Anybody else getting destroyed by allergies right now ?

[sixstringsteve]

Allergies normally bother me, but so far so good this year. My hippie remedy is local-grown honey. The bees make honey out of the plants I'm allergic to, and the honey helps me fight those allergens (don't ask my how, I"m no allergisicist).

 

[ttora4runner]

No problems yet this year but knock on wood.

 

[jackjoh]

Liquid benedryl for me for now.

How do you stay awake, I would only use it at night and would sleep like a baby.

 

[jackjoh]

I can not use the kenalog shot because I am diabetic.

 

[sixstringsteve]

Why did you have to go and start this thread? Now I'm dying... Time to find some local honey.

 

[jackjoh]

The power of suggestion.

 

[frieed]

Something amazing happened since Fri. afternoon. I switched to WalMart generic Allegra and all of my symptoms are gone... all
pretty obvious to me that these drugs are somewhat personal to your body chemistry....

 

[YOUKNOW]

Up your vitamin D big time. Seriously. If you have a D deficiency it will take a month or two to build it back up properly but it's a big player with autoimmune (allergy) issues.

I used to take the claritin and whatever patent pharma junk. Never again, shit messed with my heart rate and other things way too much. I also did the shots thing when I was younger. Yeah, I sound like a hippie but you'd be surprised.

Allergies are a beast to cover. Claritin as well as other allergy medications will mess with your heart rate because the receptors that it antagonizes or opposes will also have affect other parts of your body. It is an H1 receptor antagonist which may also have effects on your blood vessels, central nervous system, and mucus secretion for respiratory system in short.

As for Vitamin D, I have read a little on the use for allergies and it is a hit or miss, just like any other medication...

Something amazing happened since Fri. afternoon. I switched to WalMart generic Allegra and all of my symptoms are gone... all
pretty obvious to me that these drugs are somewhat personal to your body chemistry....

This is the only allergy med that I recommend. It has the least chance for sedation compared to all of the others, so it is great for day use.

 

[Cascadia]

Dying today!!

 

[frieed]

Wow,

Imagine that, roughly a year later and the same problem is back. I just took the Wal-Mart Allegra, let's hope it works as well this time.

 

[sLcREX]

I got hit hard last week, but I'm cruising by this week with no symptoms.

 

[spaggyroe]

Yep. I'm hating life this time of year. Allergies are da DEVIL!

 

[ozzy702]

Yes! I've been hit hard. Runny nose is annoying but my burning, itching eyes are what are really killing me off.

 

[Kiel]

today was the first day my allergy pill didn't last the whole day. This blows

 

[Cascadia]

Anytime from now until August sucks for me. Today was the worst so far! I haven't found anything that works for me yet.

 

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