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Claritin symptoms : sleepiness
Posted: 01-14-08 06:58am
right just some background
college - monday 9-4 wednesday 9-4.30 thursday 9-4.30
work - tuesday - 9-6 thursday 5-10 saturday 9-6 sunday 9-6

I have bneen going to sleep at 10.30 every night, waking at around quater past 7 to go to work or college but still i am really really tired all the time, i don't understand why, i get more sleep than most of my family now and they are all fine but im still really tired.

Any reason this could be?
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Posted: 01-30-08 03:22am
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List of family related illnesses: Asthma
Pre-existing conditions: yes
List of pre-existing conditions: Hayfever grew out of asthma aged 8
List of other diseases, conditions, or injuries and their treatment: rhynachitus (bad alergies to air born things such as perfume)
Have a diagnosis for the current condition: yes
Diagnosis that has been suggested: tablets (claratine) and nasel spray
Current medical status: None in the last 6 months
Current medical treatment: Just claratin tablets and a nasel spray for allergies"


Tiredness, fatigue and sleepiness could be due to Claritin (loratidine). Loratidine is a H1-blocker and all H1-blockers cause larger or smaller levels of sleepiness.




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