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   carl marks (tillshadeisgone@blackqueer.life)'s status on Wednesday, 22-May-2024 22:19:43 JST carl marks

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   @ben @freakazoid

   I do fluticasone in the morning and fexofenadine in the evening and that seems to cover me pretty well. Used to take fexofenadine in the mornings and also didn't notice any change to focus

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     Ben Cox (ben@pgh.social)'s status on Wednesday, 22-May-2024 22:19:44 JST Ben Cox

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     • Charles U. Farley

     @freakazoid Fexofenadine here (Allegra) and I haven't noticed that it affects my alertness.

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     Charles U. Farley (freakazoid@retro.social)'s status on Wednesday, 22-May-2024 22:19:45 JST Charles U. Farley

     I've been using fluticasone propionate in the morning, but it wears off by evening. I was hoping the drowsy effect of cetirizine would last for less time than the antihistimine effect, but nope.

     Diphenhydramine lasts only 4 hours for me, but I'm still groggy when I wake, and unlike with cetirizine the sleep is bad because it depresses my breathing too much.

     I used to take loratidine, but I stopped because even though it doesn't make me nearly as drowsy as cetirizine it still impacts my ability to focus. Maybe I should try taking it at night?

     Anyway, it turns out you can do one spray of fluticasone propionate in the morning and one in the evening, so I'm going to try that.