Allergies and Allergy Medication vs Persistence: How I Got Off Allergy Medication (Singulair)

Singulair worked great for me and was necessary for preventing out of control allergy induced asthma attacks and preventing deep fatigue allergy symptoms completely, but I had to get off the allergy medication because Singulair contains corn (“magnesium stearate”) and I’m allergic to corn. Like other prescription allergy medications, Singulair is also pretty expensive. Just over 3 weeks after starting the allergy medication, I was able to get off Singulair by taking a supplement of a nutrient (not vitamin C). If you want to know what the nutrient is, how much to take, where to buy, and what to avoid, the information is available for $12 (550 words, no shipping, no other charges) and handled by Amazon.com. It works because I haven’t had to take Singulair since mid June, 2009.

Allergy Treatment Over The Years

For 12 years from May to September I woke up in the morning exhausted, dehydrated, with swollen eyes from ragweed allergy, grass allergy, and other pollen allergies. I looked like I hadn’t slept for days. Sometimes the allergies would even cause my eyes to “glue” themselves shut. Fatigue during the day also came from the allergies, not just lack of quality sleep (caused by the allergies).

Finally, I saw an allergist. The allergist wanted me to prevent pollen allergies by wearing a dust mask 24 hours a day, close all the windows, and avoid mowing the law. I never did, so he had me try a new allergy medication at the time (1987). Seldane twice a day worked great, as if I had no pollen allergies. The allergies were so severe that when I forgot to take Seldane, whatever dream I was dreaming at night would freeze frame until I woke up from the stress and took a tablet of Seldane. By 1990, Seldane was so expensive, I couldn’t afford it for another allergy season. (Seldane is sold only in the UK now.)

There are two types of allergy medications; antihistamines and a relatively new sort of allergy medication called leukotriene modifiers. Antihistamines include Clarinex, Allegra, Claritin, Zyrtec, Benadryl, and others. Antihistamines may help with pollen allergies and may reduce pollen allergy induced asthma. There are three leukotriene modifiers; Accolate, Zyflo, and Singulair. The three leukotriene modifiers are officially approved for helping allergy induced asthma. All of them are relatively expensive.