Hayfever

mp3guy

Its annoying me so much... ugh, runny nose, sneezing, itchy eyes, who else is suffering?

The Free Man

today has been the worst day yet. i'm just so angry with everything!!

there has been a torrent of juice coming from my nose since thismorning.......

jonnybadd

Had it all last week, pain in the behind, whats worse is that evolved into a cold which i now am suffering. Gah, a cold, in this weather bleedin typical

mp3guy

It was really bad today. Took some Clarityn, seems to have cleared it up

fade2black

Today was definitely the worst day so far for me. I got the injection in March and that seems to have don't nothing for me. I think I've tried everything so far to date. A mate of mine got me these tablets from America that I'm trying at the mo but to no great avail. That's Zirtek, Telfast, and the many nose sprays that haven't worked so far. It's really interrupting my work so something has to be done. I think my eye sight is suffering too - everything is becoming a blur.

homah_7ft

It kicked off for me this week. Started with those damn itchy eyes. Took Clarityn and it's been fine since.

digitally-yours

i didnt got it so far
actimel keeps me healthy
or may b coz i am from warmer part of the world i have more resistance to
the heat

fade2black

I never had it before, then I spent a year in Spain. The following year (last year) back in Ireland it all started. I tried everything last year and if I get through this year without committing murder it will be a result

rugbug86

nothing is helping, clarityn, steroid tablets, steroid sprays... sitting here sneezing all over the place, eyes streaming, nose running, itchy throat... pain in the face!

fade2black

My face feels like it's been rubbed all over with poison ivy. (For those who have no idea what hay fever is like)

PowerPuffGirl

Clarityn etc like eating sweeties for all the good it did me (I've had hayfever for about ten years now every summer)... I take Bioforce's Luffa Complex now, it's been better for me than any synthesised stuff!

BrookieD

i had a mix of Zirtek, Nasle spray(name escapes me but it has a orange lid) and eye drops, combined it works JUST but granted today is the worst day yet, Also notice today had a warm wind for the first time this year, maybe its related.

Worst sympton though is the itchy throat, man alive i could explode when i get that,

danniemcq

did anyone get that shot thats supposed to keep yu clear all summer, i heard good things about it but never bothered checkin it out cause i'm only really bad mid june so Clarityn and ice cream keep me good

zinc

Yeah today was well dodge for the hayfever!

The Free Man

danniemcq wrote:

did anyone get that shot thats supposed to keep yu clear all summer, i heard good things about it but never bothered checkin it out cause i'm only really bad mid june so Clarityn and ice cream keep me good

i got it, what a waste

itchy throat sucks, theres no way to get to it, and

I HAVE A FUKKING RASH ON MY TOP LIP FROM WIPING MY NOSE SO MUCH......
AAAAAGGHHH!!! :mad: :mad:

Silverfish

Took Piriton. Fell asleep. Can't find my Clarityn.

So I just sit inside with the windows closed.

Ebberyone thinks id fuddy but id's not. *schnuuuurkk *

Pet

Argh. I am in ****ING BITS today. It feels like I've got some kind of incredibly itchy eye-scabies going on, plus my nose is dripping like a tap and itchy too, along with my throat. FIE, POLLEN!!!! Today is the worst day i've ever had with it.

Anyone got any decent solutions apart from piss-poor Clarityn/Zirtek etc?

The Free Man

Pet wrote:

Anyone got any decent solutions apart from piss-poor Clarityn/Zirtek etc?

sleep during the day, party all night...

danniemcq

Pet wrote:

Anyone got any decent solutions apart from piss-poor Clarityn/Zirtek etc?

like i siad above an icecream cone really helps me when i'm really bad, i dunno why it just does

Tar.Aldarion

hmm never had it and prob never will poor me

Pet

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

hmm never had it and prob never will poor me

*spits phleghm in your eyes*

Tar.Aldarion

mmmm *enjoys it and says ''are you asking me out'' in a comical manner*

*Angel*

I hate it, I've always been a bad sufferer, last summer I ended up taking piriton every few hours just so that I never had it. I can't find my tablets though :mad: , so I feel like sh!t, especially when I'm during exams I hate it.

Tar.Aldarion

what is is ?just like a flu?
never enjoyed the experience

oq4v3ht0u76kf2

It's an allergy to pollen...

Today's my worst day this year, I got it so bad in 2003 that I went and got the shots last year. They were brilliant for me. I have three of them in my press but haven't had a chance to go to the doctor yet and get them injected 'cos of the feckin' Leaving Cert. And no I am not taking the chance of injecting them myself - they go in your asscheek dammit!

Anyway, I think I'm going to go and have to get it done tomorrow. They're called Kenalog and they're basically moderately strong steroids - they work for me!

Pet

They worked for me too, but I'm really not comfortable with taking immunosuppressant steroids like that, so it's my last resort..

*Angel*

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

what is is ?just like a flu?
never enjoyed the experience

Aren't you bloody lucky?

It's horrible, sore eyes, sneezing all the f*cking time, congested feeling. It's evil! :mad:

Tar.Aldarion

*Angel* wrote:

Aren't you bloody lucky?

It's horrible, sore eyes, sneezing all the f*cking time, congested feeling. It's evil! :mad:

sorry it's my immune systems fault! :P
/rolls in flowers

Retr0gamer

got it really badly at 4pm. My eyes are killing me now. for some reason i only get hayfever when I'm in dublin which is annoying because I live there!

Bard

Just got it in the last 24 hours myself and it's WRECKING MY HEAD.

Grr.

oq4v3ht0u76kf2

Angel: you had any dodgy fits during any exams? I must have sneezed about 30 times during biology... and there weren't even any questions on the damn immune system!!

Pet: considering how bad I had it, I would've taken fscking crack to stop it - I'm fairly sure a hard drugs dependency is better than living as a sneezing snot producer.

Tar.Aldarion

hmm doesnt sound pretty glad i dont have it as all this pollen is around me in the country

The Free Man

your damn lucky if you dont have it, its like being allergic to summer.

Tar.Aldarion

The Free Man wrote:

your damn lucky if you dont have it, its like being allergic to summer.

LoL
'stop chasing me with that daisy!'

luckily am allergic to nothing!

*Angel*

Bob wrote:

Angel: you had any dodgy fits during any exams?

Oh yeah, the worst was during Maths II last week and Tech Drawing today, my eyes are usually the worst which is a pain.

Tar.Aldarion

do they do anything about that in exams or do ya haveto just take the exam as normal?
i assume it wasnt tooo severe like half blind constantly sneezing?

*Angel*

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

do they do anything about that in exams or do ya haveto just take the exam as normal?
i assume it wasnt tooo severe like half blind constantly sneezing?

I got a few pity looks from the examiner today but that's it, you can't expect them to do anything really. Thankfully it wasn't during the whole exam just nearing the end. Piriton works really well though I think I'll have to get some tomo.

Pighead

All the ladies are always telling me i'm flawless and that i'm perfect in every way but i'm not.They're all wrong
I HAVE HAYFEVER.
Hayfever is hell.Theres nothing worse than when Pighead is in the process of sealing the deal with a beautiful woman in a nightclub when all of a sudden his snout starts leaking uncontrollably and his poor eyes swell up horribly to make him look like like the elephant man.
Well for all you fellow sufferers help is at hand,check this miracle of modern technology out and say goodbye to your hayfever blues:
http://home.bawue.de/~jtesch/chindogu.html

Looks cool and practical too,what more could you ask for

fade2black

Handy.

Is anyone else waking up in the morning completely blocked up? I'm getting a chesty cough...blocked nose oh and of course the itchy and running eyes. If I don't make it through the day tell my ma I love her

angeldelight

I get it rally badly so by the sounds of it I'm glad I wasn't in Ireland yesterday and won't be for a while! It's annoying cause when the weather's lovely I hate being inside with the windows closed, but the alternative is to take piriton which is the only brand that works for me and then I can't keep my eyes open!

boidey

the lightest touch of vaseline on your nose in the morning is suprisingly effective. No use once your eyes/nose has flared up

oq4v3ht0u76kf2

Well, went and got my steroids this morning from the good Doctor... he seems to enjoy injecting steroids into peoples ass cheeks way too much. Regardless, feeling fine now but it'll take a couple of days for everything to settle down.

Edit: Kenalog is what I get by the way.

My name is Mud

i have it bad today, but im getting some Rhinolast spray over the weekend. It works great, but kinda has a funny taste if you spray it wrong

MooShop

thank god i dont get it and hopefully never will it sounds awful, i feel sorry for ye guys :rolleyes:

tabatha

my husband got his kenalog injection 3 days ago and the difference is unbelievable. he gets it every year. the only thing he still has a bit of is itchy eyes in the evenings. gone is the streaming eyes and nose though!

Bard

By the way, I would VERY strongly recommend Flixonase. It's a nasal spray for combatting the symptoms of hay fever. It includes a steroid to strengthen the inside of your nose to make it more resistant to that ticklish feeling that can start so many of us off machine-gun-sneezing. It's the only remedy I've found that works for me. It's made by GlaxoSmithKline and should be available from your local Pharmacy.

More info here

RVN10

Mine is so bad my sneeze is like a bloody fog horn its so loud

yermandan

my fellow hayfevar sufferers....

i pity you guys so much because i am in an absolute jocker and have been for 2 weeks now.Its defo the worst year yet for pollen.
I take piriton and it makes me drowsey so i get tiredness into the bargain too.
Over the past few days and nites i have been so bad that i have woken myself up sneezing!!!!hhahahahaha..I kid you not people....

Anyway if you have a sore nose from wiping, i find that baby wipes do the trick of soothing the sting.

Other than that, i feel the collective pain and whenever it gets really bad,just sit back and thank **** you're not impotent

Pighead

I've got hay fever impotency and i cant whistle.
What can I thank **** for?

daveg

The only thing that's made me feel better this summer is this thread. At least I know I'm not suffering alone. Last Friday was the worst (17th June) which was my birthday. Myself and the misses went into town to do some shopping before my birthday dinner in Oscars in Galway. My eyes were so fúcking itchy I rubbed and rubbed and rubbed until my GF freaked and said you've burst your eye ball (jelly in my eye). All this on my birthday. Contemplated going to casualty but decided to lay down in the car for an hour and see if it improved (which it did). Was ok the next morning until I rubbed my eyes too hard again that evening with the same result. I've suffered ever since I was about 5. I had the injection most years but I always seem to forget to get it (to be most effective you need to get it in April so it's at full strength come the summer). BTW my doctor always advises against getting the injection as it's a steroid and as such is not good for you. There was talk of them taking it off the market.

I live in the countryside in the middle of all the cut silage. I need to move onto a boat and live at sea for the summer.

daveg

boidey wrote:

the lightest touch of vaseline on your nose in the morning is suprisingly effective. No use once your eyes/nose has flared up

This is true. Pitty you can't put it in your eyes as well !!