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Allergy Management Suggestions
What you can do
- Avoid what you are allergic to.
- Keep your pet out of your bedroom.
- Put a hypoallergenic dust cover on your bed mattress and pillow.
- Limit stuffed animals in a child's bedroom to 1 or 2 favorites.
- Dust with a damp cloth and mop regularly.
- Remove as many rugs and carpets from the house as possible.
- Vacuum regularly (once a week) with a vacuum that has a HEPA filter.
- Keep windows and doors closed as much as possible.
Medications that can help
Antihistamines commonly used:
- Cetirizine (Zyrtec) once a day.
- Chlorpheniramine (Chlortrimetron) 4 times a day.
- Clemastine (Tavist) twice a day.
- Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 4 times a day.
- Fexofenadine (Allegra) once a day.
- Loratadine (Claritin) or (Alavert) once a day.
- Use antihistamine one hour before you expect to encounter something you are allergic to.
Decongestants:
- Phenylephrine (Sudafed PE 4 times a day
- Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) 4 times a day.
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