Hayfever

[motorollin]

It would appear that over the last few years my body has decided it would be a good idea to become allergic to summer. Stupid body :-x  :madashell:  :pissed:

Yeah, I'm whinging ;-)

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moto

[A4000_Mad]

I suffered with this for a couple of years myself and it was  really horrible :-( Don't know what caused it or made it go away.

[motorollin]

Well it's an immune system over-reaction, so I would assume that it flares up when the immune system is stronger. Anti-histamines inhibit the immune response, so stop the reaction. They also work for colds :-)

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moto

[bloodline]

My hayfever has been stronger this year than ever before... I don't know why...

[Speelgoedmannetje]

Damn that sucks big time. :-(
I really mustn't think of getting it...
Because where I often go on vacation, there's a lot of nature so a no-go area for people suffering hayfever.

[Speelgoedmannetje]

bloodline wrote:
My hayfever has been stronger this year than ever before... I don't know why...

Has been very warm here.

[A4000_Mad]

I believe a tablet called Clarytin was great for the symptoms. But they were about £7 for 4 of them IIRC  :-o

[motorollin]

Benadryl [d]are[/d] is good and not that pricey. I hate taking medication regularly though. The last few days I have been taking anti-histamines and nasal decongestant spray. Can't be good for me to keep taking them, and I suspect will lead to desensitisation to their effects.

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moto

[adz]

I too get fayfever, quite severe at that, I've suffered from it for as long as I can remember. From the beginning of Spring until the beginning of Autumn, I live on a concoction of antihistamine and nasal cortisone. I have found that certain drugs actually stop working after a few years. Last year I was taking Loratadine which seemed to work quite well, however there were still a few days where I had major dramas with my eyes. Living in a drought infested country doesn't help either.

[Cymric]

This year the hayfever works on my nose rather than my eyes, which is fine with me, although the itching is driving me batty sometimes. Even though I've been tested and classified as 'allergic to everything', my bodily response is very mild. I can make do with a levocetirizine tablet every now and then (brand name Xyzal) which works like a charm for about 30 to 36 hours, and by then the weather is likely to have changed sufficiently for the allergen to drop to acceptable concentrations. I carry a few tablets with me in my backpack for emergency use, as well as a tiny bottle of eye drops containing sodium cromoglycate. These are quite effective against dry and itchy eyes. The combination reduces my hayfever to a recurring but minor and controllable bother.

[AJS]

Borrowed from the BBC web site :-)
It might help some people
 
If you have hay fever, there are steps you can take to avoid exposing yourself to pollen:

Keep an eye on the pollen count (often included in weather reports) and stay inside as much as possible when it's high
Wear wrap-around sunglasses to stop pollen getting in your eyes
Saline douches or a little Vaseline applied inside the nose will reduce symptoms
Keep car windows closed and switch on the air conditioning to prevent pollen entering the car
Keep bedroom doors and windows closed in mid-morning and early evening when pollen levels peak
Avoid areas such as parks or fields, particularly in the early evening when there's a lot of pollen floating at nose level
Get someone else to mow the lawn and don't lie on freshly cut grass

[Cymric]

Another tip is to take a shower before going to bed. Your hair is then clean, and won't spread any pollen on your pillow...

[AJS]

Cymric wrote:
Another tip is to take a shower before going to bed. Your hair is then clean, and won't spread any pollen on your pillow...

Quite Correct and also don't get undressed in the bedroom if you've been out as the pollen will be on your clothes and taking your clothes off in the bedroom will disperse it into the Air, so bathroom then as Cymric said Shower!!

[bloodline]

I imagine washing one's socks helps too...

[Andy]

A4000_Mad wrote:
I believe a tablet called Clarytin was great for the symptoms. But they were about £7 for 4 of them IIRC  :-o

I get NeoClarytin which is an updated version of the clarytin A4000 mentioned. They are the only tablets that have worked with me. I've had Trilludan, Hisminall, Piriton none of them worked. I take 1 tablet of NeoClarytin and two sprays up each nostril of Beconase nasal spray and no longer suffer the awful efects of streaming eyes, sneezing and lethargy that goes with the suffering of hayfever. When I was a child there was times when I couldn't get out of bed.

Use both the NeoClarytin and the nasal spray it's a god send.