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Bastard Hay Fever • Page 15
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SolidSCB 15,642 posts
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Graxlar_v3 10,948 posts
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Registered 4 years agoSolidSCB wrote:
I have been taking antihistamine for the last week, I have also been falling asleep every afternoon this last week. Still got itchy throat, eye and the ducking sniffles.
Started bad for me today so I've had a tablet and now I feel like I've just done a bong.
Hey fever is horrible -
Razz 978 posts
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Registered 17 years ago# Hey! What's wrong with yoo-oo-oou? # -
ZuluHero 10,131 posts
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SolidSCB 15,642 posts
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Registered 12 years agoGraxlar_v3 wrote:
Luckily I only have it extremely mild normally but today it hit me like a ton of bricks from the second I got out of bed. I've been nodding off on the sofa pretty much all day, antihistamines turn me into a diet smackhead.
SolidSCB wrote:
I have been taking antihistamine for the last week, I have also been falling asleep every afternoon this last week. Still got itchy throat, eye and the ducking sniffles.
Started bad for me today so I've had a tablet and now I feel like I've just done a bong.
Hey fever is horrible -
richardiox 9,655 posts
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Registered 17 years agoFelt drowsy as fuck all day - without taking antihistamine though. Anyone else get this?
Noticed on my weather app it lists today's pollen count as "very high" and I'm not sure I've ever seen that before, previously thought "high" was the max. -
General_Martok 2,190 posts
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Registered 5 years agoIt's nature taking back control.
I did find I was a little zoned out on Friday after taking loratadine for the first time this year.
Didn't happen yesterday or today though.
It's never happened before either.
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gammonbanter 2,210 posts
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Registered 14 years agoI find that drinking black coffee (sweeten to taste) helps.
I've started thinking recently that maybe before bed is a good time to take the tablets. And then hopefully the next day you still get some of the relief. Must try it out! -
SolidSCB 15,642 posts
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Registered 12 years agoIn my experience they are cracking if you fancy a good night's sleep. I always get pretty vivid dreams when I have them as well. -
General_Martok 2,190 posts
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Registered 5 years agoYeah it's happened again today. I think I might take it tonight.
It's strange though cause Loratadine has never had this effect on me before.
I've taken Cetirizine before and that's almost completely knocked me out which is why I take Loratadine when the the hay fever is really bad.
Maybe this is a bad/good batch of loratadine. -
richardiox 9,655 posts
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Registered 17 years ago@General_Martok
I'm the opposite, fine ish with Cetirizine but Loratadine knocks me for six. Weirdly when I was younger it was the other way round. -
christourlord 2,877 posts
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Registered 16 years agorichardiox wrote:
I was also very drowsy and heavy-limbed all day yesterday. I'm not sure if that's because of the pollen or just general malaise and lack of sleep though. I am also starting to get really scratchy eyes and the thick sinus sensation that heralds the beginning of proper hayfever season for me though, so maybe it's related.
Felt drowsy as fuck all day - without taking antihistamine though. Anyone else get this?
Noticed on my weather app it lists today's pollen count as "very high" and I'm not sure I've ever seen that before, previously thought "high" was the max.
Beconase generally helps if I take it consistently. I steer clear of antihistamines as they make me feel like shit. -
General_Martok 2,190 posts
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Maybe I should try Cetrizine...at the weekend.gif)
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MrWorf 64,125 posts
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Registered 19 years agoMe too, loratadine is effectively a sleeping pill for me -
Rogueywon 11,524 posts
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Registered 16 years agoCetirizine works ok for me. I seem to build up an immunity to it after a few weeks of constant use, but it's still fine for the moment.
Loratadine has never worked particularly well for me at controlling hayfever, but absolutely knocks me for six to the extent it's hard to work after taking it. -
Switch-v85 4,274 posts
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Registered 7 years agoI always get hay fever quite bad this time of year but yesterday was the worst I can remember it for a long time.
Cetirizine helps a little but properly knocks me out. Loratadine doesn't seem to do as much but I can at least function on it.
Been using the Beconase nasal spray the last few days and can breathe fine today which is nice. Still want to tear my eyes out though. -
Lukus 24,367 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI read this the other day - https://www.pushdoctor.co.uk/what-we-treat/allergies/hay-fever/articles/how-to-get-rid-of-hay-fever - which has some good, if kind of obvious tips.
One that stood out was to put some Vaseline up your nostrils to trap some of the pollen. I may actually give it a go. -
Lukus 24,367 posts
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Registered 16 years agoOh and the diet stuff was new to me:
16. Choose your ingredients carefully
One of the best nutrients for hay fever is a flavanol called quercetin, which studies have shown can suppress histamine production. Foods that are high in quercetin include green vegetables, berries, beans and apples.
Eating foods rich in beta carotene (carrots, spinach, any yellow fruit) and omega 3 (oily fish) are two more ways to soothe your blocked nose and painful sinuses.
17. Try a new tea
If you like to start the day with a cup of tea, there are lots of options that will help you manage your hay fever.
Try a chamomile or nettle tea to relieve your symptoms, as both have antihistamine and anti-inflammatory properties.
18. Stay away from food that produces histamine
Histamine is the chemical your body produces in response to infection. It causes swelling that protects your body, but in hay fever sufferers, it’s released when it’s not needed.
The last thing you want to do is make your symptoms worse, so you need to avoid foods that either contain histamine or will encourage your body to produce more of it. The offending items include pickles, cured and smoked meat and fish, cheese and nuts.
Some fruits encourage your body to release histamine and make your hay fever worse, so if your mouth feels tingly when you eat a certain fruit, this might explain why.
19. Avoid alcohol
While it’s tempting to relax with an alcoholic drink on a hot summer’s day, it’s unfortunately packed with histamine. -
Razz 978 posts
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Registered 17 years agoSmoked meat, cheese and pickles discribes about 50% of my diet :-| -
Red_Bool 2,241 posts
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Registered 15 years agoLukus wrote:
A co-worker once gave that advice too. Especially if you're stubborn like me and still want to run/cycle outside: Vaseline around the eyes and around/in your nostrils and put on sunglasses. Works pretty well.
One that stood out was to put some Vaseline up your nostrils to trap some of the pollen. I may actually give it a go.
By the way, it seems that for me bright (sun)light trigger the allergic reaction. So now I'm also wearing sunglasses in the house... -
Salaman 24,079 posts
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Registered 17 years agoJanuary and February were suprisingly allergy free. Until the middle to end of last week. Then this weekend the temperatures shot up to 16-17 degrees and I've been dying since.
I checked the website that reports pollen count. It pretty much went off the chart.
https://airallergy.sciensano.be/
Thanks! Alder and Hazel trees. -
Armoured_Bear 30,320 posts
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Registered 9 years agoSalaman wrote:
Thank god I'm not allergic to them but next month will bring the evil birch bastard to try and kill me.
January and February were suprisingly allergy free. Until the middle to end of last week. Then this weekend the temperatures shot up to 16-17 degrees and I've been dying since.
I checked the website that reports pollen count. It pretty much went off the chart.
https://airallergy.sciensano.be/
Thanks! Alder and Hazel trees. -
THFourteen 54,489 posts
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Registered 16 years agoAAAAAAAAAAAARGH -
BurnoutJunkie 1,197 posts
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Registered 16 years ago@Salaman Oh man. I sometimes get hit with the allergies in January but this year it was last week. I woke up at about 3am with an itchy throat. IT HAS BEGUN. -
richardiox 9,655 posts
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Registered 17 years agoGlad it's not just me. -
nickthegun 86,315 posts
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Registered 15 years agoOr me. Thought I had covid yesterday. -
THFourteen 54,489 posts
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Registered 16 years agoJust had a couple shots in each nostril. Shoulda done it before i did the nursery run tbh. -
Salaman 24,079 posts
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Registered 17 years agoBurnoutJunkie wrote:
Yeah, they often kick off in January already. A few years ago I was at my mum's for the family Christmas diner and I was getting serious allergy sniffles and sneezes. It really depends on the weather.
@Salaman Oh man. I sometimes get hit with the allergies in January but this year it was last week. I woke up at about 3am with an itchy throat. IT HAS BEGUN.
I felt lucky so far that it took so long before it started but with the sudden change from artic to a balmy 16-17-18 degrees, it's quite the pollenxplosion all of a sudden.
Commiserations fellow sufferers. -
SolidSCB 15,642 posts
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Registered 12 years agoFirst morning of desperately scraping my tonsils with my tongue this morning. Here we go. -
I feel sorry for you true nerds with hay fever. Covid times everyone is going to think you're walking plague zombies.
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