Hayfever - Thread

Heliospherez said:
Man up.

It's a result of us being too sensitive to the world around us - and is becoming more and more common due to our bodies becoming less able to deal with normal everyday
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Doesn't explain why I only developed hayfever last year at the age of 34.

I've not done anything different, I've not moved, I've not been ill. Apparantly some people just have a genetic disposition to developing it later in life.

Been really bad since Saturday so I got some stuff on prescription but it just knocks me out - took some at 4pm when I got home and I was asleep on the couch by 17:00 so I didn't bother taking any this morning. Looking for a non drowsy solution now.
 
Current routine..
Nasal salt-water rinse (weird sensation)
Stick-up-nose red-light device (looks ridiculous)
Nasal spray (smells like flowers, randomly)
Two tablets (drowsy at first, got used to it now)
.. then I repeat it in the evening.

As someone said, if this stops working.. I'm gonna chop my head (or at least nose) off.
 
There's an "allergy reliever" on Amazon which has two prongs that you stuff up your nostrils. The prongs shine a red light which suppresses the cells that release histamine.

It's currently on sale for £10 at Lloyds. I've just started using it, and apparently I will see results in a few days.

Worth checking out if you've, like most of us, tried most of other techniques that inevitably fail.
 
Conscript said:
Didn't take any medication today (in a rush this morning, forgot)

Been absolutely fine all day. A couple of sneezes and that's it.

Wut.?
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Antihistamines build up in the system so it's probable you're still feeling the benefits from previous doses. That also why sometimes you you don't really feel the full effects until a few days into a course of tablets.
 
I'm currently on two types of antihistamine, eye drops & nasal spray. The doc said give it another week and if not collect a script for steroids :(. Really not wanting the other script so I'm hoping by Tues it's be more manageable.

I'm pretty grumpy with it all & I may just kill the next person that says either ..
1 - "pfft, all you hayfever moaners it can't be that bad' or
2 - 'just don't rub your nose/eyes .. simple'

Gl all you other sufferers :)
 
wingman said:
There's an "allergy reliever" on Amazon which has two prongs that you stuff up your nostrils. The prongs shine a red light which suppresses the cells that release histamine.

It's currently on sale for £10 at Lloyds. I've just started using it, and apparently I will see results in a few days.

Worth checking out if you've, like most of us, tried most of other techniques that inevitably fail.
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I've got one.. figured for a tenner it's worth a shot, and some people I know said it's worked miracles for them. Who cares if it's even a placebo, they're medically beneficial ;)
 
Mine started back after 3 years but the last few days I have only sneezed a few times. I really I hope it stays that way. I Pray for summer all year and when it gets here I have to stay locked in inside like a criminal. :(
 
Worthy said:
Just out of curiosity, did anyone here get onto the trial of the new vaccine where they inject pollen under your skin once a week?
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Hi Yes I have been on this, however it's not new it's very common abroad. I had a allergy test and it came up as severe (top 5%) to a certain type of grass pollen forgot the name, the consultant was one of very few in the Midlands that do this treatment, I had the treated for about 12 months, the idea is to inject the pollen your allergic to just under the skin, as time goes by you have bigger doses injected, you body then builds up a immunity and symptoms are relieved , it was a right ball ache having to go to the Hospital straight from working nights have the injection , sit outside in the waiting room for 30 - 45 minutes in case I had a reaction.
However the consultant game me a injection one time, as soon as he did I just felt different. Sat out side collapsed - came too after the second injection of adrenaline! Was then monitored for 3 hours until I became stable
The consultant had injected it into my blood stream by mistake and I went into analytic shock.
He then said I would have to start the course all over again, by this time was fed up and jacked it in. However my symptoms have been better since then I would say from unbearable (virtually house bound) to manageable (taking benodryl plus 3 times a day)
 
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Cetirizine and Fluticasone propionate are only things that work for me now. Loratadine and Beconase are completely useless. Chlorphenamine works but what's the point as it sends me to sleep - couldn't work and take it.
 
For some reason I let my sneezing and running nose annoy the **** out of me and go through hundreds of tissues before I get up the 'arsed' to get a nasal spray. Usually a nasal spray and one-a-day tablets sort me out like this year. Now I commute on the train and sit in meetings with external opposite numbers so it would be quite embarrassing for my nose to go all Mt St Helens all over the table.
 
I used to have desensitizing injections back in the late 70's / early 80's. 12 weekly injections every year :-( (Good way of getting over any needle phobia types of things!) Ended up with a large steroid jab just before my O levels just to get me through them.

Used to take http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terfenadine but they took it off the market when they decided that you could die by drinking grapefruit juice whilst on it or something like that.

Seems a world away from now where largely speaking it can be controlled with a few tablets and nasal sprays.
 
Anyone tried an air purifier for night time and sleeping? If so how loud are they? And is there any disadvantages of buying one? Any recommendation's or is a cheap one off the bay suitable?
 
'Beconase nasal spray' has changed my life.

Started taking it last monday, by wednesday I was as fresh as a daisy and coupled with tablets am seeing very very little hits of hayfever like symptoms. It's great, has completely changed my summer!

Just this one minor addition at 6 beans a bottle has made all the difference.
 
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