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Wed Mar 20, 2013, 01:27 AM
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Allergy meds?
Any recommendations on allergy meds?
A little more tricky picking one bc my husband is currently on 7 medications! His Dr said Benadryl (great for night) or another older one my husband can't remember. His Dr said the newer ones have an ingredient that is not good to take w cyclosporine. Any advise? Thx 
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Heather, wife of Ronald 36; dx PNH 2012; Dx VSAA 2013; eculizumab(Solaris) hATG 2/20/13 cyclosporine 400 mg daily. 37 units RBC and 15 units of platelets. Post BMT -pentam,vorconizole,valtrex, valcyte, actigall, Pepcid , prograf, magnesium. 10/10 MUD 10/10/13 Now no PNH or AA. Mixed Chimerisim 
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Wed Mar 20, 2013, 03:11 AM
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Hi Heather! My son would do saline nasal flushes with a Nettie Pot. I also bought him Homeopathic Hay-fever tabs. They're all natural (Hyland's). This seemed to help him a lot.
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06/2004 my son was dx with SAA at the age of 10. No sibling BM match. He underwent ATG (H)/CsA. Relapsed 05/12 & dx'ed w/PNH. Currently in wait/see mode for Solaris as he is asymptomatic... 
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Wed Mar 20, 2013, 11:33 PM
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Thank you
I have a nettie pot but he is a little intimidated by it lol, I think it works amazingly. I'll try picking up the tablets thank you!
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Heather, wife of Ronald 36; dx PNH 2012; Dx VSAA 2013; eculizumab(Solaris) hATG 2/20/13 cyclosporine 400 mg daily. 37 units RBC and 15 units of platelets. Post BMT -pentam,vorconizole,valtrex, valcyte, actigall, Pepcid , prograf, magnesium. 10/10 MUD 10/10/13 Now no PNH or AA. Mixed Chimerisim
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Thu Mar 21, 2013, 12:04 AM
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Hi - I took Claritin with cyclosporine. I'm not sure if it would interact with the other drugs that your husband is taking.
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58 yo female, dx 9/08, AA/hypo-MDS, subclinical PNH, ATG/CsA 12/08, partial response. small trisomy 6 clone, low-dose cyclosporine dependent
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Thu Mar 21, 2013, 12:16 AM
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Update
I just showed him your post about your son using the Nettie pot and he decided to try it! I think bc he had never seen or heard of one before last week he was skeptical. Hopeful, thanks for sharing I wonder if it is a specific type of Claritin (like D?) but his Dr said no Claritin, Zyrtec,... Bc it would mess w cyclosporine levels? I saw on the warnings it was hard on kidney and liver so maybe bc the cyclo already is... I will find out this Monday and fill yall in Thx!
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Heather, wife of Ronald 36; dx PNH 2012; Dx VSAA 2013; eculizumab(Solaris) hATG 2/20/13 cyclosporine 400 mg daily. 37 units RBC and 15 units of platelets. Post BMT -pentam,vorconizole,valtrex, valcyte, actigall, Pepcid , prograf, magnesium. 10/10 MUD 10/10/13 Now no PNH or AA. Mixed Chimerisim
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Thu Mar 21, 2013, 12:53 PM
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Hi Heather,
I took the non-drowsy Claritin, with the active ingredient loratadine. It is not listed as interacting with cyclosporine. However, as you pointed out, it is another burden on the liver and kidneys.
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58 yo female, dx 9/08, AA/hypo-MDS, subclinical PNH, ATG/CsA 12/08, partial response. small trisomy 6 clone, low-dose cyclosporine dependent
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