Allergy season has kicked off and pollen has started swirling around in the air. For those who cannot tolerate hazel or alpine pollen, the problems may have already started. Those who struggle with birch pollen can breathe out a little longer.
Today, there are several different types of allergy tablets on the market that help relieve allergic symptoms.
When choosing allergy tablets, you may have to think about whether you want varieties that contain loratadine or desloratadine.
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News24 have talked to Catharina Claesson, head of Pharmacy at Apotek Hjärtat, about which kind is really the best and what the difference is between the two substances.
– Both are so-called antihistamines that have similar properties and both work in the same way against pollen allergy. Loratadine is broken down in the body to desloratadine, which is the active substance. For most people, it doesn’t matter which one you choose, both help against the allergy, Catharina Claesson explains to Nyheter24.
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There are those who find that they become tired and addicted to taking allergy tablets.
Catharina Claesson finds out why you can feel tired during the pollen season and whether it is really the allergy medicine that is the culprit.
– The allergy itself often makes you feel tired, this usually gets better when you start treating your allergy. Then fatigue can also be a side effect of antihistamine tablets that are used for pollen allergies. With the newer varieties available today, however, fatigue is more unusual than before, she says and continues:
– It is different from person to person how you react. If you feel tired from the tablets, it may be worth trying to change the type, because you can react differently to different active substances and types.
Catharina Claesson also took the opportunity to give some tips on how to reduce your pollen problems.
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