In addition to taking antihistamines, take multi-vitamins to boost your immune system during allergy season. 1  Cetirizine. Also known as Zyrtec, this is the best antihistamine available. 2  Loratadine. Also known as Claritin or Talavert. 3  Diphenhydramine. Also known as Benadryl.  Chlorphenamine.
Figure 7. How neurotransmitters work, part 1. Chemicals called neurotransmitters are responsible for transmitting nerve impulses across the synapse from one nerve cell to another, or from one nerve cell to a target organ or gland.
Best Answer: To transmit a signal between neurons. Signals pass through neurons in the form of change in electrical potential. However, if an organism had a fully electrical nervous system the signals could flow both ways, which would render the organism incapable of properly sensing its environment.