# Anyone have allergy issues which causes their Chiari symptoms to be worse than normal?

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**Category:** Symptoms and Treatments\
**Created:** [March 27, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/anyone-have-allergy-issues-which-causes-their-chiari-symptoms-to-be-worse-than-normal/165 "2011-03-27T21:41:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dawn\_Purvis](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/dawn_purvis/32/144_2.png) [@Dawn\_Purvis](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/Dawn_Purvis)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/anyone-have-allergy-issues-which-causes-their-chiari-symptoms-to-be-worse-than-normal/165/1 "2011-03-27T21:41:08Z")

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I have been trying to get over the flu (which made my symptoms even worse) and now that I am over the flu, my allergies are acting up so bad (which is causing my symptoms to be even worse again). I have been unable to find any allergy medicine to help. I didn't know if anyone had any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![lori](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/lori/32/65_2.png) [@lori](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/lori)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/anyone-have-allergy-issues-which-causes-their-chiari-symptoms-to-be-worse-than-normal/165/2 "2011-03-28T15:52:48Z")

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Dawn..sorry to read that you are dealing with another med issue!!!

do you have an allergy doc you could call/make appt????? what about PCP...Carla had good results from the shots...

keep us posted on this,ok???

God Bless,

Lori

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**Author:** ![Alicia\_R](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/alicia_r/32/114_2.png) [@Alicia\_R](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/Alicia_R)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/anyone-have-allergy-issues-which-causes-their-chiari-symptoms-to-be-worse-than-normal/165/3 "2011-03-28T23:52:23Z")

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I take Zyrtec for my allergies. I think what makes it bad is the sneezing and the inflamation from the allergies. Straining makes Chiari worse...so the sneezing definitely will. I don't know why my allergist didn't put me on allergy shots...  
Clariton gives me a headache. Benedryl doesn't work all the time anymore like it used to. The last time I took it, it made me swell up. So it was like the opposite effect.

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**Author:** ![Butterfly35](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@Butterfly35](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/Butterfly35)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2017, 12:16pm UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/anyone-have-allergy-issues-which-causes-their-chiari-symptoms-to-be-worse-than-normal/165/4 "2017-09-16T12:16:14Z")

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I’ve tried Xyzal. It was great, because it helped me sleep through the night! ! I get up early every morning, and it drives me nuts!