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How Long for Claritin to Take Effect?

Hi - We gave our son a 24 hour dose of Children's Claritin for allergies. We haven't seen any change. How long does it take to have effect? I know that Benadryl is fast acting. How long before I can give him a different allergy med if it doesn't help? I'll talk to his dr in the morning, but wanted to hear personal experiences. Thank you!

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Has Anyone Ever Had a 2Yr Old Be Unresponsive While Taking Children's Claritin?

My 2yr old son has been taking Claritin for 3days now and I got a call from the daycare this morning saying he went limp and unresponsive. They couldn't wake him up so they had to take him outside for a few minutes before he would wake up. Once he finally woke up he was dizzy and could barely stand. They said he was fine when I talked to him that he had just ate lunch and was getting ready for a nap but it kind of has me worried.

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New to Asthma

Oh, moms, I'm so exhausted. My 4 year old has a history of RSV (at 6 wks.),...

Elementary School

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School Overnight for Kindergartener

So, a month ago I found out that the kindergarten where my son goes is planning a mandatory overnight for all the kids in the third year of kindergarten. Oy, has that month passed by so quickly... A little background information: We are living in Japan. Japanese kids are not required to attend kindergarten. Japanese kindergarten is three years with the third year kids turning 6 during the school year. The school year starts in April here. The majority of the kids attending this overnight will be 5 year olds. Only those kids...