OH NO!! have to give away hammies and gerbils :(

[shellonabeach]

I don't know anything about Zoloft but I did do a quick google search - what I found was all rather anti-zoloft and some side effects sound rather similar to your allergies - dizzyness, migraines, flu-like symptoms etc etc. They also say that coming off them is twice as bad.

http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/Foru...ML/000096.html

I also found that anti-depressants such as zoloft should not be combined with Astemizole (Hismanal) antihistamines.

Again as has been said before your mother jumps the gun and all your pets go how about getting an accurate allergy test done. I also think if it were the pets that caused such a problem why does the dander from the 2 dogs and cat not cause any problems?

But in the same sentence if you cannot play with your pets then they can't be happy, so perhaps a good home is the best option.

[RubyMutt]

My mom is severely allergic to cats. About as allergic to cats as you can get. It's a long story on how this happened, but a cat did come to live with us. My mom was almost always on Benadryl. Poor woman Always drowsy & tired, but it was able to keep her allergies under control around the cat.
However, my boyfriend gets horrible allergies this time of year. He has taken nearly every allergy medicine available and nothing works! His doctor says the only way he could get rid of them would be to get some sort of steroid shot! It's rather expensive & my bf doesn't have medical insurance right now () so the poor guy is miserable Thankfully he's usually only like this for about one month out of the year.
Good luck with everything T_M!! I hope you find something that works for you! I know you love your hammis and gerbils, it would be horrible if you had to give them away!

[wolfsoul]

She informed me yesterday that her allergies are almost gone! The benedryl must be working...

No time to get rid of animals...get some more.. lol

[Nomilynn]

About the Zoloft/allergy thing..

Most antidepressants can NOT be mixed with any decongestants. Antihistamines are ok, but any medication that has any kind of decongestant is dangerous. I don't know why that is, it's just what both my doctor and my pharmacist told me

I don't have any advice about the bedding or anything, I just wanted to clear that part up

[tikeyas_mom]

thats what I ment I jusrt got the big words mixed up lol.. I am bad with that