My allergies were so bad from mid July to October that for many years I lived on zyrtec in the morning and benedryl at night in the summer until I found a solution which I share here for whatever is worth:
ZERO sugar, ZERO gluten and drinking water (stay hydrated) = no seasonal allergy.
Keeping a low carb diet is helpful too.
In the months other than summer, I can indulge a little bit having an occasional sugar treat and some bread here and there, but I’m 100% strict at staying off in the summer. It has worked wonders for me.
I never thought it possible to be off zyrtec!!!
It’s been 15 years off them.
When I first was having the benefits of no gluten and no sugar, I enthusiastically shared it with my doctors.
I had NO idea about these complications. I'm on no medications other than supplements and benadryl was my go to for insomnia and rashes... I took it often and I'm 69 years old....... Scary
Take melatonin , it’s the best natural. Or better yet, take Magnesium daily, 95% of people have magnesium deficiency. But take the one with ALL 7 kinds of magnesium if not , it’s garbage, you need ALL 7, and you’ll sleep like a baby !!! You’ll thank me later DC
I don’t recommend any. Just make sure it has all 7 types of magnesium and that it doesn’t contain in “ other ingredients” any silicon dioxide or titanium dioxide they’re POISONS!!!
You can titrate your magnesium dose based on your GI tolerance. (Diarrhea if you take more than your body can tolerate.). Start with a lower dose and work up.
Mag glycinate and threonate seem best for the neuro calming effects. Generally avoid mag citrate as it has poor absorption and causes lots of loose stools as a result. Mag maleate is considered stimulating.
Consider looking for formulations with as few binders and additives as possible.
Me too. I just found out that Benadryl invades blood brain barrier. That isn't good at all! That was why I took it and then tapered off when I heard of BBB issue. Just tossed 2 big bottles out, in packaging. Husband can just quit with the zyrtec too. I think I will look into Boron homeopathics for his allergies. They have sublinguals we used to take many years ago. It was just easier to pop zyrtec once a day. Oh well.
Yeah, homeopathics can be a bit tricky to find the right one(s) that work, since they are often rather indicidualized. But, they work with the body instead of against. And, over time, they can actually help the body heal so that it has fewer and fewer allergic reactions, in some cases.
Your husband can slowly wean his Zyrtec if need be. That's what one of my family members had to do when coming off it. I think they shaved off a small bit of the tablet each day, slowly increasing the amount removed week by week.
Excellent dissertation! The door to consumer advertising of prescription drugs in the United States was facilitated by a nondrowsy antihistamine called Seldane. The drug manufacturer convinced the FDA that it would be a public service to warn all Americans to only take a non-drowsy antihistamine because it would save lives on the roads. After being on the market for a very few years an astute researcher discovered that it was destroying the heart valves of users, and the drug was removed from the market because of the number of deaths that it caused.
There are several books written about the downside of chronic consumption of prescription drugs that cause depletion of key nutrients in the body . The one that is written in layman’s language is called drug muggers by Suzie Cohen a pharmacist..Once a drug is approved by the FDA to be sold to patients. It takes an act of Congress to stop the harm that is created. Our FDA in DC does not have the muscle and legal authority to act decisively when harm is created.. the RNA debacle is just the latest example. It will take an act of Congress to stop consumer advertising of prescription drugs.
Most drugs have putrid, manipulated trials and seldom are any longer term affects discovered until they have been in use for many years or even decades. The FDA is a very poor gate keeper.
My friend was an owner of a drug trial company for years.
She also worked for other companies that contracted with pharma. She e as a lead, others reporting to her.
Her biggest complaint was the under qualification of workers worldwide.
They lied about their resumes and did inferior work, making up the reported facts. She made bosses aware and her allegations were refuted. Then when my internist told me to ignore studies I was not stunned. Buyer beware. I had a swab test done that analyzed my rx’s which explained that certain drugs use same pathways and not to take simultaneously. I wonder about supplements and when you are in the hospital, the nurses rounds give every RX at one time. I called attn for 2 drugs given and caused a ruckus that involved the head nurse.
It was resolved with me being correct. 👍 Advocates for yourself always.
Nettles and quercetin are natural antihistamines. Higher dose vitamin C. Ensuring enough quality protein intake, as the immune system components are built from protein.
Also homeopathic medicines can be helpful when selected for the individual. There is even homeopathic histamine, which at times has helped one of our family members.
I started taking Benadryl to sleep about 10 years ago and IMMEDIATELY noticed cognitive decline and stopped that minute. It's fast acting! But I guess if you're already stupid you might not notice. I spend my life thinking on my feet.
For question 19: an additional natural allergy remedy is bee pollen sourced from the person’s area. Take only a few pellets daily ongoing to help build up natural immunity. Its mother natures alternative to allergy shots.
Wow , even I didn’t know all that , definitely didn’t see the titanium dioxide in the ingredients which is my # 1 , NO NO in my list of NO NOs. But antihistamines I keep as emergency, as it has saved my dogs from seizures , it stops them right on the spot. I’m be more conscious of it now that we know. Thank you kindly, we never stop learning and that’s my favorite part !!! DC & the 8 Beagles from Sxm!!! Blessings!
Add to these the anticholinergic properties of other commonly prescribed meds such as Lasix and some psychiatric meds, or OTC's like Imodium or Lomotil. (People's Pharmacy https://bit.ly/41jHvw1) Then realize very few pay attention to cumulative anticholinergic loads across different medication classifications. And I question normalization returns, within 24-48 hours of stopping meds, which I believe is based upon (my suspicion only) the "half-life" of medication detected in serum, not the complete cessation of all side-effects.
My late husband was a hospital-based psychiatrist who was very concerned with anti-cholinergic loads, as it increased the psychotic, delirious behavior of patients.
Fast forward following surgery, he was placed on so many anticholinergic meds simultaneously, I got to witness every single manifestation of this insidious side-effect. Months after the last dose of any anticholinergic medication, he would still experience brief periods of psychosis (he was home his last seven months). All the while I'm thinking about tardive dyskinesia and it takes only one dose to induce this insidious neurologic problem, that can manifest years after the initial insult. So what the hell is happening to all these other patients?
Oh and to add injury to insult, one of the meds prescribed (by one of his colleagues, no less) induced REM sleep disorder.
Fifty years ago when I had a new doctor physical exam he asked me what I was allergic to. I said, nothing that I know of, why do you ask. He told me that he had never encountered a histamine level this high. I didn't give it much thought until years later I got a ton of bee stings one summer and came across poison in flower beds. I went to hospital for those events and was given injections of what I believe was epinephrin. I carried EpiPens with me for the next 20 years. Another event some years back, hospital would not give me a stimulator because I am considered a cardiac risk. So they gave me Benadryl in hospital, only.
Funny how Benadryl is behind a locked case in the drug store now. I can personally attest to the veracity of this article. I never noticed it before as I haven't taken Benadryl for years. Just recently I did for an explosion of what I thought was poison sumac that created unbelievable itch. It's sold now in small bottles. I took 3 doses in 3 days. Zero relief. That was never my experience in the past. It always worked.
I then noticed, after a cool shower, the itch subsided substantially. A day later, the itch started to return. I was going to go back and get another bottle but didn't. I started doing cool showers twice a day. Therapeutic ointments, and cold rags and my own pee dabbed on my skin to ravaged areas. I'm over a month now and the itch is almost gone. The Benadryl did not work this time, so that ends that. Forever.
The article didn't cover skin allergies and in particular allergic reactions to insect bites or urticaria. Homeopathy has some excellent remedies for these and other allergies whereas my long personal experience has found antihistamines such as Claritine, Loretadine and sleep aids like Melatonin absolutely useless.
I don't use any of these. But be warned that ALL big pharma products are poisonous to the body and disrupt the natural processes that might keep your well. I know it's a conspiracy theory to suggest that all these drugs are part of the depopulation agenda. So what else are they for? They sure do not provide lasing health and vitality.
Please do a similar article about steroid induced eczema. VERY similar withdrawal effects. But worse. Happy to help you with this effort if you want. My son went through it starting at 3 years old. Side effects due to using a quarter sized dose on the tops of his feet as directed for no more than 7 days at a time eventually resulted in "worsening eczema", but was really steroid induced, HPA Axis suppression, heart murmur, growth delay, 22 hour a day of itching, albumin loss through the skin, hearing loss. All reversible... eventually after a TON of pain and sleeplessness. This happens to thousands all over the world every day. Yet steroids are still prescribed for too many. doctors call child services on parents when they say no more. And yes, the amount of antihistamines they prescribed to also help... my son was prescribed hydroxide for sleep. I was told to double the dose when it quit working. I said, then what? the doctor told me it was so safe, I could do that forever. I said no thanks and we dealt with the lack of sleep. Thank God. I wonder frequently if the amount of benadryl, zyrtec, hyrdroxizine, Zantac, etc aren't in part responsible for some of his dyslexia and memory issues. He's off of all pharmaceutical products now and is super responsible about his health. We use homeopathy and supplements like vitamin c or black seed oil. Only tallow, jojoba, or castor oil go on his skin nowadays if needed. www.itsan.org for anyone who knows someone with "worsening eczema".
Thank you for this article.
My allergies were so bad from mid July to October that for many years I lived on zyrtec in the morning and benedryl at night in the summer until I found a solution which I share here for whatever is worth:
ZERO sugar, ZERO gluten and drinking water (stay hydrated) = no seasonal allergy.
Keeping a low carb diet is helpful too.
In the months other than summer, I can indulge a little bit having an occasional sugar treat and some bread here and there, but I’m 100% strict at staying off in the summer. It has worked wonders for me.
I never thought it possible to be off zyrtec!!!
It’s been 15 years off them.
When I first was having the benefits of no gluten and no sugar, I enthusiastically shared it with my doctors.
They looked at me with a stare of boredom.
Oh well 🤷🏼♀️
I had NO idea about these complications. I'm on no medications other than supplements and benadryl was my go to for insomnia and rashes... I took it often and I'm 69 years old....... Scary
Take melatonin , it’s the best natural. Or better yet, take Magnesium daily, 95% of people have magnesium deficiency. But take the one with ALL 7 kinds of magnesium if not , it’s garbage, you need ALL 7, and you’ll sleep like a baby !!! You’ll thank me later DC
What brand/dose do you take of magnesium? Thank you.
I don’t recommend any. Just make sure it has all 7 types of magnesium and that it doesn’t contain in “ other ingredients” any silicon dioxide or titanium dioxide they’re POISONS!!!
You can titrate your magnesium dose based on your GI tolerance. (Diarrhea if you take more than your body can tolerate.). Start with a lower dose and work up.
Mag glycinate and threonate seem best for the neuro calming effects. Generally avoid mag citrate as it has poor absorption and causes lots of loose stools as a result. Mag maleate is considered stimulating.
Consider looking for formulations with as few binders and additives as possible.
Thank you Amy.
Me too. I just found out that Benadryl invades blood brain barrier. That isn't good at all! That was why I took it and then tapered off when I heard of BBB issue. Just tossed 2 big bottles out, in packaging. Husband can just quit with the zyrtec too. I think I will look into Boron homeopathics for his allergies. They have sublinguals we used to take many years ago. It was just easier to pop zyrtec once a day. Oh well.
Yeah, homeopathics can be a bit tricky to find the right one(s) that work, since they are often rather indicidualized. But, they work with the body instead of against. And, over time, they can actually help the body heal so that it has fewer and fewer allergic reactions, in some cases.
Your husband can slowly wean his Zyrtec if need be. That's what one of my family members had to do when coming off it. I think they shaved off a small bit of the tablet each day, slowly increasing the amount removed week by week.
Excellent dissertation! The door to consumer advertising of prescription drugs in the United States was facilitated by a nondrowsy antihistamine called Seldane. The drug manufacturer convinced the FDA that it would be a public service to warn all Americans to only take a non-drowsy antihistamine because it would save lives on the roads. After being on the market for a very few years an astute researcher discovered that it was destroying the heart valves of users, and the drug was removed from the market because of the number of deaths that it caused.
There are several books written about the downside of chronic consumption of prescription drugs that cause depletion of key nutrients in the body . The one that is written in layman’s language is called drug muggers by Suzie Cohen a pharmacist..Once a drug is approved by the FDA to be sold to patients. It takes an act of Congress to stop the harm that is created. Our FDA in DC does not have the muscle and legal authority to act decisively when harm is created.. the RNA debacle is just the latest example. It will take an act of Congress to stop consumer advertising of prescription drugs.
100% agree.
This might be a ridiculous question, yet I will ask why have these drugs made it to market anyways? Why are there not restrictions on these drugs?
I think this is another example of how average people are harmed by pharmaceuticals.
Most drugs have putrid, manipulated trials and seldom are any longer term affects discovered until they have been in use for many years or even decades. The FDA is a very poor gate keeper.
All 3-letter agencies should be abolished. The government is not your friend (repeat as often as necessary).
I agree the FDA,is a gatekeeper.
I think you’re right. Also, how did the drugs advertised on television ever get to market? I wish I distrusted the medical establishment a lot sooner!
It’s never too late.
Don't we all.
Population control, greed, etc.
I agree.
Why do you think ???? To unalive you
Maybe, I am being rhetoric. This an example of the corruption within big pharma.
Yes agreed
Because the Regulators are so captured Big Pharma own them
In Australia the "TGA" is 96%funded by Big Pharma.They are Big Pharma
That's why they" A" stands for "Administrator" i guess
My friend was an owner of a drug trial company for years.
She also worked for other companies that contracted with pharma. She e as a lead, others reporting to her.
Her biggest complaint was the under qualification of workers worldwide.
They lied about their resumes and did inferior work, making up the reported facts. She made bosses aware and her allegations were refuted. Then when my internist told me to ignore studies I was not stunned. Buyer beware. I had a swab test done that analyzed my rx’s which explained that certain drugs use same pathways and not to take simultaneously. I wonder about supplements and when you are in the hospital, the nurses rounds give every RX at one time. I called attn for 2 drugs given and caused a ruckus that involved the head nurse.
It was resolved with me being correct. 👍 Advocates for yourself always.
I would also agree that advocating for yourself is always the best policy.
https://orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v19n24.shtml
High dose vitamin C for allergies
YEP
"Generally recognized as safe" (GRAS) might as well be "Generally unrecognized as harmful" (GUAH).
I wonder who are the "generals"? The FDA, big pharma and your silly doctor of course. All of them a threat to your better health.
Great well researched article.
Question- for people with MCAS and/or Histamine sensitivity disorders who rely on some form of anti-histamine…….????
Working on the fear in the mind body area can be key. The MCAS systoms I had went away when I calmed down the fear that the mind kept creating.
So wise.
Nettles and quercetin are natural antihistamines. Higher dose vitamin C. Ensuring enough quality protein intake, as the immune system components are built from protein.
Also homeopathic medicines can be helpful when selected for the individual. There is even homeopathic histamine, which at times has helped one of our family members.
KPV peptide has helped me a lot. https://recoveringkids.com/2025/01/29/peptides/
I started taking Benadryl to sleep about 10 years ago and IMMEDIATELY noticed cognitive decline and stopped that minute. It's fast acting! But I guess if you're already stupid you might not notice. I spend my life thinking on my feet.
xo
Eric F Coppolino
https://planetwaves.fm/
For question 19: an additional natural allergy remedy is bee pollen sourced from the person’s area. Take only a few pellets daily ongoing to help build up natural immunity. Its mother natures alternative to allergy shots.
Wow , even I didn’t know all that , definitely didn’t see the titanium dioxide in the ingredients which is my # 1 , NO NO in my list of NO NOs. But antihistamines I keep as emergency, as it has saved my dogs from seizures , it stops them right on the spot. I’m be more conscious of it now that we know. Thank you kindly, we never stop learning and that’s my favorite part !!! DC & the 8 Beagles from Sxm!!! Blessings!
Add to these the anticholinergic properties of other commonly prescribed meds such as Lasix and some psychiatric meds, or OTC's like Imodium or Lomotil. (People's Pharmacy https://bit.ly/41jHvw1) Then realize very few pay attention to cumulative anticholinergic loads across different medication classifications. And I question normalization returns, within 24-48 hours of stopping meds, which I believe is based upon (my suspicion only) the "half-life" of medication detected in serum, not the complete cessation of all side-effects.
My late husband was a hospital-based psychiatrist who was very concerned with anti-cholinergic loads, as it increased the psychotic, delirious behavior of patients.
Fast forward following surgery, he was placed on so many anticholinergic meds simultaneously, I got to witness every single manifestation of this insidious side-effect. Months after the last dose of any anticholinergic medication, he would still experience brief periods of psychosis (he was home his last seven months). All the while I'm thinking about tardive dyskinesia and it takes only one dose to induce this insidious neurologic problem, that can manifest years after the initial insult. So what the hell is happening to all these other patients?
Oh and to add injury to insult, one of the meds prescribed (by one of his colleagues, no less) induced REM sleep disorder.
I feel for you ----and of course him. Sorry he is gone.
Fifty years ago when I had a new doctor physical exam he asked me what I was allergic to. I said, nothing that I know of, why do you ask. He told me that he had never encountered a histamine level this high. I didn't give it much thought until years later I got a ton of bee stings one summer and came across poison in flower beds. I went to hospital for those events and was given injections of what I believe was epinephrin. I carried EpiPens with me for the next 20 years. Another event some years back, hospital would not give me a stimulator because I am considered a cardiac risk. So they gave me Benadryl in hospital, only.
Funny how Benadryl is behind a locked case in the drug store now. I can personally attest to the veracity of this article. I never noticed it before as I haven't taken Benadryl for years. Just recently I did for an explosion of what I thought was poison sumac that created unbelievable itch. It's sold now in small bottles. I took 3 doses in 3 days. Zero relief. That was never my experience in the past. It always worked.
I then noticed, after a cool shower, the itch subsided substantially. A day later, the itch started to return. I was going to go back and get another bottle but didn't. I started doing cool showers twice a day. Therapeutic ointments, and cold rags and my own pee dabbed on my skin to ravaged areas. I'm over a month now and the itch is almost gone. The Benadryl did not work this time, so that ends that. Forever.
The article didn't cover skin allergies and in particular allergic reactions to insect bites or urticaria. Homeopathy has some excellent remedies for these and other allergies whereas my long personal experience has found antihistamines such as Claritine, Loretadine and sleep aids like Melatonin absolutely useless.
This lady is fantastic for homeopathy. Smart as heck. Go check her out.
I like homeopathy too. Melatonin never has worked on me either.
https://joettecalabrese.com/
I don't use any of these. But be warned that ALL big pharma products are poisonous to the body and disrupt the natural processes that might keep your well. I know it's a conspiracy theory to suggest that all these drugs are part of the depopulation agenda. So what else are they for? They sure do not provide lasing health and vitality.
There is hardly a single organ that is not destroyed by this filthy poison called medicine. These are murderous poison-mixing scumbags
Shared on my Telegram account. Thank you for this.
We do OTC meds only when absolutely necessary.
Please do a similar article about steroid induced eczema. VERY similar withdrawal effects. But worse. Happy to help you with this effort if you want. My son went through it starting at 3 years old. Side effects due to using a quarter sized dose on the tops of his feet as directed for no more than 7 days at a time eventually resulted in "worsening eczema", but was really steroid induced, HPA Axis suppression, heart murmur, growth delay, 22 hour a day of itching, albumin loss through the skin, hearing loss. All reversible... eventually after a TON of pain and sleeplessness. This happens to thousands all over the world every day. Yet steroids are still prescribed for too many. doctors call child services on parents when they say no more. And yes, the amount of antihistamines they prescribed to also help... my son was prescribed hydroxide for sleep. I was told to double the dose when it quit working. I said, then what? the doctor told me it was so safe, I could do that forever. I said no thanks and we dealt with the lack of sleep. Thank God. I wonder frequently if the amount of benadryl, zyrtec, hyrdroxizine, Zantac, etc aren't in part responsible for some of his dyslexia and memory issues. He's off of all pharmaceutical products now and is super responsible about his health. We use homeopathy and supplements like vitamin c or black seed oil. Only tallow, jojoba, or castor oil go on his skin nowadays if needed. www.itsan.org for anyone who knows someone with "worsening eczema".