Hayfever - Thread

Narj · 19 Jun 2013 at 14:45

rG-tom said:
I used to get hayfever worse than you can ever imagine, now i have an injection twice a year...kenalog, aka Triamcinolone Acetonide.

Now i dont get any symptoms. Infact i had my second one today

I asked about an injection years ago, persistently in fact and was told no by my doc on each occasion. I can't remember what the reasons were.

Ace Modder · 19 Jun 2013 at 14:49

My suffering has just started!

It's normally April-May-June, but this year it's only just started.

3 months of hell to look forward too.

pingwing · 19 Jun 2013 at 14:58

*dances* It's been too wet over normal pollen season so I have managed to avoid the bits that usually get me (April-May), just getting cat hair sneezes instead...

BrightonBelle · 19 Jun 2013 at 15:44

Was awful yesterday but took a Zirtek today and so far so good!

I forget I get it though and think I have a cold :/

BB x

janp · 19 Jun 2013 at 16:19

Narj said:
I asked about an injection years ago, persistently in fact and was told no by my doc on each occasion. I can't remember what the reasons were.

I was told no, due to the amount of different pollens I'm allergic to

Sucks pretty much suffer from April through to September/October.

rG-tom · 19 Jun 2013 at 17:39

i have only managed to find one doctor and now lie about my address to stay on their register, as most wont give it due to its links with osteoperosis. my doctors thoughts are that i am as far removed from the risk of getting it that even a ten fold increase of that risk makes it negligible compared to the suffering that hayfever 100% does cause me.

Flibster · 19 Jun 2013 at 17:51

Been fully stoked on my steroids since march. I hate hayfever...

It's still kicked in a little over the last couple of days . Damn.

AHarvey · 8 Jul 2013 at 07:31

Is anyone else finding that medication just isn't helping this year?

My one a day tablets I normally take last a couple of hours, the Chlorphenamine tablets barely make a difference.

A work friend has medication from her doctor and that's not helping her, and most sufferers I know at the moment are feeling the same thing

grudas · 8 Jul 2013 at 08:08

AHarvey said:
Is anyone else finding that medication just isn't helping this year?

My one a day tablets I normally take last a couple of hours, the Chlorphenamine tablets barely make a difference.

A work friend has medication from her doctor and that's not helping her, and most sufferers I know at the moment are feeling the same thing

Yup! Nothing seems to help for some reason... It stops for a bit but not the whole day! ;/ I need at least 2 tablets a day to get anywhere... Stupid hayfever!

The_Baron · 8 Jul 2013 at 08:20

Hay fever been pretty wretched all week. Piriton along with a spray helps

bartledvd · 8 Jul 2013 at 08:22

I am in the same boat for years my 1 a day tablets have been fine, this year i get maybe 3-5 hrs relief.

Davinnicus · 8 Jul 2013 at 08:28

This past weekend has been terrible, I've been taking my meds as directed but even they seem to have been less effective than normal.

If I stayed in the house, the sneezing and runny nose seemed to stop after 20 mins or so, but outside, forget it. Major pain in the backside as I really needed to get some gardening done.

GAC · 8 Jul 2013 at 08:41

been horrid this last week, was fine until it started hitting the high teens and then boom waking up feeling like i have flu and unable to shift it for a couple of hours. total buggered up my ideas of getting out on the bike first thing in the mornings.

Yaayuh! · 8 Jul 2013 at 08:44

I've got hayfever for the first time in my life (I'm 26). It's hit me like a brick to the face.

Any tips or recommended meds to help me out? Never had to deal with this before.

GAC · 8 Jul 2013 at 09:00

honestly take your pick of the big brands as everyone is different depending on what is setting them off.

Michael Myers · 8 Jul 2013 at 09:02

Rossi~ said:
I've got hayfever for the first time in my life (I'm 26). It's hit me like a brick to the face.

Any tips or recommended meds to help me out? Never had to deal with this before.

You just have to suck it up until its over, tablets can help but they wont stop it.

Yaayuh! · 8 Jul 2013 at 09:02

GAC said:
honestly take your pick of the big brands as everyone is different depending on what is setting them off.

Any reason why the big brands? What do they usually have different to say Tesco's own brand stuff?

Rexxar · 8 Jul 2013 at 09:04

Anyone know if you can mix what you take? None of them seem to be working for me this year

rossk26 · 8 Jul 2013 at 09:04

Only started suffering from about 3-4 years ago, I used Cetirizine (non branded), and it works most of the time.

Except for when I'm sitting in the garden at my girlfriends house. Something must be in there that is really getting me! I was sat in my garden from 2pm - 8pm yesterday and had no problems, yet sat in hers from 3pm-5pm and my eyes were streaming!!

Nose has been blocked up for about 2 weeks now aswell

If it gets much worse I could be tempted to get a prescription for Fexofenadine, I took it for about a month last summer for a rash. And was never bothered by hayfever.

GAC · 8 Jul 2013 at 09:13

Rossi~ said:
Any reason why the big brands? What do they usually have different to say Tesco's own brand stuff?

well you can try them but im just going off of my own experience with cheaper options they just didn't do a thing for me at all. but then again everyone is a little different.

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