Hayfever Tablets

[wala]

Hi all,

Came across this website on google and its helped me out loads.

But one problem I'm still can not find any information on is lactose free hayfever tablets.

I used to use New Era Tissue Salts but only found out the other day that they contain lactose.

Any one got any ideas of alternatives?

Cheers

[linny]

Hi, I take Telfast hayfever tablets that are prescribed by my GP and I don't think they contain lactose. I know you can also take the liquid Piriton.

[wala]

Thats great, I'll have a look into Piriton Liquid.

Thanks so much.

[paranoidangel]

I've got the children's medicinal forms of the pills - they do exactly the same brands as far as I can tell. Taste horrible though.

[matt]

welcome to the site. hope the piriton helps if not nag the gp you never know they might help.


most chemists will help. always worth asking the pharmasist.

[wala]

Thanks all, you've been so much help.

Its hard stuff being dairy free.

[cnc]

Hi, I'm in the process of being transferred to a liquid based hayfever medication, I'm not sure what I'm going to be put on, but when I know and have tried it out I'll let you know- Its a prescription one of some sort

[rebecca c]

yes i'd be interested to know.

[Copper]

One good thing about getting old is that my hayfever has improved :) I just get the sneezing and living inside a tissue box for about two weeks now. I do resort to Beconase nasal spray - it really works for me. In a bad year I might get itchy eyes too but only for the odd day so I just rinse them with water. I have been known to go to bed at night with wet tissues over my eyes - that works too.

[rebecca c]

I dont get it too bad at the moment - it does vary. I use at accupressure technique my accupuncturist taught me its a pfaff but it does work well for me.

My sense of smell had gone completely after years of rhinitus and operations but now after 3 years dairy free its started to come back a little bit. Smelt my bacon this morning and my taste is improving very slightly.:)

[zoefruitcake]

that's really interesting that your sense of smell is returning! My mother lost her sense of smell about 15 years ago whilst having treatment for breast cancer. She can sometimes smell vanilla for some totally unknown reason, but sometimes I wonder if that is just the memory of it rather than the real thing.

Thinking about the liquid antihistamines, this last week we have found that they are strong enough to dampen down my eczema, but not quite strong enough for my husbands hayfever, so he had to buy some tablets

[cnc]

I've got to wait for my prescriptions to arrive for the liquid antihistamines, but I'll let you know how I get on with them, I assume the ones I'm being prescribed are going to be similar to the tablets I was taking before. Hopefully they will be as these tablets are about the only ones that have ever worked for me!!

[Lan]

Hi all,

I know this may not be of help, but I try to stick to medicinal forms of medication rather than tablets. Have you asked you pharmacist for help in finding a remedy for hayfever? (Tesco's are really good).

I would also like to warn that Doctors are sometimes unaware of lactose in tablets. I was suffering with dizziness through problems with my ears and having told my GP on many ocassions that I am dairyfree, I assumed he had put the information into my notes. I took my prescription to Boots and paid £4 for it, only to find out that it contained a huge amount of lactose. I phoned my GP and was told he was not given any information on whether tablets contained certain ingredients and to take them as they contained a small amount.:rant::rant:

I refused to use them and took them back to Boots. Hence, £4 down the drain. The moral is, always check medication before leaving the pharmacy counter and they will give you a refund. As I took them home, I was not so lucky.

Kind Regards,


Lan.:D

P.S. As I write this post 'I should be so Lucky' by Kylie is playing in the background. How ironic!!

[cnc]

How ironic!!
Whilst reading the post and sending my reply 'Ironic' by Alanis Morisette was on, thats quite scary!!

The liquid antihistimines seem to be working quite well- they taste disgusting, but it could be worse!!
I phoned my GP and was told he was not given any information on whether tablets contained certain ingredients
They can do it, I was moved to inhalers that had no inactive ingredients, which was discovered by the GP looking it up in a big book! or alternatively...I was very lucky with my medication, as soon as the consultant dietican agreed that lactose intolerance was probably my problem, when I asked the GP about the lactose in my medicine, she wasn't sure and so took me off them and provided alternatives- actually rang the companies to find out for me... So there are means and ways of finding out the information if the GP wants to

I get Loratadine in a syrup and also take Flixonase for my hayfever, my eyes seem to be a bit less itchy than usual, so they seem to be working.
I think its a bit early to decide how much of an impact the total lactose removal is having, but will let you know..

[Pam]

I think chains of chemists often keep a database which you can add allergies to your records. I'm not sure if Boots do it, I think they do. Then it should flash up to the pharmacist whenever you put a prescription in.

[paranoidangel]

My doctor had no idea at all about lactose in medicines when I went to get my hayfever pills. I had to go to two different chemists before one of the pharmacists told me I couldn't have any and would have to get the doctor to write me a prescription for medicine instead. And then I don't think she was convinced. Mind you, my local doctors are crap.

[cnc]

My local doctors are all rubbish, the one that is helping me currently isn't my regular doctor- I think I've got to go to my local doctors at some point to speak to them about the situation, which I don't particularly want to do, I can't imagine that it will be a very simple experience.

The doctors I used to see at home each had specialisations which was a bit weird as they knew a lot about certain things, but then not much about other stuff...

[matt]

to be fair to them as general practitioners it must be damn hard, one aptient expects them to know all about coronary heart disease the next arthritis then we walk in the door......:)

always use the pharmasist to check the stuff for dairy etc..they've more time better understanding of the products and better info. let them know and always use the same one. they can be a god send.

[cnc]

I know its hard, its just weird that they had specialisations, surely it would be better if they knew a little bit more about more things rather than a lot about one area??
I don't know if this was the GPs at home only, or if this is a thing that happens everywhere...

[matt]

no i think that most gp's have a favourite subject and have only basic knowledge on rest.

[Gemsy]

One good thing about getting old is that my hayfever has improved :) I just get the sneezing and living inside a tissue box for about two weeks now. I do resort to Beconase nasal spray - it really works for me. In a bad year I might get itchy eyes too but only for the odd day so I just rinse them with water. I have been known to go to bed at night with wet tissues over my eyes - that works too.
Beconase is great for me too! I have perennial rhinitis.
You have to use it continuously though.
I've been using mine twice a day for over a year now. :unsure:
Which is quite scary really! :lol2:

[Copper]

I stopped taking mine about two weeks ago and then discovered that I still had bad hayfever :( Had to take it again just so I could tame the garden - done that now, so I have stopped taking it again and I am ok so far.

[cnc]

I used to have beconase, but not just on its own, I've now had to move medication, not sure why I came off the beconase and on to the flixonase, but this Dr is quite good, so I'm just doing as I've been told for now!! I had beconase for about 4 years and was taking it from April to October, twice a day. Flixonase you only have to take once a day :)