I have allergies and Iam currently taking zrytec along with an OTC allergy pills. Last week I tried tylenol allergy cool burst. I swallowed one and it ended up coming back up. Seem like the cool burst irritated my throat and taste buds. I am trying to see if there is a smaller OTC allgery pill out there that works well with the band that last all day, so Im not popping pills every 4 hours cause my eyes are itching from the pollen. Im just trying to avoid going to my primary doctor.

Allergies suck. I went through 15 years of immunotherapy but I do not use any allergy medicine or asthma medicine and haven't for a very long time. Obviously, it's been a long time since I used any allergy medicine, much less an OTC variety. BUT, I believe I've seend ads for Claritin in either a fast dissolve strip or tablet.

Claritin is a small pill, and should not give you any problems. Not much bigger than a sweetner tablet.

Why are you not taking zyrtec? It is available OTC...

and when you say you take it "along with OTC pills" you don't mean all at the same time, do you? You can cause a rebound effect if you do that.

Anyway there are lots of smallish (like claritin) Otc pills out there.

wow, I was told by my doctor that all pills had to be crushed. I have read otherwise on this site. Was it a certain amount of time after being banded before you started swallowing pills?

I have ALWAYS taken pills. In fact, the prescription my surgeon sent home with me post op was for a pill!

(Darvocet). I take HUGE potassium pills with no problems. You know, even if you are very tight most pills dissolve. You maybe should re-confirm with your surgeon if you feel every single pill must be crushed. I always say to do what your doc says but aside from the fact that some pills should NOT ever be crushed...many really never have an issue with tablets, capsules, etc.