Is it ok to take Phenylephrine Hydrochloride with an antihistamine?

Question

That's basically it. I took an antihistamine, but my nose is stuffy, and I don't know if the antihistamine alone is enough to treat it. Can I take the decongestant Phenylephrine Hydrochloride?

Answer 1

Go ahead and squirt some. Phenylephrine is now a leading ingredient in oral cold remedies, and it's routinely in combination with antihistamines. It hardly works in the oral preparations, though, so the spray/drops are much preferred if you only need it for a couple of days.

Answer 2

yes phenylephrine is a vaso constricter and will reduce the size of your swollen blood vessels within your nose to stop it from running or reduce congestion an anti histamine stops histamine entering mast cells causing allergies