Hayfever??

[bobthemonkey]

King Herald said:

*Al* said:

I take a course of 1 a day allergy tablets and a nasal spray, this tends to help alot.

That's just what I do, from before the season starts, about May, through to Septemberish. I take the Boots non-drowsy cheapies and a shot or two of Beconase every day, without fail, rain or shine.

I also have shot of my brown Ventolin inhaler every morning, as I get hay fever related asthma.

Join the club. The cheap stuff was useless last year, as was some (prescription only) stronger stuff, which it turned out was mis-prescribed (never appeared in the BNF for hayfever) and would have triggered a heart attack if I had kept on taking that dosage! Apparently, there is a steroid injection that is meant to work very well. You have to pay for it, but £25 is worth it if it works.

[2something]

Zen. said:

Eating local honey everyday is known to help.

And wearing sunglasses (even when it's not sunny)

[turbobloke]

AJS- said:

I always thought hayfever was a bit like asthma, the sort of thing you grow out of at about 14.

From my father's experience, you can grow into it as well - he started with hayfever in his late fifties.

[Los Palmas 7]

2something said:

Zen. said:

Eating local honey everyday is known to help.

And wearing sunglasses (even when it's not sunny)

That poor Bono, I had no idea.

[King Herald]

bobthemonkey said:

King Herald said:

*Al* said:

I take a course of 1 a day allergy tablets and a nasal spray, this tends to help alot.

That's just what I do, from before the season starts, about May, through to Septemberish. I take the Boots non-drowsy cheapies and a shot or two of Beconase every day, without fail, rain or shine.

I also have shot of my brown Ventolin inhaler every morning, as I get hay fever related asthma.

Join the club. The cheap stuff was useless last year, as was some (prescription only) stronger stuff, which it turned out was mis-prescribed (never appeared in the BNF for hayfever) and would have triggered a heart attack if I had kept on taking that dosage! Apparently, there is a steroid injection that is meant to work very well. You have to pay for it, but £25 is worth it if it works.

I'm lucky, in that I work offshore, so I get a reprieve every five weeks and breath clean air.

I did, however, spend years suffering before a nurse explained a whole bunch of details about hay fever and asthma to me, about four years ago. She was the one who told me to take the meds from before the season started until after I was sure it had finished completely. That made so much difference to the relief available from basic meds.

I lived in the Philippines for years, and still got hay fever there some months of the year, but Claritin sorted that out with no bother. Moving back to England 7 years ago was horrible to start with, nose streaming, asthma all summer, sneezing like a freak, until that nurse sorted me out.

[Mk2 Jim]

I always get hayfever early in the year and suffer much less when others around me seem to be dying off it! - I've been sneezing and wheezing the last few weeks whilst the pills start to work!

[Scraggles]

later on in the year, find your local bee keeper and ask for a jar of honey cappings, ie the bits they scrape off to make the nice clean cut comb for sale - teaspoon of this every morning in the winter helps a lot, currently no symptoms so far and was out cycling yesterday a fair bit

u can swallow or spit out the wax and as one who suffered so badly during the summer that camping was out of the question, now do a lot of camping

[Leadfoot]

I've been suffering for about 2 weeks now - just enough time to become well & truly f**ked off with hearing how it's too early in the year to be getting hayfever & having to explain that it's tree pollen that gets me in the spring (to the same people who say this each year.....)

I didn't suffer with Hayfever until I was 22 (40 now), never smoked BTW. I also became allergic to cats at the same time, immediately after returning from a holiday in California in the Springtime. Strange.

I spent 3 years living in the far east from 26-29 & never suffered whilst there. As soon as I got off the 'plane on trips home I'd start streaming. Maybe there weren't any silver birch or yew trees there (unlike my garden) but I'm bu**ered if I can remember.

[port and polish]

I suffer from a tree pollen allergy too. I get a tickly throat, itchy ears, sneezing, coughing eyes watering.. The whole nine yards. I hate it. I have grown into it too. I started having it about 7 years ago. I am now 30. I also get similar symptoms around potatoes and when I eat some nuts. I never had any issues when I was a kid.

[croyde]

So from reading these posts it may appear that I have suddenly become allergic to this Birch pollen. Normally has been grass for me so later in the year but started earlier from last year. I normally start taking Beconase just before the season and it sorts me out but this time got caught unawares.

Non of the tablets, over the counter or prescription help me at all.

Had this since I was a kid but the Dog/Cat/Horse thing did not start until I was 18.

Well I'm just relieved that yesterday is over and I'm all dosed up now 'cos I was ready to kill or rip my own head off. I fekin' hate having hayfever.

[Markh]

Is a play by Noel Coward

[revs88]

Still suffering at 32. I get a shot of Kenalog (Steroid injection) which keeps me 99% symptom free over the bad months.

My GP won't prescribe it to me so I just pop down to a "walk-in private doctors" and get it from them.

I understand the jabs in some people may cause short and long term side effects but for the quality of life it gives me its worth the risk.

[bobthemonkey]

revs88 said:

Still suffering at 32. I get a shot of Kenalog (Steroid injection) which keeps me 99% symptom free over the bad months.

My GP won't prescribe it to me so I just pop down to a "walk-in private doctors" and get it from them.

I understand the jabs in some people may cause short and long term side effects but for the quality of life it gives me its worth the risk.

How long do you find it lasts? I've seen reports of only 4-6 weeks, while others suggest than one a year is enough.

[Kneetrembler]

whitechief said:

Kneetrembler said:

Calitri said:

Some people have told me to try acupuncture..anyone tried it? Ive had it before but not specifically for havfever.

Yes I have had Acapuncture for the last few years just before the season started and then at various time during the pollen season and it has worked for me very well.

What were your "hayfever" symptoms and frequency of said?

I went for Acapuncture after I had been to the Bencard allergy unit for several years finding out what I was allergic to.
My symptoms start normally at the beginning of March of sneezing with itchy eyes, at the worst part of the season I used to get Allergic asthma with running eyes,sneezing,runny nose and also feeling in a pretty bad mood with every thing.

[whitechief]

Kneetrembler said:

whitechief said:

Kneetrembler said:

Calitri said:

Some people have told me to try acupuncture..anyone tried it? Ive had it before but not specifically for havfever.

Yes I have had Acapuncture for the last few years just before the season started and then at various time during the pollen season and it has worked for me very well.

What were your "hayfever" symptoms and frequency of said?

I went for Acapuncture after I had been to the Bencard allergy unit for several years finding out what I was allergic to.
My symptoms start normally at the beginning of March of sneezing with itchy eyes, at the worst part of the season I used to get Allergic asthma with running eyes,sneezing,runny nose and also feeling in a pretty bad mood with every thing.

Interesting. I suffer chronic hayfever and allergic rhinitis, I just can't see how having some needles stuck in me would help? Where do they apply the needles?

[hairykrishna]

whitechief said:

Interesting. I suffer chronic hayfever and allergic rhinitis, I just can't see how having some needles stuck in me would help? Where do they apply the needles?

It doesn't really matter where they stick the needles; it's all placebo effect.

[whitechief]

hairykrishna said:

whitechief said:

Interesting. I suffer chronic hayfever and allergic rhinitis, I just can't see how having some needles stuck in me would help? Where do they apply the needles?

It doesn't really matter where they stick the needles; it's all placebo effect.

I am of the same opinion, just curious where they would stick them to "cure", hayfever.

[King Herald]

whitechief said:

Kneetrembler said:

whitechief said:

Kneetrembler said:

Calitri said:

Some people have told me to try acupuncture..anyone tried it? Ive had it before but not specifically for havfever.

Yes I have had Acapuncture for the last few years just before the season started and then at various time during the pollen season and it has worked for me very well.

What were your "hayfever" symptoms and frequency of said?

I went for Acapuncture after I had been to the Bencard allergy unit for several years finding out what I was allergic to.
My symptoms start normally at the beginning of March of sneezing with itchy eyes, at the worst part of the season I used to get Allergic asthma with running eyes,sneezing,runny nose and also feeling in a pretty bad mood with every thing.

Interesting. I suffer chronic hayfever and allergic rhinitis, I just can't see how having some needles stuck in me would help? Where do they apply the needles?

Have you actually tried the treatment I use: take your meds every day, from before the season starts, regardless the weather or pollen count etc? Sounds simple, but it made so much difference to me.

[croyde]

+1

[whitechief]

King Herald said:

whitechief said:

Kneetrembler said:

whitechief said:

Kneetrembler said:

Calitri said:

Some people have told me to try acupuncture..anyone tried it? Ive had it before but not specifically for havfever.

Yes I have had Acapuncture for the last few years just before the season started and then at various time during the pollen season and it has worked for me very well.

What were your "hayfever" symptoms and frequency of said?

I went for Acapuncture after I had been to the Bencard allergy unit for several years finding out what I was allergic to.
My symptoms start normally at the beginning of March of sneezing with itchy eyes, at the worst part of the season I used to get Allergic asthma with running eyes,sneezing,runny nose and also feeling in a pretty bad mood with every thing.

Interesting. I suffer chronic hayfever and allergic rhinitis, I just can't see how having some needles stuck in me would help? Where do they apply the needles?

Have you actually tried the treatment I use: take your meds every day, from before the season starts, regardless the weather or pollen count etc? Sounds simple, but it made so much difference to me.

I use Opticrom eye drops just about every day, I mainly suffer with my eyes and as long as I can get them in when I feel that first tingling then I'm fine. Anti histamine pills in general make me groggy but I will take citerazine if it gets bad.