Antihistamines and Focus Daily Contact

packerbacker · #1 (**permalink**) 04-16-2008, 11:44 AM

Anybody with allergies knows that antihistamines can really dry your eyes out. Those of you who take antihistamines and wear Focus Dalies, how is that working for you? Do they stay moist enough, even in dry allergy eyes?

mithra2000 · #2 (**permalink**) 06-22-2009, 10:59 PM

Drugs that combat the histamine released during an allergic reaction by blocking the action of the histamine on the tissue. Antihistamines do not stop the formation of histamine nor do they stop the conflict between the IgE and antigen. Therefore, antihistamines do not stop the allergic reaction but protect tissues from some of its effects. Antihistamines frequently cause mouth dryness and sleepiness. Newer "non sedating" antihistamines are generally thought to be somewhat less effective. Antihistamine side effects that very occasionally occur include urine retention in males and fast heart rate.

radan · #3 (**permalink**) 06-22-2009, 11:15 PM

Dry eye is the loss or reduction of the eye to naturally produce tears. It is one of the most frequent causes to visit an eye car professional.

There may be a variety of factors which contribute to this problem such as: ~

* Aging
* Medication, including Antihistamines, birth control pills, diuretics, cardiovascular medications, pain relives and anti inflammatories.
* Eye strain from long periods of reading or computer work.
* A dry, humid or windy environment.

Dry eye syndrome is an ongoing condition which has no cure, but there are drops such as artificial tears, lubricating eye drops that may reduce or eliminate the dry scratching feeling. If you are a contact lens wearer who experiences dry eyes you can try to help this with either changing your lenses to a lens which has a higher water content depending on what line of work you are in or you can buy eye drops such as blink eye drops to wear with contact lenses.

packerbacker · #4 (**permalink**) 09-09-2009, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by mithra2000

Drugs that combat the histamine released during an allergic reaction by blocking the action of the histamine on the tissue. Antihistamines do not stop the formation of histamine nor do they stop the conflict between the IgE and antigen. Therefore, antihistamines do not stop the allergic reaction but protect tissues from some of its effects. Antihistamines frequently cause mouth dryness and sleepiness. Newer "non sedating" antihistamines are generally thought to be somewhat less effective. Antihistamine side effects that very occasionally occur include urine retention in males and fast heart rate.

Uuuummmm, okay. I didn't see any mention of contact lenses in there. Did I miss something?