Allergies can strike you anytime. It is one of the few instant attacks that can affect your daily activities. Some of the few things that trigger an allergy are the food you eat, the weather outside and sometimes the actual medicines you take. Allergies can stay for longer than a week if not treated immediately. To save yourself from the discomforts of having allergies, you should take medicine like Allegra.

Allegra has an active ingredient called the fexofenadine hydrochloride. Fexofenadine is an antihistamine that helps reduce the histamine inside the body. Histamine is responsible for sneezing, runny nose and watery eyes. Some cases lead to itchiness and redness in the face, causing your ears to burn. Formulation of Allegra can either be by capsule or tablet form.

Advantages of Allegra

• Non sedative
Non sedative or no drowse antihistamine is advisable when you need to take them at work or in the middle of an activity. Some anti allergy tablets have steroids and cause drowsiness after intake. This is only recommended at night when you're about to sleep.

• Easily dissolved
Allegra is formulated in powder elements that are formed as a capsule. It can either be taken with water or dissolved inside the mouth. Stick it to the far end of your tongue and let your saliva dissolve it in few and easy swallowing movements.

Do's when taking Allegra

• When taking the tablet, make sure you drink this with clear water. Do not attempt to drink this with any juice or sodas as it may have some chemical reaction in your body.

• Keep it inside its packaging until such time you are ready to take it. Make sure you do not break the tablet while taking it out.

• Open the Allegra tablet with dry hands. Wet hands will leave residue and disintegrate the tablet. Make sure you keep the tablet intact and dissolve it in your mouth.

• It is advisable that you take the tablet one hour before meal. If you already had your meal and still need to take it, you can at least wait two hours before taking one. It is effective in an empty stomach.

Fexofenadine is also known to treat skin itching and symptoms of the common and seasonal allergies. When taking other medical drugs, make sure you refer this to your doctor as fexofenadine can react to other substances. Pregnant women should also be careful in taking this and consult their doctors about a safer way to take anti allergies.

Consult your doctor immediately if you experience unusual Allegra side effects such as drowsiness, chill, fever, cough and even flu. If you feel difficulty in breathing, swelling of lips and throat after taking fexofenadine, consult this immediately to a doctor.

If you have a weak immune system, this kind of medicine can give you minor effects such as back pain, headache, diarrhea, nausea and upset stomach. They should go away as soon as the medicine takes effect. Again, if you feel something unusual other than those mentioned, consult your doctor.