My allergy dr just prescribed me a drug called aterax, as required though evenings only, for my allergy issues. She also told me that it might help with some of the weird sensory stuff.
Anyway, I researched this drug - it is one of the first antihistamines, and seems to be very safe. Aside from antiallergy, it's effects include sedation, antianxiety, anti-nausea (I sure need that at the moment), some effect on pain relief, and it also enhances the effects of other pain killers.
Seems it may be worth looking into for some people - there's no harm in adding more weapons to our arsenal.
I haven't tried it yet, though I did fill the prescription, mainly cause the doc told me not to try it until a night when i'm not so busy the next day, in case the effects last longer than anticipated.
I put some info below from wikipedia, which has a really comprehensive summary:-
"Hydroxyzine (pronounced /haɪˈdrɒksɨziːn/) is a first-generation antihistamine, of the piperazine class that is an H1 receptor antagonist. It was synthesised in the early 1950s and the medicinal formulation of this drug was announced in the 04 August 1956 issue of Chemistry Week.
It is used primarily as an antihistamine for the treatment of itches and irritations, an antiemetic for the reduction of nausea, as a weak analgesic by itself and as an opioid potentiator, and as an anxiolytic for the treatment of anxiety.[1]
Even though it is an effective sedative, hypnotic, and tranquilliser, it shares almost none of the abuse, dependence, addiction, and toxicity potential of other drugs used for the same range of therapeutic reasons."
Cheers all!
Sally