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Date: | Wed, 17 Jul 2002 23:01:29 -0400 |
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You need a new doctor...one that's not too lazy to crack open the PDR and
read the ingredients for a medication he's going to prescribe, and who
understands, or at least believes in allergies. For some people, all it
takes is a trace amount (i.e. something made on equiment that also
processes dairy and is not sufficiently cleaned between runs) to get a
reaction.
On Wed, 17 Jul 2002, Cathy Cralle Jones wrote:
> My pediatrician just suggested that my 6 yr old daughter switch from =
> Zyrtec to Clarinex for allergies. I asked him about whether the =
> Clarinex tablet would have any lactose. He said he didn't know but that =
> it wouldn't be enough to make a difference. (We're fairly new to the =
> area, so he's never seen first hand her reaction to milk exposure ... =
> throat swells, hives, asthma). =20
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> I gave her the Clarinex and within 30 minutes she said she felt like she =
> was going to throw up. I gave her Atarax (our normal response to milk =
> exposure) and she seemed fine within 30 minutes. I checked the Clarinex =
> website (it does contain lactose monohydrate) and called the doc. He =
> again said that it wasn't enough to make a difference, but that he would =
> call in a prescription for the Claritin syrup that was lactose free. =20
>
> I have trouble excepting the ... "not enough lactose to make a =
> difference" theory. Any thoughts or similar experiences out there?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cathy (Mom to Hannah, age 6)
>
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