Anyone else have bad allergies?
 

So I'm allergic to plant sperm and enjoy taking really long walks on the beach It's been consistently over 20°C degrees here in Quebec and much to my dismay, allergy season has begun. Past 4 days have been bloody hell and was wondering if anyone else has bad allergies. What antihistamine do you use to get by?. Claritin's extra strength crap doesn't seem to help much.:facepalm:

I am allergic to everything except dogs..... I got allergy shots when i was in high school and they have made a huge difference in my quality of life...

I'll have to look into that, thank you. It seems like as the years go by, they just get worse.

Definitely look into Zyrtec (or the generic Alertec). Claritin never really did anything for me but Zyrtec has worked miracles.

I've never heard of either of them, oddly enough. I'll see if my local pharmacy keeps them in stock and try them out if they do, thank you.

I HATE SPRING!

For the past 3 weeks now I've had 2 sinus infections, and woken up every night at 3am sneezing.

I bought a Neti Pot 2 days ago, used it thrice so far. Today is the best day I've had in almost a month.

Afrin Pump Mist is the shit and it fucks tons of bitches. I've had 2 or 3 sinus infections in the last year, and that is the only shit that allows me to continue to function as a human.

As do I, it's supposed to cool down in the next few days so there is some relief in sight. I'm not looking forward to when it will be consistently over 10°C. Glad to hear you're feeling better though.

Pollen count here is 5K+ ppm. It was well over 7k last spring. We did just get a nice downpour...but the clear air will only last for a few hours before everything has a yellow haze to it.....again. Fuck this shit....2-3 more weeks of it too :(

shit sucks! im kinda glad my cars are in the garage until they are fixed. they is avoiding the yuck....

my allergies haven't started fuckin with me yet, but i expect they will soon.

Dayum! the weather channel we have here is too ghetto to provide us an accurate PPM reading and instead they give us a scale of 0-10 on how much we're fucked for the day :vash:

hahaha, that sucks!

I'm allergic to fruit.

i feel for you guys, i haven't found myself to be allergic to anything yet, but my wife is a disaster, she went and got tested and the only thing they found was shellfhish which she eats with no problems yet sneezes all year incessantly. seems like they mixed her up with someone else.

I have been begging for rain all week...then Bam!!All of the roads look like Monet paintings...but I still fell like crap.My car looks like a Peep too.
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Those are allergy symptoms. The same ones my youngest son gets when he's down here. We've never tested him so we don't know for sure what his allergies are for sure. Ask your wife to try to go 1 month without eating shellfish and you'll see the sneezing go away.

My oldest son (now 31) got tested and spent about 3 years with weekly shots. He's much better now but allergies never go away completely.

FWIW; I read somewhere that pollen count is supposed to be very high this summer so I feel your pain.

Hah....I work at a tire shop part time, shit KILLS me in the summer.
Tire dust/brake dust/tons of fucking trees in the parking lot.
I r not plsed

I'm actually allergic to cockroaches..... weirdest allergy ever imho! I was told that they die in the air vents of public buildings, and when they decompose, the dust created blows through the vents and screws up my nose!

That's interesting.

I had a lot of food and environmental allergies as a kid, and after years of allergy shots, that's pretty much not an issue for me anymore.

I am still amazingly allergic to cats, dogs, etc. Basically, if I were to spend 5 minutes rolling around with a dog licking me and such, I'd wind up either in the ER or the morgue.

Claritin-D has really worked miracles for me in this department. I still get a bit of a reaction on the skin if certain breeds lick / drool on me (Boston Terriers seem particularly bad here) and I need to be careful not to touch my eyes after handling a cat or a dog, but I can quite literally lie on the floor for an hour with two Chihuahuas jumping all over me, licking me, sitting on my face and neck, etc., and have basically no adverse reaction at all.

Next time I'm back home in FL, I may try this Zyrtec of which you speak, and see if I fare any better around the Terriers with it. If I wind up dead, I'm going to haunt the shit out of you.

There's pollen everywhere hear in Gainesville. I walk out every morning to a putting green, thankfully I have no allergies.

It was worse this year than I recall in any previous year, at least in the ham. One day it was fine, the next day while out driving, you could see a really thick yellow haze over just maybe half of a mile. Pollen storms whipped up by the wind. Today while I was watering my garden a big puff of wind came along and blew a huge cloud of pollen off of the pine trees that surround my house. I had to run inside to take cover to avoid being gagged by it. So apparently that good shower we got last night didn't cure it. My car was gold for 2 days, and it's normally red. :vash: Fortunately, I don't have very bad allergies. I get sniffles a little every now and then maybe, but not too bad.

Same for me. Horrible allergies when I was younger. Went to Vegas on a trip with parents and had a dessert with Walnuts. Spent the rest of the trip in bed.

After a few years of allergy shots, my allergies are well under control now, but when they do break out, its bad to the point where I cant make it to work.

Allergy shots are definitely something to look into if you have not already.

Yea, I was watching the news today and they said anything over 120 parts per cubic feet was considered extremely high. The readings they were getting over the past 2 days were 5250 parts per cubic feet! They said it was due to the overwhelming water that we got in the last couple months and the week of heat. All the trees decided to bloom all at once.

+ 1 nigga.

When i was a kid I got tested and they told my parents I was allergic to rats and dust. It was like related to asthma. But I ain't no bitch so the allergies and asthma don't fuck with me!
But the high humidity do give me migraines =_=

Is currently 7c outside and will likely stay around that area. It's raining and will rain all morning, best of all, I CAN BREATHE AGAIN. Past 5 days have been an absolute hell. I am definately going to consult a doctor about allergy vaccines because I'm just not hardcore enough to deal with it.

Another Zyrtec fan here. If I can tell that an allergy attack is building, I mix a couple Sudafed. It is a wonderful cocktail.

I do not know about other states, but Florida likes to make it difficult for those with allergies and they will keep the Sudafed behind the counter or with the pharmacist. You have to sign things and have your license swiped. This is to try to thwart meth manufacturers, as some Sudafed (the stuff that works) has Pseudoephedrine as an active ingredient, which is used to make the meth. Guess what? Meth is still available to those that want it, and it is a pain in the ass for me to get my medication.

Meth is a hell of a drug.

I <3 Claritin-D...that stuff makes me feel soooooo good....no wonder the crackheads used it to make meth lol


If I had my way, I'd make sure all cops gave a swift club to the face of anyone they caught with meth. Those people are the scum of the Earth and are directly responsible for the many nights I have spent awake and barely able to function because I wasn't able to obtain medication containing pseudoephedrine. My older brother did meth for awhile and I still give him all kinda of shit every time I see him...I'm surprised we have not gotten in a fistfight over the shit I have talked to him :giggle:

Generic store brand antihistamine works best for me for some reason, even over the prescription stuff, which costs alot more and seems to do nothing, i helped my allergies a bit by moving to a dry place but its still perty bad this time of year. Stock up on tp for your nose.

This is bad for my sinuses:

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I'm allergic to vaginas. They make my dick swell up.

Sorry, I had to...


I've only recently started having springtime allergies and they seem to be getting worse every year. Claritin (loratidine) is worthless. I think my wife tried Zyrtec but she couldn't sleep at night when she was using it. I haven't tried it. Afrin No-Drip Mist is very nice (with menthol). Ibuprofen helps the headaches a little. Chlorpheniramine Maleate (antihistamine) is useless even at 3 times the standard dosage.

Everything from the cars to the buildings to the walkways is covered with pollen. There are places where I can't see the ground because of all of the oak blooms littering the ground. The ground is brown with them. There are more of them than blades of grass in my yard because I have a canopy of giant grandfather oaks over my entire neighborhood. Stupid trees. I get a headache in 20 seconds walking from the car to the front door. It gets worse as I linger outside. AAARRRGGGHHH!

Ummm holy shit :eek5:

The joys of the SE.

:bowrofl:

It's been raining all day (thank god) and has kept most of the crap on the ground, but it's going to be a very hot week, like 25c average, and that's pretty damn hot, by Canadian standards anyways...

Mine fuckin suck right now!

recently heard about a radical treatment for this on "this American Life". I have never had a real problem with hay fever/allergies, but damned interesting stuff all the same. Seams modern man is over-sanitizing himself.......

http://www.asthmahookworm.com/jt_archive/index.php

My allergies have gotten better as I've gotten older but I still get them bad when everything blooms (mostly grass & trees).

Claritin doesn't work for me. I use Zyrtec when it gets bad but I also can't sleep when I take it. That shit gives me chemical nightmares, its the only time I ever have them.

Usually when my eyes start watering I'll use Alavert (24 hr that melt in your mouth and taste like orange). If I can keep my eyes from watering too much it keeps the rest in check.

I never was allergic to anything for 38 years than last year in the spring stuffy and sneezing....WTF and its back this year. Sux!

Thanks for the heads up on Zyrtec. It seems to help a little. The sleeping thing is quite strange. I had a little extra trouble falling asleep, but must have had some pretty intense dreams going on. At 2:56 in the morning I JUMPED out of bed and stood there in the pitch dark in the middle of the room not knowing where I was. I should point out that this is abnormal behavior for me.

Here's what I am up against in the way of pollen. I have huge grandfather oaks around my house and those of my neighbors that make a canopy so dense that it almost won't allow grass to grow. My next door neighbor has a lot of bare dirt in his yard. Are any of you familiar with oak "flowers?" They are essentially just pollen dispensers and they look like worms from a distance. My neighbor's bare brown dirt yard is covered with them.
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Here's a close-up:
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We just had a rain three days ago and look how much pollen is on the Miata already:
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The streaks are not from the rain but from the morning dew running of the car.
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I love Springtime.

I woke up at 2:56 AM this morning sneezing my lungs out. I gave the Afrin spray a try, it seems to help a little with the sinus pressure, but the mucus still flows like Niagra falls. I sneeze very loudly, and felt like a douchebag when I started sneezing every 10 seconds today in the office. I've got to give zyrtec a try. Its the only thing I haven't tried yet.

I'd be careful with the OTC nasal sprays. They're highly addictive and can tear the lining of your nose up. Go to your doc and get on Nosarel or Flonase. Worked a helluva lot better for me than Zyrtec or Claritin.

Fuck cats and the hair/dander that falls off of them when I run them over in my pollen covered car.

Frank

I was addicted BAD to Afrin. Oh man. That feeling of "I can't breathe!!!!" till you spray it. No good at all. I'd rather fucking sniffle.

I'm really addicted to the nasal sprays during fall and spring. I can kick them, but as soon as allergies kick back in I'm using the 12hr sprays every 6hrs.

Wow. Allergy season here seemed to be much shorter than last year. Alavert, Clairitin, and Allegra still do nothing for me. I used Afrin for a day or two with good results. After that I got a hold of some Nasacort AQ and that worked wonders for the next few days, after which it seemed the pollen count for whatever I'm allergic to has dropped below the critical level. The cool thing about Nasacort is that it isn't addicting, but it is a prescription only AFAIK. I still get a little sneezing outside but nothing like the stuffed running nose and can't breath all day, and I'm not even taking anything now. Yay!

FWIW, I was fine using Afrin once a day. It worked pretty well besides the nasty taste once it made it's way to my throat.

I have awful alergies. This tree pollen down here combined with no rain is killer. The only thing that seems to work in Benadryl Allergy combined with a 5hr energy. Even at that the Benadrl wins sometimes and I start nodding off. I got a Cortisone shot a couple years ago and that was the best week in allergy season of my life. Anyone got a lead on some roids?

Neti pot for me as well. Environment change in '09 (moved) and now I have been getting tortured with sinus colds.

There are a few options
Decongestants-pseudoephedrine is better than phenylephrine but only available by prescription in some places
Antihistamines
Zyrtec(OTC 10mg twice daily), claritin(OTC worthless typically), allergra, Clarinex(metabolite of clartin works better) xyzal(metabolite of zyrtec works well)
Doxepin is actually an old time tricyclic antidepressant but it is also the most potent antihistamine available-makes everyone sleepy try 10mg at bedtime

nasal steroids
theres like 10 nasocort, rhinocort, nasonex, flonase etc-they all do the same thing work well

Nasal antihistamines
Astelin and Patanase are the only ones I can remeber.They work well when combined with nasal steroids

Nasal cromolyn-this is a nasal spray that blocks the release of histamine-gotta use it several times a day

other oral meds like Singulair(montelukast) are helpful for some people when used in addition to antihistamines

Yes the netty pot helps some

I would start with a non sedating antihistamine and don't be afraid to push the dose. next add a nasal steroid(need a prescription)
If this doesnt do the trick add a nasal antihistamine or cromolyn
Immunotherapy is really the only other treatment and it doesnt work for everyone-go see a reputable allergist
nasal sprays work well for short term relief but longer term use results in rebound where stopping the medication leads to even more stuffiness-don't overuse them and make the problem worse

I learned something useful this year. The 12 hour Zyrtec-D is excellent. I reported last year that I had problems with Zyrtec causing sleep disruption but that was with the 24-hour version. The 12 hour with the "D" is really good. I take it in the morning and it works all day. I will take a Benadryl at night as the Zyrtec begins to wear off and I have done much better this year than last year.

Claritin still has zero effect if I take it.

Zyrtec works ok after my allergies have started attacking. You know, I think most of these medicines are more of a preventive drug to keep allergies from attacking before they start. Once they start, it's basically useless. Zyrtec works better as even though allergies already started to attack, it can stop it before it gets worse. Claritin doesn't work for jack once the allergies break lose. The nice thing about those drugs is that they don't make you sleepy for the most part.


Now, Benadryl is a whole different story. That shit works wonders. But it can also knock you out cold.

I've been on Walitin-D for about a month now. My eyes are burning and my nose is running right now. I feel the worst right when I wake up. I wonder why since it is so humid outside in the AM that the pollen is flying around. Zrytec does nothing for me.

I've been off med's for about a week now though. I hate the feeling of being forced to live taking a pill. I'm going to be one of those stubborn old people that complain how everyone is over medicated and never take my pills.

This season, I'm finding that Alavert and Claritin are only partially helping my symptoms. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) fixes me completely, but makes me so tired that I almost can't drive.

It sucks waking up in the morning with my eyes cemented shut and my sinuses so inflamed that I can't breath through my nose. At least I'm not wheezing in the morning like I do at night.

All the rain we were supposed to get has turned out to be a real disappointment. I was hoping for more over a longer period of time.

I'm taking the 24hour Zyrtec (non D) every night and the 12 hour Zyrtec D every morning (yes this is doubling up on the otc dosage) and I'm not suffering at all this year. I'm not drowsy (because of the D, pseudoephedrine) and I am dealing with one of the highest pollen counts in years without trouble. I was actually going to pay to get the regimen of shots this year if I couldn't come up with a decent solution, but I have! My regular doc said that the otc dosage was about half of what I could take so doubling up like that was no big deal. I do recommend trying it. No need to suffer.

I'm dying.
I kinda doubled up on Allegra D- took one 24hr one yesterday at 5pm and one again at 1am. Now I'm all doped up but still sneezing and have a runny nose. Once I polish off the generic Allegra crap, I'll switch back to Claritin. I might try your solution, Steve, but with Claritin/D.

I've been pumping down Claritin, Mucinex-D, and this effing Walmart branded nasal spray (which is the ONLY thing that actually lets me breathe) since October! Ever since they moved me into a new (to me) building this crap has been going on. Swear to god they don't even have an air filter in the HVAC system, every morning my desk is covered in this black filth!

Until the building move my only allergies were itching eyes and sneezing at the first sign of spring/fall. :(

I love my job, but if this continues I'll have to quit..

Claritin and Allegra don't do anything for me. I've tried. I would quit playing around with them if I were you.

Nothing seems to be doing anything for me except that Walmart nasal spray garbage, which will allow me to breathe through my nose (mostly) for about an hour. I've been to the doctor and all he tells me is not to use medicated nasal sprays, just stick to the Mucinex-D/Claritin crap, but at $50 for a box of both and taking 1 pill every 24hr of Claritin and 1 Mucinex-D every 12 hours it's killing me financially and does precisely dick.

Last year I developed a Sinus and ear infection and all they did was tell me the same thing, then prescribe a $175 bottle of Cefdinir (Generic for the $300 bottle of Omnicef.) You want "Hope and Change" with Health Care, start with the mother fucking pharmaceutical companies FFS. Google tells me this ---- came from China anyway.


Basically I've tried everything available off the shelf and I'm out of options. Pseudoephedrine HCl doesn't seem to work for dick. :confused:

I just want to sleep at night again :(

I take Singulair daily and cheapo Benadryl as needed. I find that if you take them at night, they work the best. Benadryl can make you drowsy, depending on when/how you take it. I've had good and bad days with it, but it's better than not being able to breathe or see without it.

Best thing I've found - take showers and change clothes often if you're outside a lot. If i mow the lawn, I come straight in, put the clothes in the basement, and shower immediately. Washing the pollen off your body helps to keep it from affecting you so much.

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