hayfever advice

[Berrybooboo]

hi, does anyone else take antihistamines for hay fever, with HF and AF?

can’t ask the pharmacist or GP so I thought I’d see what others do!

allergic to tree pollen and fed up of sneezing already, lol. 🤣

[Lowerfield_no_more]

It is unusual that someone can't talk to a pharmacist. It doesn't have to be the one affiliated to your GP, any pharmacist will do. Or even talk to 111.

[Berrybooboo in reply to Lowerfield_no_more]

thank you, I was referring to the time of day when I asked the question as the pharmacies will be closed. I am going to contact my local one today.

[Nessa1972]

Hi I have dilated cardiomyopathy and take antihistamines. I did check first with the pharmacist though so yes I'd say ask them today. Fingers crossed you can take them to help your symptoms.

[ahk59]

Hi,I have heart failure and suffer hay-fever my GP prescribed Citerizine been on them now for 8 years have had no problems

[Anothernewbie in reply to ahk59]

Citerizine is one of the few antihistamines that has no adverse interactions with other meds. Very safe to take and works well.

[Bobkins99]

I also take citirizine with no issues. Never even crossed my mind that there could be any interaction with my heart pills or condition. Ignorance is bliss🤔

[Whiteghost]

Hi I'm also suffer from Hayfever, my cardiologist and Doctor said a definite no. They can effect certain meds.Then I read an article about Heart meds and antihistamine meds that said it was ok if you used certain makes. It was only a few days ago I asked the same question as yourself and was told by a forum member you are not allowed to ask a question like this, as it's against the rules🤔. I had said that I was going to talk with the appropriate experts. So pleased you got pass the not allowed question. 🤗

[Hidden]

whiteghost, we can and do ask for others experiences. What we can’t do is advise people what to take. We CAN advise them to see a pharmacist

[Whiteghost in reply to Hidden]

That was exactly my point. I was asking if anyone was taking antihistamine. Not if they would prescribe. I would always seek a medical expert. As there are some people on here who think they are more experienced than others in there replies. Which is just as dangerous.🤗

[Taviterry]

Interesting post for me, as nowadays my hayfever symptoms consist of the odd sneeze and drier eyes than usual. But last Thursday, for the first time in my life, I had an hour of itchiness, hives, pounding heart and flushed skin, with my blood pressure soaring from 130/74 a month ago to 175/76; an hour ago it was 147/71.

I put it down to a massage a friend had given me the day before releasing histamines, but I'd also been doing some gardening close to trees and handling a little cement. So I'm now inclined to think it was due to various factors combined, including hayfever.

(It was a thread on this forum about 20 months ago that alerted me to deep massages being inadvisable if one's on blood-thinners or anti-coagulants, as I am. Since my TAVI heart valve op 22 months ago, I must have had seventy light massages, with only beneficial effects.)

[cabgpatch]

I take antihistamines, though not for hay fever and went through several appointments pre-CABG without any suggestion I should stop them from any of the doctors I saw. They did note that I took antihistamines as several times I was taken through the list of all the meds I was currently on and why I was on them.