Daughter with Allergies

[Mnmom]

Hi,
I have a 13 year old daughter that has suffered from seasonal allergies since she was 5 yrs old. She has been on Zyrtec, Acular Eye drops, Claritan and most recently Allegra. Her Dr just moved her her up to Allegra 180 this past week(she had been on 60mg).

This past fall/winter she started to have a constant sinus drainage. The ENT prescribed a nasal wash and that only caused sore throats. The Dr gave us a sample of Flonase and that also caused sore throats.

She started her Allegra this fall when allergy season hit and it seemed to stop some of the drainage but it is still quite bad. I was really hoping that the Allegra 180 would dry her up, but after a week there doesn't seem to be any signs that it is doing that.

Tonight I found a product called Antiseptic Sino Fresh. The box claims that it kills nasal mold and bacteria and is good for people that suffer from post nasal drip and that it is non addictive. Has anyone here tried this Sino Fresh?
I really need to find something that works without causing sore throats. She has enough of those already.

I am wondering if allergy testing wouldn't be a good idea. We saw the Dr this past week and he said that some people just have more drainage than other people and this is just something that she may need to live with. She hasn't always had this as it only started last fall. Have any of you that suffer from the draining problem ...always had the problem ?

Just one more question I promise LOL. Do all of you stay on your allergy medication year round ? My daughter has only had to take it from August-Oct up until now but the Dr said that she can stay on it year round to help with the drainage.

Thanks for any input you can provide.

Kim

[Midget]

Yeah...my drainage comes and goes...and sometimes is worse than others. Try some Sudafed...just to get the sinuses cleared out. Hot showers, work, too...drink plenty of fluids.