LORATADINE 10MG ANTI-HISTAMINE TABLETS (30 TABLETS): 3/10
So after the failure of the last product I tried to get rid of my night time itching hell I asked the doctor what she would recommend. I specifically needed something that was non-drowsy, I had tried a really powerful anti-histamine from my dermatologist once & it worked a treat, probably because it knocked me so far out that there was no way I'd be itchin' in such deep sleep. However that was in my student days... Unfortunately I am now (considered by society) a responsible adult who only gets an opportunity for a lie-in once a week so I need something that's not going to make me sleep through my alarm clock and be dozy for the rest of the day.
She told me that this worked really well for her severe hay fever.
Not so good for my psoriasis I'm afraid doc.
Ok so I'm not too sure how long you're supposed to give these tablets to kick in but I've had a few experiences where I've suddenly & randomly woken up (usually around 4am) by a bout of itchiness. I've then taken a tablet which I keep by my bedside table, moisturise whilst still in bed cause I'm too tired to move and then attempt to go to sleep. Instead, however, my itchiness more often than not continued and it would usually take a good hour or so to get back to sleep. And even then I probably only got back to sleep out of pure exhaustion rather than comfortableness.
I must admit there were a few nights where I took this before I went to bed & before I got all itchy and I slept through- but it's hard to tell if that was thanks to the anti-histamine or whether I just wasn't itchy that night.
To conclude, solely using this as an anti-itching agent didn't work for me and if your dr. says anything about prescribing this for you I would recommend asking for something stronger. It also scored less than the Eurax because as it is a tablet there is nothing to slightly soothe your skin even if it doesn't work to completely take the itch away.
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