large table with everyone reaching over you to clink clink clink!

[Sentry]

Ethiopian food. Hear me out: Delicious food served on spongy soggy yucky """bread""". Serve it with a normal flatbread like a pita or naan and I'd be all over it. So close to glory.

[zechs]

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I thought cetirizine was a non-drowsy?

All antihistamine OTC drugs have drowsiness as a possible side effect (histamines are a hormone and affect sleep/drowsiness). One of the reasons the doses are what they are is because they do not cause drowsiness at those levels.

Upping the dose has a higher likelihood of causing drowsiness as a side effect.

[haggis88]

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All antihistamine OTC drugs have drowsiness as a possible side effect (histamines are a hormone and affect sleep/drowsiness). One of the reasons the doses are what they are is because they do not cause drowsiness at those levels.

Upping the dose has a higher likelihood of causing drowsiness as a side effect.

Every day is a sHCool day

[ThePenIsMightier]

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All antihistamine OTC drugs have drowsiness as a possible side effect (histamines are a hormone and affect sleep/drowsiness). One of the reasons the doses are what they are is because they do not cause drowsiness at those levels.

Upping the dose has a higher likelihood of causing drowsiness as a side effect.

This may be factual, but it's still a statement that should be challenged because exceeding the recommended dose is walking far over the line.
Consider that Claritin was only available by prescription for about its first decade in USA even though it was OTC here.
These are strong drugs and while it's fine that your physician may have endorsed your specific case to exceed the recommended dosage, it's surprising that one of the many prescription alternatives weren't considered instead.
Benadryl has drowsiness as a full-on side effect at any dosage while none of the others do at the recommended dosage. That's still a factual statement, but you can see how different the tone is from yours.

I just wish that the cheap Reactine one worked better for me! I guess it doesn't matter now, but when I was fucking broke and Claritin was 3x the $ it made me sad...

[ExtraSlow]

Aerius is like 1/4 the price at Costco.

[ExtraSlow]

When a stores website shows something in-stock at a particular location, and the staff in the store can't find it and don't seem even a little worried about it. Just got home from Dalhousie Canadian Tire, a little grumpy. Decided to place an online order for the same item with pickup from that same store. Suspect that the order will get cancelled, but maybe it'll make them fix the inventory count.

[suntan]

CT is notorious for that. Had the same issue when I was trying to get new door deadbolts.

[ThePenIsMightier]

Yep. If qty<10 at CT then it's entirely likely that real qty=0

[Disoblige]

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Yep. If qty<10 at CT then it's entirely likely that real qty=0

I agree. If the quantity is 2, maybe not in stock.

[Disoblige]

When stupid people at Costco form a giant single line down the middle aisle as if that is how it works. How long have you shopped here, dumbasses.

Even Costco employees telling you to GTFO and find a lane.

[schurchill39]

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When a stores website shows something in-stock at a particular location, and the staff in the store can't find it and don't seem even a little worried about it. Just got home from Dalhousie Canadian Tire, a little grumpy. Decided to place an online order for the same item with pickup from that same store. Suspect that the order will get cancelled, but maybe it'll make them fix the inventory count.

Lowes did that to me with a rotisserie for my bbq. I ordered online because they said they had it in stock but when I went they couldn't find it. They then "lost" it when I went to pick it up after getting a call saying they had it and was ready to go.