Alergies

[ryan8472]

Ugh.

Who else here is sick as a dog b/c of alergies? I'm so congested, I can't breathe through my nose, and my eyes are watering, so it looks like I'm crying. :mad: :laugh: I hate alergies. This is the only thing I loathe about the spring.

[DrummerDeanna]

I hate Allergies too :nod: HATE THEM!!!

I am living on Alavert because it's the only thing that seems to work for me at all without completely knocking me on my ass....I take Benedryl at night - but then it's SO hard to wake up the next morning - it really knocks me out better than any actual sleep aid I've ever taken :nod:

Tonight my throat is all itchy - it doesn't hurt - it's just all itchy along w/ my eyes...and my nose? I won't even get started about that....lets just say many a tree has been lost to my Kleenex habit...

Stupid allergies.

[all the same]

Ugh.

Who else here is sick as a dog b/c of alergies? I'm so congested, I can't breathe through my nose, and my eyes are watering, so it looks like I'm crying. :mad: :laugh: I hate alergies. This is the only thing I loathe about the spring.

Just call me C&C Snot Factory!!! :D

[BombaySapphire3]

Allergy season is really bad here this year because of an El Nino it won't stop raining .It's pretty miserable even people who don't usually have allergies are complaining of them this year.

[ShangriLaTroubl]

I dunno if it's allergies, or a cold...but my whole head is stopped up, my throat is itchy...ughh....sucks..cant breathe

Chris

[DrummerDeanna]

I dunno if it's allergies, or a cold...but my whole head is stopped up, my throat is itchy...ughh....sucks..cant breathe

Chris


That sounds like allergies :nod:

[Livia]

I live in allergy central - I think Austin's one of the top 3 cities for allergy sufferers. The good news is, that once you've had a few seasons of suffering, eventually your body will become immune....I hate the side effects of meds more than the allergies themselves, so I use the antioxidant approach. I take massive amounts of Vitamin C (a regular multivitamin and an additional C supplement) and drink lots of green tea (I prefer mine iced, and Lipton has some yummy flavors). It really works! Also, don't overmedicate. Only take what you need. If you're only stuffy, then just take a decongestant. If you're sneezy, itchy and watery, but not stuffy, then only take the antihistamine. And buy the tissues w/ lotion!

Nurse Livia, signing off! Feel better!!

[wondergirl9847]

This year so far has been misery! Last year wasn't too bad. I take vitamin C every day (sometimes more than once if i'm miserable).

Deanna, I take Benadryl too and it knocks you OUT! :nod: I have tried Claritin and Alavert, but they don't seem to work much for me. I can't swallow pills, so I love the Benadryl Melti-tabs. LOL

People, take vitamin C...it does help.

[Livia]

This year so far has been misery! Last year wasn't too bad. I take vitamin C every day (sometimes more than once if i'm miserable).

Deanna, I take Benadryl too and it knocks you OUT! :nod: I have tried Claritin and Alavert, but they don't seem to work much for me. I can't swallow pills, so I love the Benadryl Melti-tabs. LOL

People, take vitamin C...it does help.

:nod: Great minds!

[wondergirl9847]

Texans totally rule! :thumbsup:

:laugh:

[ontheEdgeof17]

I guess I don't have allergies. Fresh cut grass, dander, dust, etc....none of that bothers. me. I'm never congested or have headaches. :o

[estranged4life]

Texans totally rule! :thumbsup:

:laugh:

I think ya had too much allergy medicine :rolleyes:

[Livia]

I guess I don't have allergies. Fresh cut grass, dander, dust, etc....none of that bothers. me. I'm never congested or have headaches. :o

None of that bothers me either...it's mold, oak pollen, ragweed, and cedar pollen (the worst). I'm sure Christy could name a few more...It's bad because of the heavy concentration of those trees. When the cedar pollen's dropping, it puts a thick coat of pollen dust all over your car, and it's tinted green. The allergen levels have to be in the high range for several days before it bothers me. So, luckily, it's not a year-round thing, just a seasonal thing.

[Livia]

I think ya had too much allergy medicine :rolleyes:

You shuddup! :xoxo:

[estranged4life]

You shuddup! :xoxo:

that's all a Texan can say to an Oklahoman after the yearly ass-kicking of their much beloved Texas Long(Since-dead)horns

Brian "/m\ <---Dead Longhorn :lol: " j.

[Dreammms]

i hate my damn allerigies! they suck ass! :distress:

[xxxmx]

i don't know what's down here that's killing me, this is my first allergy attack in florida... it started pretty much since i got back from vegas, i thought that i got bird flu on the plane. everything just knocks me out, 'non-drowsy' my ass...

i suffered until monday night and then caved, came home with the sinus/allergy meds and got into bed. i didn't wake up until late tuesday and i was only up for like, two hours. back to bed. yesterday, i was up around noon for a little while and then late last night i was awake for a few hours. i spent most of today in bed passed out. thankfully, i don't really have anything that i'm missing. and frankly, i'd rather be passed out cold than feeling like my face will blow off because of all the snot build up. isn't that a pleasant thought?

[Livia]

that's all a Texan can say to an Oklahoman after the yearly ass-kicking of their much beloved Texas Long(Since-dead)horns

Brian "/m\ <---Dead Longhorn :lol: " j.

You are cruisin' for a bruisin'! Uh, who won the Rose Bowl? And uh, yeah, how about those Trojans?

[wondergirl9847]

None of that bothers me either...it's mold, oak pollen, ragweed, and cedar pollen (the worst). I'm sure Christy could name a few more

Got dang cottonwood trees! The lady up the street has 'em...and I damn them to the deepest pits of hell. :mad:

Brian, bite me, Okie. :xoxo: Hee!

[Moony]

I get them bad, too. My eyes become all red and itchy - looks like I smoked a lot of pot. Plus, they being to run like a faucet. And sneezing every 2 seconds is no fun, either, let me tell you :distress: Then the wheezing kicks in and it's just an absolute mess :laugh: Thankfully, Claritin does the trick

[estranged4life]

You are cruisin' for a bruisin'! Uh, who won the Rose Bowl? And uh, yeah, how about those Trojans?

my USC TROJANS killed O-Who...Oh yeah, I have a beautiful USC hat and will soon have a USC t-shirt to go with it to annoy the O-Who crowd...And of course everyone knows USC would easily slay/fillet/bar-b-que that dufus cow Bevo :thumbsup:

Brian "Texans along the Red River decided to go to war with some Oklahomans, The Texans threw handgrenades at the Oklahomans...Who picked up the grenades pulled the pins and threw 'em back :lol: " j.

[amber]

I guess I don't have allergies. Fresh cut grass, dander, dust, etc....none of that bothers. me. I'm never congested or have headaches. :o
Me neither, never had a one. I think it's called...the pentultimate of human evolution? :lol: Seriously, though, I feel for you guys. My dad had to have, like 100 allergy shots every week when he was a kid...I'm really thankful I don't have them. :woohoo: Though, I would like an excuse to take Benadril.... :lol:

[amber]

i don't know what's down here that's killing me, this is my first allergy attack in florida... it started pretty much since i got back from vegas, i thought that i got bird flu on the plane. everything just knocks me out, 'non-drowsy' my ass...

i suffered until monday night and then caved, came home with the sinus/allergy meds and got into bed. i didn't wake up until late tuesday and i was only up for like, two hours. back to bed. yesterday, i was up around noon for a little while and then late last night i was awake for a few hours. i spent most of today in bed passed out. thankfully, i don't really have anything that i'm missing. and frankly, i'd rather be passed out cold than feeling like my face will blow off because of all the snot build up. isn't that a pleasant thought?
You? In bed all that time? No! Just teasing, I'm sorry you feel crappy... :( I'm sure you still look GAWGEOUS though! :cool: ;) Try to think..."what would paris hilton do if she had allergies?" :lol:

[WelshWitchPMD]

I arrived in Vegas sick and the next day I was fine. Guess what? I come back home and I am now sick again! :mad: I must be allergic to Rhode Island. :lol:

[tuigirl]

This is truly an interesting subject..one that has hit home for us really badly.Food allergy actually..my eldest being SUDDENLY afflicted with this, to the point of an anaphlictic shock(whatever you call it) attack. We as yet don't know what it is she is eating, so everything questionable is banned and every food label with suspected cause read thoroughly .It's incredible, what utter rubbish (ie E numbers, additives etc) is in our food.Is it any wonder all our kids (and us) are ill! I've had to go right back to cooking the most basic simple food (no jars, ready made meal/foodstuffs..like cakes, pasta sauces, pizzas etc) and start again...it's a nightmare and it's made me very weary of the rubbish wer'e feeding our kids!

[face of glass]

I'm allergic to mould, pollen, dust, dogs, etc. Once you get allergic to one of these things and are exposed to it for years, you'll get other allergies too. Uh, don't ask.

[AliP]

I had to get allergy shots for six years. Basically allergic to everything - grass, weeds etc. Before I got the shots I couldn't breathe, nose runny and stuffy, eyes swollen and itchy. It was so horrible I can't even describe it. But now, I'll feel it a little bit in the fall and spring, but nothing that a little Allegra D can't handle. Seriously, if any of you think you may have a problem, I would recommend going to see an allergy doctor.