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>I'm interested that someone else reacted badly to Zyrtec.

If doctors worried about side effects, they'd give out very few 
prescriptions.

http://rxlist.com/cgi/generic/cetiriz_ad.htm
The most common adverse reaction in patients aged 12 years and older that 
occurred more frequently on cetirizine than placebo was somnolence. The 
incidence of somnolence associated with cetirizine was dose related, 6% in 
placebo, 11% at 5 mg and 14% at 10 mg. Discontinuations due to somnolence 
for cetirizine were uncommon

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=somnolence
som·no·lence (smn-lns)
n.

   1. A state of drowsiness; sleepiness.
   2. A condition of semiconsciousness approaching coma.

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What the above implies is that drowsiness, even to the "zombie state" is not 
uncommon, but most people don't stop anyway, which is probably why a 
physician would say there's no problem with it.

I've also noted many drugs have some form of magnesium, and when taken close 
together, that is one of the things that interfere with thyroid absorption.

I also wonder if these drugs cause asthma, as my wife didn't become 
asthmatic until after she was put on one of the non-drowsy allergy 
medicines.  It then went away when her thyroid was adequately treated.

Asthma is known to be induced by aspirin and tylenol.  My uncle developed 
asthma from the aspirin the doctor prescribed, and it took him a long time 
to figure it out.

Vitamin C is a natural antihistamine, and it's not that unusual to be low in 
it.

Skipper

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