There are a couple of kinds of antihistamines now, the
old kind and the
new and improved kind. The new kind only release enough
histamine blocking drug prevent you from
sneezing and
wheezing (or whatever else you
allergy sufferers do). The old kind, which are much more
fun if you ask me, release enough histamine blocking drug to
permeate every single
cell in your
body.
I can hear you now saying,
isn't that better? Doesn't more drug mean less
sniffles? Well, yeah, but your
brain relies on
histamine to
function properly, so the old kind of
pills will thoroughly
zonk you. If you're driving, take the new ones. If you're looking for a little more
entertainment during the
allergy season and you're not an
air traffic controller or anything, then give the
old ones a try.
Brand names of the new kind:
Claritin-D,
Allegra,
etc.
Brand names of the old kind: Whatever's at
Wallgreen's.