good medicine for hayfever :(

NightSt@lk3r said:
Piriton allergy relief i have always used.
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Save yourself a fortune and buy a supermarket brand.

Different drugs work differently on different people. What works for us may not work for you. It's all a bit of trial and error, even with GP prescribed ones.#

EdwardTeach said:
if the first set of drugs he prescribes you dont work, go bet and get some stronger ones (e.g fexofenadine).
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You don't always need stronger drugs, simply changing to another over the counter drug can work wonders.

ATM sainsburys non drowsy is working at the moment. But will probably try fexofenadine when it gets worse, seems to be one of a few which doesn't have tiredness as a side effect so doesn't affect what i can do at work.
 
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Go to a local farm, buy some locally produced honey, take 1 spoonfull 3 times a day. After 1 week no hayfever.
 
I used to have it bad as a teenager. But these days its vanished. I could go out and take a massive sniff of freshly cut grass and il be fine

Immune system of steel :cool:
 
If my idea of honey doesn't work - try some cocaine* :)









*This is a joke and highly illegal - don't really do this.
 
I suffer from really bad dust/hayfever allergies. I just take off the shelf stuff combined with a nasal spray, I've done the same thing everyday for the last 3 years or so, don't think about out it anymore.
 
I use loratadine which you can get online for pence.

Plus sudafed nasal decongestant which clears your nose in minutes and gets rid of the bunged up feeling and stops sneezing to a degree.
 
Flixonaise for about £6 in a blue, orange and white tall box which when removed from said box looks like an orange penis. You have a godlike liquid which when sprayed up into your nasal cavity relieves you for the day ahead in a flash.
 
I get very bad hayfever if I don't take anything, have done for about 10-12 years now. I just use Tescos own brand hayfever tablets (they come in an orange box) 2 quid for 30 days worth.

The trick I find to not suffering from hayfever is to start taking the tablets early (a couple of weeks before you would naturally start suffering from hayfever) and making sure you take them regularly (don't skip days just because you aren't experiencing any symptoms)
 
NightSt@lk3r said:
Piriton allergy relief i have always used.
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This, although it can make you drowsy, it's one of the most effective anti-histamines readily available, and work very quickly.

You can also try some of the various off the shelf preventers (loratadine or Cetirizine are both available off the shelf in supermarkets) although they have to be taken regularly and take a while to build up.
 
Piriton knocks you the hell out, if you're not used to taking stuff. If you feel like going nature-boy, pick some nettle leaves and steep them - that's where you pour boiling water on them, not boil the leaves themselves. Works wonders, 5 or 6 good-size leaves in a mug will see you through for a good 6 hours or so. There's a wasteland near my place, and even though it's a bit of a hassle I find it totally worth the trip, especially as a supplement to the herbal stuff that's much cheaper than the name brands, which for the most part are all exactly the same stuff - cetirizine dihydrochloride (sp?) - and pretty useless.

For the record, I think Piriton is a different compound, which makes them more effective, but cause drowsiness.
 
I suffer very badly and I often wanted to take out my eyes with a nice cold spoon. One year I itched my ye so badly I ended up with what can only be described as a blister on my eyeball!! Then a colleague at work suggested going to the Docs and asking for an injection of Kenalog. Which I know do every year around the End of April start of May, and that' it for a whole year, no hayfever and I am no longer allergic to my cats either, which is a nice bonus :)
 
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