good medicine for hayfever :(

CaptainComedy · 17 Apr 2010 at 19:09

other than gouging out my eyes, drowning my lungs and surgically removing the inflamed bone in my nose....

anyone know of a good hayfever medicine? the runny nose has infected my lungs, my eyes are watering like the Nile and my eyes are itching like I have fleas behind them.

feel great though.

was really looking forward to a nice meal and cinema tonight but instead I'm bed ridden.

Gaidin109 · 17 Apr 2010 at 19:10

HazMat suit.

meghatronic · 17 Apr 2010 at 19:10

No medical threads, go and see your GP.

Berserker · 17 Apr 2010 at 19:13

... or local pharmacy. Loads of over-the-counter stuff for Hayfever.

CaptainComedy · 17 Apr 2010 at 19:19

meghatronic said:
No medical threads, go and see your GP.

really? you think my gp is going to say something I don't know? I'm not asking for medical help - I'm asking for advice on what other hayfever sufferers take.

:mad:

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NightSt@lk3r · 17 Apr 2010 at 19:19

Piriton allergy relief i have always used.

meghatronic · 17 Apr 2010 at 19:26

codec said:
really? you think my gp is going to say something I don't know? I'm not asking for medical help - I'm asking for advice on what other hayfever sufferers take.

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And what if the drugs I took killed you? Or caused liver failure? Or erectile disfunction? Or anaphylaxis? Angioedema? Glaucoma? All side-effects.

This is why the rules exist, I'm sorry if you see me being a forum Nazi, but frankly, I don't care.

TriedandTested · 17 Apr 2010 at 19:30

Get an air filter for your home. Not much use outside, but helpful in.

j00ni · 17 Apr 2010 at 19:31

high-dose immunosuppressants

JAMAL · 17 Apr 2010 at 19:33

Benedryl is the only thing that makes me feel like i dont have hayfever!

Participant · 17 Apr 2010 at 19:37

Fexofenadine (Telfast) sorts me out. Prescription only.

Tee Hee Johnson · 17 Apr 2010 at 19:37

j00ni said:
high-dose immunosuppressants

LOL

Try all the over the counter tabs, everybody is different, you will find something that works for you.

j00ni · 17 Apr 2010 at 19:41

craig_kennedy83 said:
LOL

I wasn't joking. Suffered for years, as I'm allergic to most types of pollen (amongst a whole host of other things). Then last year was started on immunosuppressants (admittedly not for hayfever lol), and never had so much as the sniffles since!

And I can drink wine at last too

alex24 · 17 Apr 2010 at 19:46

I think everyone is different, so there's no real 'cure' as such, but the best thing for me was having a nettle tea or two (one in the morning, one at night) brewed from fresh leaves found in your garden (or wherever you're getting the problem). This alleviated the symptoms completely for me, as long as I stuck to it that is. Doesn't taste so nice at first...

Dmack · 17 Apr 2010 at 19:54

i use neoclarityn in the morning and it helps me for the day

FatBoyObese · 17 Apr 2010 at 19:56

I use Loratadine....but as someone posted...go see your GP

Also, and don't laugh, local honey on toast or as a substitute for sugar on cereals and in drinks etc is wicked.....has to do with the pollen in the honey, that's why it needs to be local

Antar Bolaeisk · 17 Apr 2010 at 19:59

I've always been told rubbing you nose with Vaseline can help.

Any time I've done it though it just looked like my nose was blocked up with snot. Did stop the hayfever though.

Tee Hee Johnson · 17 Apr 2010 at 20:00

j00ni said:
I wasn't joking. Suffered for years, as I'm allergic to most types of pollen (amongst a whole host of other things). Then last year was started on immunosuppressants (admittedly not for hayfever lol), and never had so much as the sniffles since!

And I can drink wine at last too

Im on some too, tho not a high dose! Also not for hayfever...!

Done nothing to my constant runny and blocked nose, iffy throat, etc!

Tefal · 17 Apr 2010 at 20:03

codec said:
really? you think my gp is going to say something I don't know? I'm not asking for medical help - I'm asking for advice on what other hayfever sufferers take.

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yeah go to your GP especially if you live in wales you can get the same stuff that's in the expensive over the counter jobbies in a basic no frills pack for free.

That or you can get the jab.

EdwardTeach · 17 Apr 2010 at 20:03

Robbie G said:
Fexofenadine (Telfast) sorts me out. Prescription only.

same here.

I would advise going to your GP, if the first set of drugs he prescribes you dont work, go bet and get some stronger ones (e.g fexofenadine).

typically you should use a nasal spray + anti-histamine tablet for best effect.