The Annual Hay Fever Thread

Penny Tration · 17-06-2014 10:34PM

I've never been drowsy with Piriton. Then again, Zimovane don't make me drowsy either :pac:

Raminahobbin · 17-06-2014 10:37PM

Ooooooh I've got all my things on standby this year.

Rooibos (general hayfever all-rounder) and chrysanthemum (for my itchy eyes) tea, with the occasional cup of chamomile or peppermint depending on how I'm feeling. I'm taking 3 spoons of local honey every day, and I've cleaned my diet up- no dairy, no oranges (big trigger for me), proper breakfast and properly prepared meals.

So far so good...I started developing a chest infection on Friday that led to a bad hayfever day Saturday with nose bleeds and sneezing and itchy eyes, but since I cured the chest by dosing myself with my magical soup all weekend I'm doing good. Little to no symptoms again.

I'll be damned if I'm going back to constant sneezing, 10 nosebleeds a day and eyes swollen shut!

Does anyone else find a change in temperature to be a major trigger for a sneezing fit? Like if you go from outdoors to indoors (warm to cool), especially when your arms or legs are exposed?

Mrs Garth Brooks · 17-06-2014 10:46PM

Does anyone get coughing with hayfever?

The past week i've had a cold and this has never happened in my life in middle of June. And im beginning to think if its hayfever. Today is my 9th day of this cold and its not going away.

Off to the doc tomorrow anyway, screw this.

ColetteC · 17-06-2014 10:57PM

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Does anyone get coughing with hayfever?

The past week i've had a cold and this has never happened in my life in middle of June. And im beginning to think if its hayfever. Today is my 9th day of this cold and its not going away.

Off to the doc tomorrow anyway, screw this.

Yep! My hay fever has gotten so much worse this Summer and for the past few days I have had a cough and general wheeze. All part of it unfortunately!

Mrs Garth Brooks · 17-06-2014 11:04PM

ColetteC wrote: »

Yep! My hay fever has gotten so much worse this Summer and for the past few days I have had a cough and general wheeze. All part of it unfortunately!

Thanks

Suppose its better to get it diagnosed properly instead of dosing myself with the wrong things so.

smellmepower · 17-06-2014 11:10PM

Girl in Boots today suggested Citrine cos I've used everything else to no avail.Didn't work either.

Got Phenergan from a UK online pharmacy last summer (non prescription over there) and it worked a treat for me,so think I'll be ordering a few boxes of them again.

Thought the hayfever had finally subsided this year cos up last week I was fine.It's back with a vengeance since last Thursday.Have had a few nosebleeds at very inopportune times from constantly blowing my nose too.Pain in the arse!

KERSPLAT! · 17-06-2014 11:18PM

My nose isn't too bad, just a little runny but I can live with that. My main problem is my eyes, unbelievably itchy which then turns to sore the more I scratch. Forever jamming my finger in my eye to make it better for even just a minute but it never lasts and ends up worse. Spent about an hour today with a cold facecloth over my eyes, felt really good.

Itchy throat is also very annoying. I really need to find something that works!

Samsgirl · 17-06-2014 11:23PM

smellmepower wrote: »

Girl in Boots today suggested Citrine cos I've used everything else to no avail.Didn't work either.

Got Phenergan from a UK online pharmacy last summer (non prescription over there) and it worked a treat for me,so think I'll be ordering a few boxes of them again.

Thought the hayfever had finally subsided this year cos up last week I was fine.It's back with a vengeance since last Thursday.Have had a few nosebleeds at very inopportune times from constantly blowing my nose too.Pain in the arse!

You can buy Phenergan over the counter here! I bought it for one of the children recently for allergies. It's in liquid form.

KKkitty · 17-06-2014 11:32PM

Line the inside of your nostrils with Vaseline. It stops the pollen from being inhaled.

WellThen? · 17-06-2014 11:43PM

It's unbelievable this year, only started when I was 23 few years ago. Like I can't do anything and nothing works. The worst is when people don't understand that you can't just stop it and carry on, I do be a mess!!

Smidge · 18-06-2014 12:48AM

JuliusCaesar wrote: »

Anyone know where to get Inner-city-dublin honey? Any community beehives out there?

Might be worth your while giving these guys a bell

http://dublinbees.org/

I was terribly tempted to say "give them a buzz"

Maximus Alexander · 18-06-2014 12:52AM

The last 3 days or so I've been sneezing like a motherf***er on my walk to work. I don't know if it's hay fever or something else, because I have no other symptoms. Whatever it is, I'm bloody sick of it.

Rothko · 18-06-2014 01:02AM

I've had a bit of it over the last couple of days but it hasn't been too bad so far.

Jello · 18-06-2014 01:05AM

I used to get it really bad mainly when I was a teenager, got the injection twice and it worked pretty well. The last couple of years though and again this summer it's been nowhere near as bad, so actually think I'm growing out of it! Have only taken tablets for it twice this year and neither time was I actually suffering that bad, so fingers crossed.

Whatsisname · 18-06-2014 02:28AM

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Does anyone get coughing with hayfever?

The past week i've had a cold and this has never happened in my life in middle of June. And im beginning to think if its hayfever. Today is my 9th day of this cold and its not going away.

Off to the doc tomorrow anyway, screw this.

been getting this too! its usually just sneezing, extremely itchy eyes and runny nose for me but this year my throat has been at me and the coughing has started the last week or so, not a whole lot but enough to not be a kinda once off cough!

mdwexford · 18-06-2014 02:42AM

Been having it awful this year since last Thursday.

Went to the gp and got the injection (not kenalog as he said they don't do that anymore). Didn't help one bit was dying all weekend.

Went back to him Monday and he gave me tiny red steroids, take 6 a day in the morning and the prescription nasal spray and I had eye drops already myself. Slight bit better today but still not great. Like a junkie in the morning filling myself with drugs.

I'd happily pay 2k for a lifetime cure for hayfever, worst thing ever.

xzanti · 18-06-2014 11:31AM

To the good folks who suggested putting vaseline inside my nose... Thank you

I started doing that last night and it does really help.

We can fight this together!!

ohbygod · 18-06-2014 11:39AM

This is the worse ive ever had it

Reiketsu · 18-06-2014 11:42AM

I was a lot worse in March and April with hay fever but I can feel it getting bad again today

. I was outdoors for a bit there and the old itchy eyes and sneezing has begun. Like others have said, I only developed this when I turned 21 or 22 (I'm 26 now). I remember reading it can develop around that age. Lucky us

smellmepower · 18-06-2014 11:43AM

Was sneezing as soon as I woke this morning.Two cetrine tablets taken have had no effect.

Bloody miserable.

Mr. CooL ICE · 18-06-2014 11:48AM

KKkitty wrote: »

Line the inside of your nostrils with Vaseline. It stops the pollen from being inhaled.

Been doing this the last few days. Doesn't do anything for the sneezing, but does prevent the extreme nose itchiness. Side effects include everything smelling like a petrol station.

I haven't taken anything this year and am determined to muscle through the summer.

dublinman1990 · 18-06-2014 12:03PM

I have had hay fever in the past week and for this year alone for me it's had the most annoying start and I am only a young guy at 24 years old.

Within this week just gone I have had four nosebleeds with one occurring every day in the past four days, constant mucus coming out of my nose and some from my throat, itchy face and eyes (although the eyes for me aren't too bad) and sneezing occurring every 20 to 30 minutes.

With all that going on now, It has been a flipping miserable time for me so far.

Renegade Mechanic · 18-06-2014 12:06PM

Cetrine tablets, Vividrin eyedrops and Flixonase nose spray. Still struggling:( Vaseline helps a bit though..

RikkFlair · 18-06-2014 12:48PM

Yep have it again, right on cue it begins the last week of May every year.

Almost impossible to escape the pollen, anywhere in Ireland with a low pollen count? The Ailwee Caves? :pac:

Renegade Mechanic · 18-06-2014 12:51PM

The coastline actually!

Menas · 18-06-2014 01:00PM

Tis pretty bad this year all right. I have been on the certrine since May but they stopped working last week so moved to beconase nasal spray.
Cant wear contact lenses as I want to scratch my eyes out. They are red at the moment, a good look.
Could not sleep last night as the rivers of babylon were flowing from my nose.
Feel itchy, sctatchy and like my head is under water all the time.

But not to worry eh! No point complaining.

I am off now to grow some nasal hair, douse the insides of my nostrils with vaseline...and probably then go an scare some of the neighbourhood kids.

mauricekane · 18-06-2014 10:02PM

Gone Drinking wrote: »

The problem is, if it starts you're fooked and taking nasal sprays or tablets rarely helps if its already kicked in.

The best thing to do is start taking the nasal spray a few weeks before the high season for hay fever (this is the way its supposed to be taken). You can also start taking the one a day tablets a week or so before, which helps.

Saying ALL of that, I didn't do either this year and I'm suffering also.

Has anyone else gotten hay fever late in their adult lives? I never suffered with this as a kid, it was only in my 20s that it started..

I'm 23 and this is the first year I've had it. I think I might have had a bit of it last year but nothing serious.
I wasn't fit for work today because my left eye had swollen up so much.

KERSPLAT! · 18-06-2014 10:03PM

I was about 23/24 when I got it

Ghekko · 18-06-2014 10:17PM

Ds has it bad. I keep his bedroom window closed, damp dust his room, don't hang his clothes/bedclothes outside to dry and make him wash his face when he comes in from playing outside. He takes cetrine every day and eye drops as needed. Think I will start to force feed him the local honey.

Shakespeare's Sister · 19-06-2014 12:02AM

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

The last 3 days or so I've been sneezing like a motherf***er on my walk to work. I don't know if it's hay fever or something else, because I have no other symptoms. Whatever it is, I'm bloody sick of it.

That's not fun, but honestly... it's better than the itching. Itchy eyes, nose, gums... if it was too prolonged I can imagine it leading to loss of mind.

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