Hmmmmm....is she sure it is the prednisone that is "drying up her milk?" I'd be much more suspicious of the Zyrtec because it's an antihistamine and has a side effect of dry mouth listed. Why can'r she be given a less potent and shorter acting antihistamine and then just take it as needed? Susan Keith-Hergert RN, MS, CPN, IBCLC *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html