Drugs and remedies for allergy sufferers

allergies are driving me crazy. at home (new jersey), two over the counter medications, claritin and allegra, worked wonders. anyone know if they are available.

thanks.

Over the counter stuff is actually behind the counter. Don't know if they have it, you will just have to ask. If they don't, but can get it, it usually only takes a day for the delivery.

You can get Reactine here which is identical to Zyrtec in the USA. Doesn't work for me but you might give it a shot. FYI, be prepared to pay your 1st born; over the counter meds here are anywhere from 2-6 times more expensive than in the US.

claritin = loratidine here. it's over the counter. allegra is prescription in Germany.

Had bad allergies this year myself... two recommendations:
Lorano - I think it is the same as Claritin in the US.
Livocab - The best - get the dual pack with the nose spray and eye drops. Perfect for when everything gets itchy.

What is causing allergies at the moment? I never used to get hay fever, but now am bothered every June by it. But this is the first year I noticed something this week bothering me. Anyone know what is in bloom or whatever?

I had someone bring Claritin back from the States for me just to find it doesn't work for me here. (I have 5 left if you want them. I know that doesn't help much). I now take Reactine Duo. It is very important that it's Duo and not just normal Reactine if you have any problems with congestion or a runny nose.

@DW
you get zyrtec here as well
@showem
seems the blooming is delayed due to bad weather.
I suffer ususally in may but this year it was very bad in mid June...

don't know if it costs much extra for delivery but the site will deliver to Germany

http://www.allprescriptionmedsonline.com/claritin_info.htm

have never used them before though so don't know how reliable they are (delivery times etc).

Does anyone know if Benadryl (Diphenhydramine) is available here? It is an antihistamine, very good for severe itching.

I have never seen it and no, I have not asked at the Apotheke yet. Just curious if anyone knows.

Cheers!

Zyrtec

Does anybody know what that Lactose Absorption Difficiency drug is called?

I'm getting tired of being in trouble for thumping people on the U-Bahn just because somebody has slipped butter into a meal.

Had some nasty allergic reaction on my arm for a few days, then someone gave me some Fenistil Hydrocort.. And it was like magic, cleared it up in a day.
Now im not usually one to reach for the chemicals, but I must concede, this shit worked well!

@Showem - if your hayfever starts early it's often down the the spores trees release according to a Doctor friend of mine - this kind of hayfever is often less severe but lasts a good bit longer (March - September).

Thanks Jimbo, but I wrote that reply back in August last year.

And you've been wondering ever since...glad to have set your mind at ease

the good ole birch pollen is warming up and ready for action in a couple of weeks.

i can feel it comin.

wheres me drug stash.

I don't really suffer from Hayfever anymore, since I had my deviated septum in the nose fixed, and the muscles at the back of the nose reshaped, so I could breath better thru my nose. But I used to get Advil cold and sinus from home, as it helped with the nose...

I still get itchy nose from the cottonwood, and those pesky little white fluffy floating balls of fur!

Wetter Online Polen info

Good resource, tells you whats currently blowing around etc

Poots

Reactine is expensive over here, but you can get other things with the same active ingredient (Cetirizindihydrochlorid) for much less. I think you just pay a lot for the Reactine/Pfizer name, when other things with the same active ingrediant will work just as wel, or do for me anywayl. A 21 pack of Reactine costs 10.15 euros (plus 4 euros postage), but a 50 pack of Cetirizin Ratiopharm or Cetrizin Stada is only 12.63 (or 23.89 for 100) plus postage. I got these in the apotheke last year (I think you can get one or the other or both in most places), and I can't remember exactly, but I think it my even work out a little cheaper than buying online, as you're not paying postage.

Time to go and stock up for the spring and summer.

I've been in Gemany 3 years now and last year I started suffering from hayfever.Allergic to grasses.This year, its started early and it seems that I'm allergic to nearly all kinds of pollen and household dust...This is especially nerve-wracking as I'm not the type to dust my place every day and go to bed with wet hair.

Are there any other acute sufferers out there? Can you give me a few tips and tricks on how to stop sneezing.I've tried nearly everything on the medicine market.

Do you get something like a net to cover windows so that pollen does'nt enter the house? Please help...Aaaaaarrrrttttischu!!!

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bless you.

Stuff tissue up your nose & wear sun glasses.

gesundheit.

allergy pills or accupuncture. i love the needles. dont use it for allergies myself but a couple of peeps i know (in the US) have with good results. Can recommend a great (english speaking) doc to you here in MUC if you like but hes private insurance only unfortunately.

I always had allergies (sneezing and runny nose) for a few days a year in Canada, but it's been much worse this spring in Köln. I've had bad allergies, including really itchy eyes, for the last two weeks. I haven't taken anything for it, but it seems to be fading now.

I'm allergic to all kinds of tree pollen, which is blowing around now in the spring. I just end up sneezing a lot, so instead of taking drugs, I take a tissue along.

Any of you tried taking supplements? Reliv products work on allergies (and lots of other things). They are opening an office in Germany later this year. If you want any info email me.

Sorry to open this thread for the third (or is it fourth) time, but I need help. I´m tired of looking like I have a cold. I have tired nearly everything over the counter, and still can´t get rid of the nose issues. Anyone got a suggestion?

surgery! I had a deviated septum repaired for 3 years now, and low and behold- no hayfever problems... had them since I was 9, so almost 30 years.

are any of the folks who know that they have allergies / hayfever having problems these days?

I never had allergy problems, but since last week I've been experiencing intermittent intense nasal pain (just below and between me eyes). not sure if my body has decided to be allergic to germany, or if it is just some sort of illness.

obviously, a trip to the apoteka is on my list, so no need to advise me to do that.

I sneeze about every 5 seconds. Need to start taking my pills.

Hah! This is one thing the crappy weather is good for: keeping my hay fever at bay. And as it normally only lasts until the second week of June, I have high hopes of making it without meds.

This crappy weather kept my wife's allergy reactions at bay until April and then it started in earnest! Before coming to Germany she never had any problems but year after year it has become worse. She has tried all sorts of Apoteke remedies but none have been really successful. Accupunture was probably the best solution.

I heard that local honey is supposed to be good for hay-fever. Not tried it yet myself but will as I'm now starting with the itchy eyes.

I think the idea is that honey produced locally contains the pollen that you are allergic to and works in a similar way to homeopathic remedies.

Will let you know how I get on.

Your local peddler of all weird and wacky medical products is of course at your rescue:

http://www.androv-medical.com/product.php/34/1/

Article from the Evening Standard from last week is here in case you think jamming red lights up your nose sounds daft and pointless:

http://www.androv-medical.com/news_high.html

Sounds good to me ...so you rub the honey in your eyes, they stick together and lo no pollen gets through the barrier?

Okay, I was hoping to make it through without meds, but a couple of sunny days and a few puffs of wind and neither my eyes nor nose will stop running.

Last year I wasn't particularly happy with the meds the pharmacist gave me (eye drops) and I want to try something different this time. Does anyone know a pharmacist about town who is likely to provide homeopathic meds, rather than your regular over-the-counter meds?

Argh! I've never had any allergies in my life until back in December, I started sneezing constantly. It got better when we went to Britain for Christmas and came back when we returned. It completely went away when we went to Hawaii but now it's back and worse than ever.

At first I thought it was the world's longest cold but since after 3 weeks of relief, the sneezing started again pretty much as soon as we entered the Munich airport I've come to accept that I must have developed allergies to something here.

Since I have no experience with allergies, I think I'll start with picking up some Claritin from the Apotheke and see how that works. If not I suppose I'll have to go visit an allergist but any other suggestions are welcome.

When did you get your cat?

I don't get the cat until Pfingsten.

The allergy is just as bad at work as it is at home.

ER, I forget her name but the female doctor beginning with a W by Goethe Platz U Bahn was cool.
FINALLY found out what I'm allergic too (I get athsma, dermatitis and hayfever).

Anti-histamine tablets comes in packs of 7 and are cheaper in UK supermarkets than German Apotheke if you need lots and know soeone going there.

Used to go to Dr. Siegfried Kampik, Zweibrückenstrasse 1 for acupuncture against allergy. Worked very good for me (and my hayfever was REALLY bad those days), but not very much for another allergy sufferer I knew. I went so often that now I just buy acupuncture needles and treat myself sometimes, but I'm not so allergic anymore anyway and usually get away with the usual OTC stuff (Lorano and Livocab)

Allergic to Germans perhaps?

I think the bee's pollen as mentioned previously here works but one has to start taking it well before the hayfever season starts.

I wouldn't be surprised. I started sneezing the second I stepped off the plane and entered Munich airport.

seriously, local honey seems to work the best (from an organic store bio). just eat it or drink it with milk, tea.

no German at home and only one in the office, afik.

I order mine online in packs of 100. Much cheaper than buying them in packs of 7 in the local Apotheke.

kwenga wrote:

>>Used to go to Dr. Siegfried Kampik, Zweibrückenstrasse 1 for acupuncture against allergy. Worked very good for me (and my hayfever was REALLY bad those days), but not very much for another allergy sufferer I knew. I went so often that now I just buy acupuncture needles and treat myself sometimes, but I'm not so allergic anymore<<

Tell me how do you learn to give yourself acupuncture?

I went to this doctor for several years, every 2 weeks in hayfever season. The needle spots varied a bit from time to time, but some he always used (one on the hand each side , one under the nose each side, central between eyebrows and one on the ear each side). So now it's just relax, take needle, aim, prick. No big deal, really.