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Compare DESLORATADINE (Desloratadine) and MONTELUKAST (Montelukast) — clinical data, side effects, and patient experiences.
Desloratadine, Clarinex, CLARINEX-D 12 HOUR · Antihistamine
How it works
12.1 Mechanism of Action Desloratadine is a long-acting tricyclic histamine antagonist with selective H 1 -receptor histamine antagonist activity. Receptor binding data indicates t...
Approved for
Montelukast, Singulair · Leukotriene Modifier
How it works
12.1 Mechanism of Action The cysteinyl leukotrienes (LTC 4 , LTD 4 , LTE 4 ) are products of arachidonic acid metabolism and are released from various cells, including mast cells a...
Approved for
Estimated frequency (%) based on clinical trial data
Based on 25 Reddit discussions
DESLORATADINE
60%
positive
10 threads
MONTELUKAST
13%
positive
15 threads
% of discussions mentioning each side effect
10 Reddit threads analysed for DESLORATADINE
Overall Sentiment
Slightly positive
Comparison Threads
0
Avg Post Score
14 upvotes
Most discussed side effects in community
My son is 15M, 173cm (5,8/9 ft), Asian, 62 kg (+- 136 lb). I (father, 43) have eczema, which he himself also has. He doesn't do drugs and also doesn't drink alcohol. We live in the Netherlands, the medicine he takes is for hayfever and its called "Desloratadine Aurobindo 5mg". He takes 1 pill per da
Present: Scandinavian, female, aged 25, no children, in a relationship. Master-student in Public Health working part time as a critical care nurse. Eating healthy, go to the gym regularly, BMI 21,2. As English is not my mother language, excuse my grammar and such. My main issues are tiredness, fatig
Hi all! I (25f) have a mystery allergy that no doctor I've seen can figure out. I hope someone who has seen or heard of these symptoms can help me along in hopefully finding my way to a diagnosis. I'll write down my stats first, then explain the story of my first reaction, sum up the facts and finis
Hello everybody! I am a 23 year old man. I am 195 cm (6ft 4in) tall and weigh 82 kg (181 lbs). I am quite fit as I work out semi-regularly. I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't take any kind of drugs. In April, May, August and September I take Flonase and desloratadine for my pollen allergies. All
28F/5'11/300 lb/White Taking Nebivolol 5mg, Desloratadine 5mg, slynd 28 day tablets, otc iron and b12 Have been previously diagnosed with tachycardia, high blood pressure, PCOS, Anxiety and depression No drinking/smoking/drugs This is sort of a weird timeline of events, and I'm not sure if it's al
Hey. So my gf has a skin problem and this winter is the worst ever. She had some rashes in the past years but it wasn't that severe (pics included bellow). This year is the first time the rash appeared on her face. She visited the doctors already but they are not really "ambitious" about doing any f
Sorry in advance, this is really long but I wanted to go into as much detail as I could so you can see the full picture of what I've been going through. TIA for anyone who gets through it all/leaves a comment! \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\
Age 80s Sex Female Height 150 Weight 74 kg Race Turkish (Middle East) Duration of complaint She takes them for a long time period Any existing relevant medical issues Diabetes, Hypertension, Asthma So basically, I found out some medicines my grandmother use seems like not ok. In the usage pape
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15 Reddit threads analysed for MONTELUKAST
Overall Sentiment
Mixed
Comparison Threads
0
Avg Post Score
93 upvotes
Most discussed side effects in community
Is that a Singulairity?
16M Caucasian, I weigh around 260 , I’m 5’11. I take cetrizine, nasal spray, and montelukast. I have allergies, anxiety, and OCD. As the title says, saying some words makes my vision go weird. Everything will tilt downward. Until I stop pronouncing the word. Words like B, D, M, U, V, and Z are on
28 year old Male, 170 pounds. I had 3 sleep studies done . 2 at home, 1 in the clinic. 2 showed no apnea. And 1 was minor, like so minor he didn't even wanna give me a cpap but did anyway. I don't know what to do anymore. I wake up 5-8 times a night. Usually I do need to pee. Went to a urologist, go
My husband is a 35 year old, 220 pounds, Caucasian male. When ai met him 7 years ago he was in amazing health. We would go for hikes for 10 miles and he would work out every day. He could eat anything and didn't have a single allergy. He would get exercise induced asthma if he did something really i
Age: 35 Sex: F Height: 5'6 Weight: 230 Duration: 1 and a half to 2 years. Occasionally drink/edible gummy consumption (once or twice a month) Country: USA City/State: Austin, TX Hi everyone! I hope all is well. Posting on behalf of my sick GF. My GF has been chronically ill with flu-like symptoms fo
32F. Currently 38w pregnant. Scheduled c section next Saturday. I’m currently on prednisone, Wellbutrin, valacyclovir, Focalin, and albuterol for my asthma + montelukast when it gets really bad during the winter. For context, I’ve had asthma since I was a kid. It’s landed me in the hospital plenty
34 White male, 5'10", 195, symptoms experienced since Memorial Day 2013, skin, lungs, chest, Ranitidine, Doxepin, Nexium, Montelukast, Xolair I was going to a dermatologist for plantars warts on my feet. He was freezing them off. After 3 years with moderate success, he asked me if I wanted to try hi
20 AFAB, My adoptive parents have always told me about how crazy bringing me home from the hosptial was because they didnt think i was going to be able to leave for at least 4 weeks initially. I was born 6 weeks early. The reasoning that my parents have always told me (as well as many other relativ
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DESLORATADINE is a Antihistamine, while MONTELUKAST belongs to the Leukotriene Modifier class. This means they work through different pharmacological mechanisms, which may influence both efficacy and side effect profiles.
DESLORATADINE carries 1 FDA warning. MONTELUKAST carries 4 FDA warnings. Patients should discuss all warnings and contraindications with their healthcare provider before starting or switching medications..
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