Allegra and benadryl

I have been using Allegra for over 2 years. It worked for my allergy symptoms. There are side effects I experienced but didn't really make the connection until I started reading everybody else's experiences. I had headaches, ear aches and ear infections that wouldn't go away, leg cramps at night a foot cramps while driving. I was on several antibiotics for the ear infections. Severe headaches/brain fog at doses of 180. I tried an experiment by stopping the Allegra. Sure enough my ears have cleared up and no more leg & foot cramps. The down side is that my allergies are worse and I have been taking the old antihistamines Chlor-Trimeton & Benadryl.

I have also experienced terrible lower back pain, and severe hives!!

About 2 days after I started taking Allegra, I began to break out in hives. They started on my wrists and ankles, and then they moved up my legs. Now I've got them on my back, arms, stomach, and even my eyelid!

It's unbearable.

I think I'd rather live with the sneezing from my allergies than suffer through the scratching and sleepless nights!

I'm 22 and when I wake up, I feel like I'm 90 because my back hurts so bad.

Allegra, I am done with you!

Good luck to anyone else who might take this medication.

My advice? Stick with Benadryl.