Hayfever 2016!

deisecelt

I'll get the ball rolling early. Has anyone tried taking the antihistamines early in the year to combat it? Does it work? I get it pretty heavy so get the injection but it's getting harder to come by. Was thinking of tackling it early this year. Am I at nothing?

sullivlo

deisecelt wrote: »

I'll get the ball rolling early. Has anyone tried taking the antihistamines early in the year to combat it? Does it work? I get it pretty heavy so get the injection but it's getting harder to come by. Was thinking of tackling it early this year. Am I at nothing?

I get the dusty kind so tend to take some form of antihistamine year round. Have missed them the past few nights as I'm taking a cough bottle that has one in it. I usually take pirotin year round, and then zirtek when the pollen hits. I can't take any of the stronger ones as they give me crazy side effects. Like properly mental stripping naked and wandering around the house any night I took a xyzal. As soon as I stopped, the nudey sleepwalks stopped.

I never got the injection. Was always afraid it would limit my access to the meds. Is it any use?

Noticed scratchy eyes after neighbour cut his grass yesterday but it passed.

A friend of mine gets it awful and swears by acupuncture for it!

Then the usual Vaseline up your nose first thing to trap the pollen. Nasal sprays. Eye drops. I do be like a wandering pharmacist most of the time but the bag actually rattles when it's hayfever season

StripedBoxers

For my hay fever I have to get telfast tablets and a nasal spray from my GP on prescription as I get it pretty bad.

Stheno

THe past couple of weeks I've had what seems like hayfever and OTC antihistamines have helped the past few days.

Does that sound mad early to get it?

sullivlo

Stheno wrote: »

THe past couple of weeks I've had what seems like hayfever and OTC antihistamines have helped the past few days.

Does that sound mad early to get it?

No. The weather has been so unpredictable and unseasonably warm (we had roses bloom on Christmas day ffs) that it is just impossible to predict when pollen levels are going to increase.

Knine

I have had the injection in the past. It worked great. I'm already taking the AH & the nasal spray. I worry about the long term affects of the injection so try to avoid it.

deisecelt

Thanks. Yeah I'very started on the zirteks. Might look into the prescription ones if needed. The injection completely clears the hayfever for me which is great but some docs won't give it so I've had to go to other docs over the years who have warned me time and time again about the side effects. I'll give it a lash with the bag of drugs this summer

pancake_tuesday

What is the injection, is it steroid based? Don't know much about it. I'd start taking quercetin and bromelain now, it works relatively well as an alternative to antihistamines.

palmcut

*Hay fever is an allergic condition.
*The allergic reaction is to grass and tree pollens and sometimes to moulds.
*Hay fever usually occurs at the same time each year.
*The hay fever season in Ireland runs from early May to the end of July and sometimes into August.
*The main pollen in Ireland is grass pollen.
*Pollens are very small and about 10,000 would fit on the head of a needle.
*High pollen counts happen on warm, dry and sunny days.
*Pollen counts may be high in the morning but are highest in the late afternoon and early evening.

Symptoms of Hay fever.
*Snuffling.
*Sneezing.
*Sinus nasal congestion.
*Sometimes headache.
*Blocked or runny nose.
*Itchy eyes.
*Watery eyes.
*Puffy eyes and maybe puffiness underneath the eyes.
*Cough.
*Tiredness.
*No taste in mouth.

Hay Fever Hints.
*Avoid going out when the pollen count is high.
*Keep windows closed in the mornings and late afternoons.
*Avoid late afternoon walks.
*Keep car windows closed.
*Cold wet days are better for people with hay fever.
*Avoid grassy areas.
*Use wrap around sunglasses to help prevent pollens irritating the eyes.
*Do not smoke or breathe second hand smoke.
*Get someone else to mow the grass.
*Apply a little Vaseleine inside the nose in the mornings and afternoons.
* Do not sleep with the windows open.
*If you have been out in the mornings or late afternoons, then wash your hands and face when you come indoors. (Maybe even change your clothes)

Hay Fever Treatment.
*Use the hints above.
*For severe cases of hay fever, contact your GP.
*For milder cases go to your local community pharmacy.
*Try to get treatment as early as possible.
*Your local pharmacist will suggest;
A...Nasal decongestants. (short term use)
B...Anti-histamines.
C... Cortico-steroid sprays.

*In severe cases your GP may prescribe medicines such as steroids.
*For persistent, severe and annual hay fever; your GP might recommend Immunotherapy.
*Before you take any hay fever treatment please check with your pharmacist in case any of your other medication may react with your hay fever medication.

Pharmacy, good advice.

rubadub

I have had a few sneezes, not sure if it was hayfever.

I will be using by LED light therapy thing, I would highly recommend anyone to try it.

Lloyds have them for 25 euro

https://www.lloydspharmacy.ie/health-und-wellbeing/electrical-health/lloydspharmacy-allergy-reliever