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[karen2205]

I'm back in one of these weird moods where I almost want to cry for no particular reason - perhaps because I don't feel like I'm achieving anything. I get a half day tomorrow - not sure what I'm going to do tomorrow afternoon - some shopping might be nice, but then again, maybe not.

I can't believe the problems I'm having with getting hold of antihystamines. Last year my doctor - in Oxford, cos that's where I was, prescribed me a prescription only drug which actually worked, and I need some more of it. So I rang my doctor - in Tadley, who told me to register as a temporary patient in London (I'm at work and can't get to the surgery during normal hours). I tried to register as a temporary patient in London, and they told me to go back to my own doctor - so I've written a letter explaining this, enclosing an envelope in the hope that a prescription will come through the post soon. But I could really do with it now, because this building is dusty with the heat, and dust seems to set me off as much as pollen itself. I've also got to cut the grass at some point over the next few days.

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[beingjdc.livejournal.com]

I am the antihistamine king. What is the drug in question?

[karen2205]

Neoclarityn - with the active ingredient desloratadine - it's a prescription only drug, so there isn't any other way to get hold of it. It's not the same as standard Clarityn which is available in pharmacies.

[beingjdc.livejournal.com]

Ah, yeah, Clarityn just has Loratadine, not Desloratadine. I was on terfenadine a few years ago, and nearly died. Lovely. At the moment I buy Zirtek over the counter, and if I feel poor I get the generic on prescription. It just about works, insofar as anything does. When I work up the courage I might try Telfast.

[karen2205]

I've given up with the over the counter stuff; I used it for my first two years in Oxford and it didn't do much good. I think I've got bits and pieces left lying around that I might try if I don't get this other stuff soon. But it was this Neoclarityn that got me through finals last year - it worked and I want more!