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on August I started taking oral desloratadine for an allergy on the inner side of my upper lids (the eye itself wasn´t affected by the allergy). I took it oral because didn´t want to pt BK on my eyes.
I took it for a month. I didn´t feel any discomfort on the eyes but my ophtalmologist said she saw them dryer so she made me a Schirmer´s test which gave around 7 in both eyes when my Schirmer´s usually are around 15.
The strange thing is that I don´t feel the eyes worse, I feel them exactly the same as before taking the desloratadine and my opht says the cornea is ok. my mouth is ok too.
Nevertheless it worries me that it have been about 4-5 weeks since I stopped the desloratadine but the Schirmer´s still remains with the same results. As antihistaminics usually affect the aquous layer my opinion is that I still have enough aquous layer so I don´t feel the reduction of it. But as I mentioned I am not happy of having this results on the Schirmer´s test.
Anyone knows if it´s normal to an antihistaminic to produce dryness for so long? or it´s normal that the side effects of antihistamines can last for a while? Can I do anything in order to undo the drying effects of antihistamines.
on August I started taking oral desloratadine for an allergy on the inner side of my upper lids (the eye itself wasn´t affected by the allergy). I took it oral because didn´t want to pt BK on my eyes.
I took it for a month. I didn´t feel any discomfort on the eyes but my ophtalmologist said she saw them dryer so she made me a Schirmer´s test which gave around 7 in both eyes when my Schirmer´s usually are around 15.
The strange thing is that I don´t feel the eyes worse, I feel them exactly the same as before taking the desloratadine and my opht says the cornea is ok. my mouth is ok too.
Nevertheless it worries me that it have been about 4-5 weeks since I stopped the desloratadine but the Schirmer´s still remains with the same results. As antihistaminics usually affect the aquous layer my opinion is that I still have enough aquous layer so I don´t feel the reduction of it. But as I mentioned I am not happy of having this results on the Schirmer´s test.
Anyone knows if it´s normal to an antihistaminic to produce dryness for so long? or it´s normal that the side effects of antihistamines can last for a while? Can I do anything in order to undo the drying effects of antihistamines.