Which people should not take anti-allergy drugs?
1. Heart bad caution anti-allergy drugs
According to the Peking Union Medical College Hospital, deputy director of the Department of Metabolic Reactions, Wang Lianglu, the second generation of anti-allergy drugs are currently the most widely used, such as cetirizine, loratadine, terfenadine, etc. These drugs are not as good as the first generation of anti-allergy drugs, but they have been used for a long time. These drugs are not as easy to eat as the first generation of anti-allergy drugs - paracetamol - but they have certain side effects on the heart, and are likely to induce different types of arrhythmia, which can also lead to sudden death in severe cases. Dr. Wang Lianglu also pointed out that, in order to reduce the damage to the heart, taking the liver metabolism of anti-allergy drugs, such as loratadine, terfenadine, ebastine, imipramine, but also to avoid with erythromycin, erythromycin, azithromycin and other macrolide antibiotics such as antibiotics and other drugs used together, otherwise it can cause the second generation of anti-allergy drugs increased blood concentration, aggravate arrhythmia. At the same time, also can not be used with anti-arrhythmic drugs, calcium antagonists and sedative-hypnotic drugs.
2. Allergy-prone individuals should be cautious of taking allergy medication
Allergy is an immune response when the human body encounters substances to which it is not adapted. When the human body comes into contact with anti-allergy drugs, it is also very likely to not adapt to produce allergies. Anti-allergy drugs, such as H1 receptor blockers, allergy mediator blocking drugs, adrenocorticotropic hormones, immunomodulatory drugs, etc., although they can inhibit the allergic reaction from different pathways, but they are still foreign substances, the same is likely to become allergens, especially for the more sensitive body atopic people. The allergic symptoms they may cause include: rash, dermatitis, angioneurotic edema, etc. In severe cases, anaphylaxis may also occur. If, after using anti-allergy drugs, you find that your original symptoms worsen, or new symptoms appear, such as itching, redness, red spots, blisters, rubella lumps, dizziness, pharyngeal discomfort, or even breathlessness, you must be vigilant. Because anti-allergy drugs generally work quickly, so these symptoms are often not the development of the original condition, but anti-allergy drugs caused by another round of allergic reactions. At this point, you should first stop taking the medication, and then find a doctor as soon as possible for treatment.
What are the contraindications to taking anti-allergy drugs?
1. should not take a long-term anti-allergy drugs
Many people have eaten an anti-allergy drug effect is very good, has been taking this drug, in fact, the best anti-allergy drugs to eat, long-term only one anti-allergy drug body easy to tolerate, a long time anti-allergy effect is not good, but also to produce a certain side effects.
2. Taking anti-allergy drugs do not eat seafood
Skin allergies are mainly due to the body's histamine caused by anti-allergy drugs are mainly known as antihistamines, visible anti-allergy drugs is to fight the body's histamine. Seafood, cheese, meat, soy food rich in histidine, if in the service of anti-allergy drugs, intake of histidine-rich foods, will be broken down in the body of a large number of histamine, weakening the role of drugs. At the same time, if the body histamine accumulation is too much, may also cause headache, panic, skin flushing and other symptoms.
Quinine, vitamin B1, and ethanol can cause histamine release, so you also need to avoid drinking alcohol and taking the appropriate medications when taking anti-allergy drugs.
3. Taking anti-allergy drugs to wear contact lenses with caution
Anti-allergy drugs such as benadryl, ipratropium, paracetamol, cyproheptadine, etc., may lead to a decrease in glandular secretion, resulting in symptoms such as dry eyes, dry mouth, affecting the function of the eyes. Wearing contact lenses for a long time may itself cause dry eyes and eye infections. If you wear contact lenses while using anti-allergy medications, it is likely to aggravate dry eyes, increase the chance of eye infections, and cause your eyes to experience symptoms such as redness, pain, photophobia, and a sense of foreign bodies.
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