Who here is also being decimated by this years allergy season??

Relic · #1 05-12-2011, 05:22 AM

It's allergy season here in the Mid-Atlantic region and I have to be honest when I say that this is by far the worst I have ever seen. Everyone in my family has either been sick multiple times over the past two months, or at the very least, have been suffering from the high pollen count. I made an appointment for my youngest son to see an allergist and every single one in my area is booked for weeks in advance due to the large volume of folks experiencing this... anyone else seeing this or is it just in my area?

Jimbob Jones · #2 05-12-2011, 05:29 AM

I get it real bad every summer, and it usally lasts until late autumn, when it starts getting wet.

I've been trying a natural remedy: take a teaspoon of local honey every morning with breakfast. The honey has pollen in it, and your body builds up a natural immunity. I've been doing it since March and there's been a notciable reduction in symptoms compared to this time last year.

I usually don't get hit hard until mid-June, so the 'proper' results will make themselves known then!

As far as drugs go, Lotaradine does nothing for me, Ceterezine Hydrochloride provides a little relief. I haven't tried any of the others. Here's hoping I don't need to take anything other than honey this summer!

Skitch it! · #3 05-12-2011, 06:28 AM

It's something that's new to me, I started suffering from hayfever last year for the first time, never a problem previously at all. The tail-end of 2010 I got flu for 6 weeks, and in March I got another flu type thing for another month, I don't know what's going on there, I've never had anything that compares previously, seems to be some virulent off-shoots of flu around.

I won't underestimate hayfever again that much I do know, I thought it was may be the equivalent of a bad cold but nay, it's got much more to offer than that

Relic · #4 05-12-2011, 06:36 AM

Back in March, my son also had the oddest flu that I've ever seen. It lasted for nearly a month and it would usually only effect him at night.
During the day, the fever would be gone, he'd be eating normally, playing - essentially he'd appear well in every way. Come nighttime, the fevers and all other icky flu symptoms would come back. I've never seen one like that before.

**Horny Toad** · #5 05-12-2011, 06:37 AM

Fortunately, I don't suffer from any allergies, but my wife is about to lose her mind. I don't think I've ever seen her suffer like this. It's awful.

Relic · #6 05-12-2011, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Horny Toad

Fortunately, I don't suffer from any allergies, but my wife is about to lose her mind. I don't think I've ever seen her suffer like this. It's awful.

Lots of folks who never experienced any allergies before are suffering this year. It's crazy.

Skitch it! · #7 05-12-2011, 06:45 AM

A few different friends mentioned the same thing about the duration of the flu type infections around, suffering for up to 2 months with them is a bit out of the ordinary. I thought it may just be something I personally picked up somehow but there seems to be a lot of it about?

DontFret · #8 05-12-2011, 06:52 AM

My brother went to the homeopath to try and sort his out last year, he has a lot of allergies and problems like ezcema too. One of those people I guess, but the homeopath gave him something to take, charged him like 50 quid, and when he asked what to do if it didnt work, the guy said 'take antihistamines'.

it didnt work.

Absentia · #9 05-12-2011, 06:59 AM

Not allergies but my chronic sinusitis has been going nuts, nothing like bloody half dried ick in the back of your throat all day.

Oh well more humidifier and more neti.

I also suggest trying a neti pot or the squeeze bottle one works wonders.
ABout 10$ for a 2 - 3 month supply do it when you wake up and an hour before bedtime.

**Pacman** · #10 05-12-2011, 06:59 AM

Glad to see it's not just me. I'm not normally an allergic type, but this spring in Japan has been kicking my tail!

hover · #11 05-12-2011, 07:00 AM

Relic, my sinuses and snot locker are out of commission about 7-8 months of the year due to various allergens... but this year has incapacitated me like few before, and this season is early yet. All the H blockers in the world are gonna do nothin by dry me out and feel like I'mwalking through syrup.... the current round is raping my throat as well at the moment.

hate. it.

Ziltoid · #12 05-12-2011, 07:04 AM

I'm allergic to dust, acarians, cats and kiwis so the allergy season does not bother me one bit

Hollow Man · #13 05-12-2011, 07:14 AM

At first it wasn't bad, but here lately, I've been slammed. Last night my nose was gushing and my eyes were swollen about halfway shut.

So here's the question: which are folks finding to be more effective, Claritin-D or regular Claritin?

Relic · #14 05-12-2011, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Hollow Man

At first it wasn't bad, but here lately, I've been slammed. Last night my nose was gushing and my eyes were swollen about halfway shut.

So here's the question: which are folks finding to be more effective, Claritin-D or regular Claritin?

That's the thing that's throwing me - NOTHING seems to be working. Here in my house we've tried Allegra, Claritin, and a few others but none of them have been fully effective. I would say go for the D though at the very least because if you don't open the sinuses you end up with a sinus infection. Both my son and I are suffering from this very thing at the moment.

hover · #15 05-12-2011, 07:24 AM

I get sinus issues so bad I don't remember a month in the past decade where I didn't feel constant pressure behind my eyes makin it feel they could eject at any time.

dave64o · #16 05-12-2011, 07:32 AM

My son has been miserable for a few weeks now and it started affecting me about a week ago. My sinuses are in bad enough shape as it is but my eyes itch so bad I'm going insane.

Phalex · #17 05-12-2011, 07:33 AM

Oh MAN! When I was a kid, I used to have the worst spring time allergies! I was very allergic to Grass, Trees, Mold....... And a bunch of other stuff. The worst part was when my father would wake me up at 7:00am on a Saturday morning and make me go mow the yard. I'd be all itchy and plugged up for the rest of the day.

I mostly grew out of it. I took shots for years, (they seem to help) and I think my forced exposure to the grass mold and trees visa vie the lawn mower may have helped some. (GOD! That was miserable!)

These days I have very limited nasal symptoms, but my eyes will puff up and almost swell shut occasionally. I don't know what kind of mold is growing in my guitards basement, but when I woke up on Wednesday after Tuesdays practice my wife asked me what happened to my eye. It was itchy, but I didn't think much of it. It was puffy as hell, and looked bruised! It's getting better.......

Relic · #18 05-12-2011, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Phalex

I mostly grew out of it. I took shots for years, (they seem to help) and I think my forced exposure to the grass mold and trees visa vie the lawn mower may have helped some. (GOD! That was miserable!)

I also had the allergy sensitivity shots for years when I was younger. It was every week, then cut down to every two weeks. It really sucked but I'd do it again in a heartbeat if it meant relief!

Phalex · #19 05-12-2011, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Relic

I also had the allergy sensitivity shots for years when I was younger. It was every week, then cut down to every two weeks. It really sucked but I'd do it again in a heartbeat if it meant relief!

My brother has fall allergies. (That may be the real "Hay Fever".) Ragweed and Goldenrod make stuff ooze out of places that don't usually ooze.

Years ago, when his daughter was maybe 6 or 7 years old, he was napping on the couch in the afternoon and she came inside with a nice big bouquet of beautiful golden flowers for him. He was napping, so she put them on his chest, real close to his face.

He woke up, saw what must have looked like a bushel of Goldenrod on his chest and FREAKED OUT!!!

I don't know if he had a violent allergic reaction (His wife was the one that told me the story) but he scared the livin crap out of his kid!

Ahhhhhhhh..... Good times.

LAPetrarca · #20 05-12-2011, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by hover

Relic, my sinuses and snot locker are out of commission about 7-8 months of the year due to various allergens... but this year has incapacitated me like few before, and this season is early yet. All the H blockers in the world are gonna do nothin by dry me out and feel like I'mwalking through syrup.... the current round is raping my throat as well at the moment.

hate. it.

Most eloquently put! I couldn't have stated it better!