Hold on to your butts: Allergy season is here

[Bru]

First allergy report is out:

The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology | AAAAI

And it's going to be nasty. I've started doubling up on allergy shots (6 per week now) to combat the shit storm that's on the way.

Allergy sufferers should prepare for a particularly 'nasty' spring, specialist warns

Allergy sufferers should prepare for a particularly 'nasty' spring, specialist warns - Chicago Tribune

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[Outlaw]

Great... Seasonal allergies are something I managed to escape from childhood into my 20's, 24 now and the past two years have been hell.

 

[Yaj Yak]

it's an old wives tale for sure i think but i dont know if it's the placebo effect... but ive been making sure to get local honey and mine haven't been bad the past two years

 

[ktraver97ss]

Great... Seasonal allergies are something I managed to escape from childhood into my 20's, 24 now and the past two years have been hell.

x2 Its some bullshit, I used to mock my brother cause he had them as kids. Then at like 23-24 one summer I was picking a trailer up from a field in beloit and got a fucking sneeze attack like crazy and have had seasonal shit ever since. Some years its not bad but others I want to itch myt eyes out. lol

 

[Outlaw]

Yep... happened to me at 23, FML.

 

[Primalzer]

All of my allergies piled on when I was 21 or so...I had cats and dogs my entire life (dog slept at the foot of my bed too), now I'm allergic to both....allergic to perfume now, seasonal allergies too. My seasonal allergies haven't been bad the past couple of years though...I'll have a week or two where I'll have to take psuedophederine right at the beginning of the season, but I'm good after that

 

[Euro]

 

[Chester Copperpot]

I've had allergy issues since as long as I can remember.

Was already out sick most of last week because of a splitting headache from my sinuses and a leaky faucet of a face.

Fantastic.

 

[EmersonHart13]

Don't they say every year is the worst year yet?

Or maybe that is how I feel....

 

[Sprayin]

I've never gotten them here in AZ and this past weekend it was the worst I've ever had.

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

ALLERGY FREE BITCHESSSSS

 

[blck10th]

I don't have allergies but I've got one hell of a sinus infection from the weather being all jacked up

 

[Ti28]

Great, been dealing with them since I was a kid. Meds don't even work for me any more.

I've learned to deal with it. But it blows!

 

[Bru]

For any chronic sufferers, go see an allergist. I tested positive as allergic to every indoor and outdoor allergy measured by the scratch test and was miserable for a long time before getting help. Constant sinus pressure, like 24/7. It sucked. After a year of of immunotherapy and prescription sprays I've been in much better shape.

 

[Great White Drake]

ALLERGY FREE BITCHESSSSS

X2. tiger blood ftw.

 

[Ti28]

ALLERGY FREE BITCHESSSSS

Be glad. It's like walking around with the Flu for a month.

 

[smug]

I usually take Claritin D from the pharmacy and that seems to help me a lot. I already have sinus pressure the past couple weeks and it sucks.

 

[99PONTIACGP]

 

[BrianG]

I grew up with horrid seasonal allergies, all the way to the age of about 25 or so, and now I'm almost unbothered by them. Half a Benadryl (so I don't pass out) and I'm good go most days that I even start to feel them coming on.

 

[Andrew222]

I usually take Claritin D from the pharmacy and that seems to help me a lot. I already have sinus pressure the past couple weeks and it sucks.

I hadn't had allergy before my eyes started watering nose started running last year. Frankly speaking, I didn't understand what happened at once. My doctor diagnosed allergy. I tried Benadryl, but I worry about taking it during a long time (I'm suspicious about such meds). Usually I buy medications on the canadian pharmacy website. This source also allows to read the detailed information about them. So, thanks for sharing your experience, I'll check Claritin D out!

 

[10sec]

Such a random bump, but it helped!

 

[Blood on Blood]

Lovely

 

[blakbearddelite]

For any chronic sufferers, go see an allergist. I tested positive as allergic to every indoor and outdoor allergy measured by the scratch test and was miserable for a long time before getting help. Constant sinus pressure, like 24/7. It sucked. After a year of of immunotherapy and prescription sprays I've been in much better shape.

I've been meaning to make an appointment. My nose is stuffy every day. I feel like I'm always recovering from a head cold. I took Claritin for a few days and it got a little better. I don't remember the last time I could breathe 100% through my nose, there's always some blockage.

 

[Bru]

For any chronic sufferers, go see an allergist. I tested positive as allergic to every indoor and outdoor allergy measured by the scratch test and was miserable for a long time before getting help. Constant sinus pressure, like 24/7. It sucked. After a year of of immunotherapy and prescription sprays I've been in much better shape.

Still good. So good In fact that my nose is no longer an accurate measure of pollen levels like it used to be. My wife will suffer all allergy season and I’m just cruising through no problem. I don’t use any sprays any more either. It take a really bad day for seasonal allergies to bother me.

AAAAI hasn’t started their testing yet but once they do, it’s a daily update of counts.

http://pollen.aaaai.org/nab/index.cfm?p=allergenreport&stationid=147

 

[Gone_2022]

How much did all of that testing cost if you don’t mind me asking? I’m struggling hard this year with allergies. Daily pills and sprays really are not cutting it. I constantly wake up with head pressure and sinus stuff.