Continued symptoms of a head cold or sinus infection drove me to my doctor yesterday morning. Before she even examined me, she noted that I'd been to see her with a cold every Oct/Nov for the past four years, indicating either that the symptoms were actually allergies, or that the allergies left me susceptible to catching colds. After the exam she decided that the current symptoms were a combination of illness and allergies, and decided to start by treating the allergies alone. She prescribed me Singulair and Flonase, told me to call her Friday with an update so she could decide whether to add antibiotics to my list, and told me I could mix the Singular with either Claritin or Zyrtec if I feel it was necessary. (Singulair works on leukotriene while Claritin and Zyrtec both work on histamine.) Took the drugs yesterday evening, slept through the night, and woke up feeling normal for the first time since early September. Yay! Looks like I might not need to see an allergist after all.
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