Allegra Vs. Zyrtec

You can take the Zyrtec before you go to bed at night to help with any drowsiness. That is when the doctor suggested my son take it. He has been taking it for months and hasn't had any issues with drowsiness. He recently switched to Allegra for a month (Dr. says over time you can get "used" to whatever you are taking and it can be helpful to switch to something else for a few weeks), but he didn't seem to have as good of control of his symptoms while he was on it. He's been back on Zyrtec for the past 3 or 4 days and his symptoms are improving again. (He doesn't get hives or itching, but sinus drainage, stuffiness, and sneezing).

My husband swears by Allegra D (the kind behind the counter), but I think everyone is different.

My daughter takes Allegra, Zyrtec does to her what Allegra does to you. I think it might be the different concotions.
Or it may be that it takes a week to start really working in your system.
My son actually takes a different one, Singulair.

For my son Zyrtec works better, for me Allerga.

I took Zyrtec and it stopped the post nasal drip and that was about it, Allegra did absolutely nothing. If you feel your allergies are really bad, ask your doctor about Singulair, it works wonders for me.

for me, neither of those work. I take reactine, once every 24 hours. If I miss a dose, I start itching and turn into one big hive. I use a generic version, its about half price. Ive been on this 18 years, it used to be prescription. But everyone is different, neither of the two drugs you mentioned did ANYTHING to stop my allergies.

I've found what works well one season isn't best the next. Sometimes you do have to waste the money and go through the trial and error. Zyrtec tends to work best for me, but last year, Claritin was the only thing that worked (and that almost never works for me).

Personally, I like Allegra better. But whatever works for you us what you should stick with! Try Costco or Sams, etc. for bulk prices!

If zyrtec makes you drowsy then you should take it at night especially if it works well for you.

I took zyrtec for a few months then my doctor asked if I wanted to try allegra. For me, they are about the same. Neither work 100% but definitely help. Last time I went to the store, they were out of allegra so I got claritan, which I used to take, but it did nothing. Wasted $. I know your frustration!

Zyrtec works better for me this time of year... it keeps my eyes from itching as well which Allegra doesn't do for me.

BTW you can find generic versions of both of those medications (and Claritin too) for MUCH less money. Cosco sells a bottle of like 200 or something for $30! You don't get the cute little foil to punch it through but the medication is the same.

HTH
T.