Amazon.co.uk:Customer reviews: Allevia 120 mg Tablets Fexofenadine - Hayfever Allergy Relief – Pack of 7 – 24hr Relief from Symptoms Including Sneezing, Watery Eyes, Itchy & Runny Nose

Sneeze Free

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 June 2022

Duncurin has been wracked by hay fever his whole life and when playing out as a child I’d come in with streaming nose and eyes, continually sneezing and of course rubbing itchy eyes and nose continually. I went through a succession of treatments including the desensitising injections which were withdrawn some years later for GP use because of the small but dangerous risks of anaphylactic shock reactions. I used to pray for rain especially on warm sunny days!
My worst symptoms would come at exam time and I’d sit there in school exams either sneezing or feeling really drowsy from the Piriton that I used to take.
As I got older, symptoms eased just a tad but things like cutting the grass was a nightmare and I used to wonder if I could afford one of those helmets , like a goldfish bowl that filter the air.
As a GP then, I’d be very keen to treat fellow sufferers enthusiastically and used what I call a ‘three-line whip’ of treatment: tablets, eye drops and nasal spray. I found this the most effective way and would encourage my patients to use treatments regularly and enthusiastically. It is also important to note that different people react in different ways to medication. Many would still suffer despite me trying everything I knew. Some would ask for treatments that others found to be ineffective. Thus, I never personally found loratadine effective and Cetirizine was also ineffective and used to make me very drowsy even though the drug reps who visited me assured me that this could not happen. Mizollen wasn’t bad but no better than Fexofenadine.
Triludan showed great promise and I guess this is still my favourite but this suffered (as some drugs do) from a rare but potentially fatal side effect – the prolonged QT interval which can cause the heart to beat erratically or even fail – sometimes this can also be a genetic propensity like with that footballer who collapsed mid-game some years ago.
Enter Fexofenadine or Allevia which is the next best thing to Triludan but is also safe as regards one’s heart. It’s a tad expensive but now it’s available OTC (over the counter) then it’s probably easier to buy than to get in to see my GP (!) I combine it with Opticrom and Pirinase.
My favourite eye drops were Optilast and the best nose spray to my mind was Avamys but these are not yet available OTC and from online Pharmacy services they work out very expensive.
For now then, and for me Allevia is probably the best one can purchase OTC and Amazon delivered my tablets in no time and I was able to start them straight away. The tablets definitely help with my sneezing and general itchiness though I still use regular eye drops. Each table lasts a good 24 hrs and there are no side effects. Please note also occasionally for really bad sufferers and those who had certain allergic skin conditions we’d go to a 180mg dose not a 120 but of course please discuss this with your GP before doing this.
Lastly, for some years I’d have the injection in my bottom (my wife used to love giving it!) This is a really long needle because the stuff is thick and gloopy which is why it can last for up to 60 days. This is Kenalog or Triamcinalone. I found this the best treatment for hayfever but some years ago it was panned by a report in the Drugs and Therapeutics Bulletin who reported that such old treatment should no longer be considered especially when better medication was now available. I and many of my male patients disagreed and some would come in at the start of the season and beg me for this type of treatment. It is still used in nasty flare ups of rheumatoid arthritis and I see a national cycle team was having it delivered by the box full for their ‘asthma’ though I’ve never ever seen it used for such. Good luck.

23 people found this helpful

Don’t work for me

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2022

The idea of prescription strength tablets being available to buy was just too tempting for me! My hayfever starts early and ends late - anything to alleviate the symptoms is worth a try. I even bought two boxes - so confident was I.

If you want to buy sleeping pills without prescription then this is your pill. Like many hayfever tablets - this probably being one of the worst (for me - might work for you) - this had me asleep shortly after taking. A deep deep sleep. And did it cure my hayfever? No.

The search continues for a good over the counter hayfever tablet. Maybe I just do need a prescription.

20 people found this helpful

Our no 1 choice for allergy medicine

Candice

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 March 2022

My teenage daughter takes this every day. She has dust, pollen, weed and grass allergies. This really helps to manage her symptoms without making her drowsy and is definitely more effective than other allergy meds she’s tried. So glad we can get this over the counter now as we needed a prescription before which was an added hassle. As we approach Spring, my husband and son will also start taking this daily too as they really struggle with hay fever in Spring.

21 people found this helpful

Do not take with blood pressure meds

Amazon Customer

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 May 2022

Positive: It worked amazingly for hayfever/tree pollen allergy
Negative: Unsuitable for taking alongside blood pressure meds Amlodopine and Ramapril. Gave heart palpatations (not Allevia's fault, didn't check with pharmacist before taking and mixing meds)

12 people found this helpful

Gp can no longer prescribe for hayfever.

The jolly rancher

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 June 2022

Fexofenadine antihistamine , non drowsy.

This is easy to take, is reliable and has relatively few side effects.
It is designed as a one a day tablet but I find that I need to take two a day as it only lasts around 10-12 hours.
If it’s a really bad day with a very high pollen count I find that I can take a cetirizine as well as this and that seems to work., when just taking one type wouldn’t.
It doesn’t get to work as quickly as Benadryl which works in around 20/30 minutes so I find iis good to take for the three am attacks of sneezing and running nose.

A few warnings, it can cause a dry mouth as it reduces salvia production, it can make you drowsy if you drink alcohol while taking it.
Drinking orange, apple and grapefruit juice make side effects like drowsiness more likely.

This is the strongest antihistamine you can buy, it used to be prescription only and is designed to help with debilitating hayfever - if you have it bad you know how miserable it is- your nose runs as freely as a tap, eyes so itchy you can’t see, throat like a fire place, coughing like you have the plague, headache, waking in the early hours as the “pollen shower” from the previous day descends, horrendous and inescapable every summer.
It works for most people but for some it doesn’t do much, so it is trial and error and I would suggest if you are taking this for the first time try a small pack size to see if it works for you.

The new guidelines to save the nhs money have excluded some “ minor “ conditions like hay fever ( no matter how bad your symptoms and how debilitating it is ) from what can be prescribed, the good news is that fexofenadine can now be bought on the shelf for the first time as a result of this and for me it is cheaper than a cost of a prescription.
Save and subscribe knocks the price down a little more too.

9 people found this helpful

An absolute game changer for this hay fever sufferer!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 June 2022

Oh the happy days of summer....
Unless you are a hay fever sufferer when you find yourself wishing for June and July to be done quickly and there to be rain EVERY day to keep down the pollen count!

I had been using Cetirizine and on occasion nasal sprays and eye drops to manage the symptoms.
Then, this year I heard about Allevia and thought "One tablet, 24 hours relief?"

Thankfully this is NOT one of those times where the marketing department has a bigger budget than the manufacturing process. As a result, we have a tablet that actually works!!

This is brilliant. I get up and take a tablet first thing. By the time I go to work I have no symptoms and it stays that way until the next morning!
Honestly, these tablets are a complete game changer for me!

No side effects at all. No drowsiness, sense of detachment from reality or difficulty doing anything.
Put simply I can have a normal life through the pollen season.
If you are a hay fever sufferer, try these, they are THAT good!

6 people found this helpful

Amanda

Best ever

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 May 2022

Wow . After 28 years of surffering of hayfever il the money ive spent over the counter have never work not even the eyes drops work. But after finding theses tablets ive took for 3 days ive not sufferd once . I will defo be buying these again i just cant believe i find somthing that really works i feel better i can enjoy summer witj out sneezing

7 people found this helpful

Best hayfever medication!

sandra cervantes

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 March 2022

Using it together with nasacort for severe hayfever days... great to have it in England now!

7 people found this helpful

Trace

Good antihistamines

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 May 2022

I'm histamine intolerant and also have many allergies. Granted they have become milder with age but I have tried every anti histamine both prescription and OTC on the market. I swear by Piriton but they make me very drowsy so can only take at night. When I went to pick up a prescription I noticed them in the chemist and asked my pharamacist about them. She said she was really pleased they were now available OTC rather than having to get a prescription. So I took her word and ordered some and they are very good AND non-drowsy so I am one happy customer.

5 people found this helpful