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From: [email protected] (Sheryl Coppenger)
Subject: Re: Hismanal, et. al.--side effects
In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (Steve Dyer) writes:
>In article <[email protected]> [email protected] writes:
>>Can someone tell me whether or not any of the following medications
>>has been linked to rapid/excessive weight gain and/or a distorted
>>sense of taste or smell: Hismanal; Azmacort (a topical steroid to
>>prevent asthma); Vancenase.
>
>Hismanal (astemizole) is most definitely linked to weight gain.
>It really is peculiar that some antihistamines have this effect,
>and even more so an antihistamine like astemizole which purportedly
>doesn't cross the blood-brain barrier and so tends not to cause
>drowsiness.
>
So antihistamines can cause weight gain. NOW they tell me. :-)
Is there any way to find out which do & which don't? My doctor
obviously is asleep at the wheel.
The original poster mentioned fatigue. I had that too, but it was
mostly due to the really bizarre dreams I was having -- I wasn't getting
any rest. My doctor said that was a common reaction. If astemizole
doesn't cross the blood-brain barrier, how does it cause that side
effect? Any ideas?
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Sheryl Coppenger SEAS Computing Facility Staff [email protected]
The George Washington University (202) 994-6853