is it ok to be dependent always with antihistamine? what other remedy can u suggest? what other antihistamine u can recommend? sometimes i rub her with caladryl, but its more of relief, then the next day she suffer it again,i really pitied her, it disturbed her sleep. we already avoided the foods that caused her allergies, but it still recur and i dont know where it came from, mostly its only during night time..

Well she just had her first drops but in about 2 or 3 hours ago, her eyes seem redder right now but she has been crying. But one weird thing kinda scared me, she had one of those little boogers in the side of her eye and i went to wipe it out and a long string of mucus ( about a centimeter long) came out with what looked like a little blood vessel in it. Is that normal…or what? And we had been putting allergy relief eye drops in her eyes to help with the redness and itching in her eyes before she went to the doctor, can we still use that with the medicine? Thanks so much everyone!
Thanks so much everyone, I think i’m good now i’m going to bed!

My daughter is 8 years old and has been struggling with allergies for a couple of years. Her pediatrician has not tested her specifically but claims that she is most likely allergic to pollen and dust. I have even tried taking her to another family doctor, but all they do is tell me to give her Claritin each night before bed and some kindof nasal spray. Some days are better than others for her, but overall, things seem to be getting worse instead of better. She doesn’t seem to get much of any relief from the congestion and constant feeling of something being in her throat (she clears her throat every minute or two throughout the day and I’m conerned about the long-term effect on her vocal chords). It doesn’t seem to matter whether I give her the Claritin or not, she still is miserable with these symptoms most days. I have been told by a couple of people that she may have an undiagnosed food allergy, such as to milk. Does that sound possible? Is there a way I can figure this out
at home without doing the whole panel of testing at an allergist’s office? If I want to eliminate milk from her diet, for example, how long do I have to do that to determine if milk is the culprit? Any websites that explain how to go about doing this? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
In addition, she is borderline overweight and no one can seem to figure out why. The doctor has been telling me for two years that she will have a growth spurt and get tall and skinny, but it’s just not happening. She’s in third grade now and a girl in her class told her the other day that if she hoped to get a boyfriend, she needed to lose some weight. I’m wondering if she is allergic to some food and it’s adversely affecting her digestion and causing her to gain weight unnecessarily? Could this be? Her doctor won’t look into this. How can I find out what’s going on??? I can’t keep switching doctors over and over. Where should I take her? She’s miserable and I need to figure out what’s going on with her.