― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 22 April 2004 22:45 (twenty years ago) link
― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 22 April 2004 22:47 (twenty years ago) link
― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 22 April 2004 22:49 (twenty years ago) link
― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 22 April 2004 22:49 (twenty years ago) link
― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 22 April 2004 22:50 (twenty years ago) link
― j.lu (j.lu), Thursday, 22 April 2004 22:51 (twenty years ago) link
― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 22 April 2004 22:51 (twenty years ago) link
― Johnney B (Johnney B), Thursday, 22 April 2004 22:51 (twenty years ago) link
― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 22 April 2004 22:52 (twenty years ago) link
― g--ff (gcannon), Thursday, 22 April 2004 22:53 (twenty years ago) link
i'm sorry? what was that? you'll have to repeat it into my good ear.
― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 22 April 2004 22:55 (twenty years ago) link
― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 22 April 2004 22:55 (twenty years ago) link
― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 22 April 2004 22:56 (twenty years ago) link
― Clarke B. (Clarke B.), Thursday, 22 April 2004 22:57 (twenty years ago) link
I do hate it though when they weather is nice and everyone is going on about how nice it is and I am suffering.
― Rockist Scientist, Thursday, 22 April 2004 22:58 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Thursday, 22 April 2004 23:01 (twenty years ago) link
― Johnney B (Johnney B), Thursday, 22 April 2004 23:09 (twenty years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 22 April 2004 23:09 (twenty years ago) link
― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 22 April 2004 23:12 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 23 April 2004 00:36 (twenty years ago) link
― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Friday, 23 April 2004 00:38 (twenty years ago) link
― Orbit (Orbit), Friday, 23 April 2004 00:40 (twenty years ago) link
I've only ever gotten it with a prescription, I can say that much, so probably.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 23 April 2004 00:41 (twenty years ago) link
― Orbit (Orbit), Friday, 23 April 2004 00:42 (twenty years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 23 April 2004 00:42 (twenty years ago) link
The worst is that I get so stuffed up that I get really nauseous and can't stand to eat anything other than toast with jelly or sprite. And I HATE soda. Or if I've remembered to buy ginger root, sip some ginger tea. My doctor doesn't fully believe me that the nausea is from allergies, but I've gotten it every spring- I blame some kind of post-nasal drip action. :-P
― lyra (lyra), Friday, 23 April 2004 02:31 (twenty years ago) link
I irrigated my nose late this morning by about 3:30PM I was getting a sinus headache (while remaining indoors most of the day).
― Rockist Scientist, Tuesday, 20 July 2004 20:52 (twenty years ago) link
― spittle (spittle), Wednesday, 21 July 2004 03:55 (twenty years ago) link
― spittle (spittle), Wednesday, 21 July 2004 03:56 (twenty years ago) link
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Wednesday, 21 July 2004 03:56 (twenty years ago) link
― spittle (spittle), Wednesday, 21 July 2004 03:59 (twenty years ago) link
― spittle (spittle), Wednesday, 21 July 2004 04:00 (twenty years ago) link
Spittle, you do change the a/c filter I hope?
I think what's outside gets in anyway. I woke up very congested this morning, to a degree that is unusual, even though my windows were closed.
Nasal irrigation is great. It is not a cure, but it's effective treatment. (As I've alerady posted, I do it with a Grossan tip attached to a Waterpik.)
― Rockist Scientist, Wednesday, 21 July 2004 04:05 (twenty years ago) link
― Rockist Scientist, Wednesday, 21 July 2004 04:07 (twenty years ago) link
Can't for the life of me remember why I agreed to buy a house next to a farm :-(
― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 21 July 2004 09:22 (twenty years ago) link
― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 21 July 2004 14:18 (twenty years ago) link
Wait, there's supposed to be a filter?
yeah, I do, but probably not as much as I should.
― spittle (spittle), Wednesday, 21 July 2004 17:04 (twenty years ago) link
― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 21 July 2004 20:18 (twenty years ago) link
I spent most of the day inside my apartment, not to avoid allergens, but just because that's how it turned out. I finally briefly left my apartment late in the afternoon, walked several blocks, stood around outside for about five minutes drinking iced tea and enjoying some shade, and then ended up going back home soon after. For that amount of exposure I have slightly itchy nasal passages and a headache.
― Rockist_Scientist (rockist_scientist), Sunday, 22 August 2004 20:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― RS £aRue (rockist_scientist), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 10:51 (nineteen years ago) link
Not as much pollution as London, though - I was amazed how my nostrils filled up with black goo when I was in London last week.
― caitlin (caitlin), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 10:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 10:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― Maria (Maria), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 11:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― jody von bulow (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 12:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― strng hlkntgn, Tuesday, 31 May 2005 00:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― strng hlkngtn, Tuesday, 31 May 2005 00:11 (nineteen years ago) link
― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 31 May 2005 00:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― strng hlkngtn, Tuesday, 31 May 2005 00:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ken L (Ken L), Tuesday, 31 May 2005 00:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 31 May 2005 00:34 (nineteen years ago) link
get bent, have you had a blood test for allergies yet?
― boat of boats (dog latin), Tuesday, 16 June 2015 11:57 (nine years ago) link
lately i've been feeling extremely tired, like more than usual - waking up but unable to physically get out of bed and then feeling fuggy and abstract all day. used to get this off cetirizine but i'm starting to think that loratadine is causing these side effects.
― My name is the Pope and in the 90s I smoked a lot of dope (dog latin), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 09:10 (six years ago) link
not sure what is worse - feeling allergic or feeling like a weird sleepy ghost
― My name is the Pope and in the 90s I smoked a lot of dope (dog latin), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 09:11 (six years ago) link
also - fun heart palpitationy stuff which i've just realised is probably brought on by antihistamines. joy
― My name is the Pope and in the 90s I smoked a lot of dope (dog latin), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 10:38 (six years ago) link
My daughter has never really had issues before, but this season her eyes were getting so red, itchy and watery that she started using drops. They say this is the worst allergy season ever, at least in the US, so I imagine all these little allergy sleeper cells are waking up from coast to coast.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 13:09 (six years ago) link
pro tip: anyone who has taken Zyrtec (Cetirizine) might want to know there's a new drug that's supposed to be a more effective version of the same thing, Xyzal (Levocetirizine). works pretty well for me so far. as always, it's been available in europe for a long time, so old news for some of us
― mh, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 14:06 (six years ago) link
Have tried xyzal in the past few months and it seems to work. Have to take right before retiring as it makes me extremely drowsy.
― omgneto and ittanium mayne (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:18 (six years ago) link
that's what the box says. I typically took allergy meds first thing in the morning so it's a switch, but seems to work
― mh, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:28 (six years ago) link
I've never had much luck with antihistamines. tried loratadine, cetirizine, fexofenadine, and diphenhydramine - none of them work for me.
i found one that works several years ago - chlorpheniramine - but it makes me extremely drowsy (and apparently due to its anticholinergic properties increases my chances of developing alzheimer's).
this allergy season is absolutely killing me regardless, though the chlorpheniramine is fairly effective when it comes time to take another dose (i take it 3 times a day) my sinuses are just on fire.
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 17:10 (six years ago) link
pseudoephedrine 12-hour extended release tablets are pretty amazing ime
― marcos, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 17:13 (six years ago) link
in most of the US you have to go through the hoopla of showing ID at the pharmacy counter bc it can be used as a meth precursor but it is very worth it, works way better than most antihistamines
― marcos, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 17:14 (six years ago) link
surely as it's just a decongestant this will only be effective for nose and sinuses? (i mean tbh that's where most of my troubles are but itchy eyes are a thing too)
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 17:31 (six years ago) link
it is also a vasoconstrictor so it helps with the redness in eyes for sure, for the itchiness i find astringent eye drops help a lot
― marcos, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 17:39 (six years ago) link
Guy told me to use Zaditor for that. Seems to help somewhat
― omgneto and ittanium mayne (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 17:45 (six years ago) link
thanks for the info. i will give those a whirl.
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 17:49 (six years ago) link
my current routine:xyzal before bedzaditor in eyes when I first wake up, then wait a bit before showering and putting in contactspseudoephedrine 12 hour pill when I get out of bed
I make sure to shower when I get back indoors if I've been outdoors doing yard work or wandering around during heavy pollen times. Also flonase once per day.
― mh, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 17:54 (six years ago) link
fwiw that's a shitload of stuff but I have very few problems now unless I'm wandering around the wilderness for a long time
the season has began for me, it's muggy out, which is usually worse for me. I havent got any antihistamines in the flat but will go out for some after work. kill me!
― COVID and the Gang (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 13 May 2020 18:56 (four years ago) link
Only tree pollen allergy for me, so this nonsense is going to be over by the end of the month. It's the last two/three weeks that are the most difficult though. And whoever made that Optrex advert where everyone has bits of tree/flowers sticking out like overgrown eyelashes knew their target audience.
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Wednesday, 13 May 2020 19:11 (four years ago) link
I can taste the pollen in the air.
― peace, man, Monday, 19 April 2021 19:00 (three years ago) link
I’m so tired of sneezing and itchy eyes, my usual generic Allegra isn’t helping much this year.
― Joe Bombin (milo z), Monday, 19 April 2021 19:58 (three years ago) link
Woke up gasping for water several times last night. All I've been on is claritin and it isn't working either.
― peace, man, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 11:00 (three years ago) link
ugh
― Bewlay Brothers & Sister Rrose (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 20 April 2021 15:31 (three years ago) link
I AM FUCKING DYING.seriously, i feel worse now than i did when i had covid— head full of snot, sinus pressure poinding 24/7 even with meds, endless tissues, just abysmal time to be alive tbh. i wished out loud today for death.
― broccoli rabe thomas (the table is the table), Tuesday, 27 September 2022 19:05 (one year ago) link
It's bad this year.
― just like Christopher Wray said (brownie), Monday, 29 April 2024 14:23 (two months ago) link
i feel like i can barely move and that my body is filled with rocks and i can't breathe and there is something really wrong with my throat and my eyes are all fucked up but other than that i feel fine.
― scott seward, Monday, 29 April 2024 14:38 (two months ago) link
burning throat, sinus headaches, runny nose - it's all the perks of having a bad cold except that it never gets better
― just like Christopher Wray said (brownie), Monday, 29 April 2024 14:41 (two months ago) link
medicine makes it better for me. flonase and the meth one. claritin-d.
but if nothing works you might want to get those shots that doctors give.
― scott seward, Monday, 29 April 2024 14:46 (two months ago) link
definitely worse for me after it rains.
"When rain hits grass and weed pollen, it can break up the pollen into smaller particles. This makes the pollen spread more easily and can lead to worsening allergy symptoms, particularly with heavy downpours. Rain can also increase mold and dust allergy symptoms, as mold and dust mites thrive in warm, humid conditions."
― scott seward, Monday, 29 April 2024 14:48 (two months ago) link
fyi several pharmacists and RNs have told me that claritin is a pretty mediocre antihistamine and is actually only effective for 25% or less of people at the normal dose. at an effective dose, it's not non-drowsy. so they market claritin-d hard
zyrtec/xyzal are a bit better (I use the latter) and I believe they're both available in generics now. you can always supplement them with a generic sudafed decongestant
I try to not take all the things all the time but xyzal+sudafed every morning and maybe a little generic flonase to supplement
if I do yard work or spend a bunch of time outside I obviously shower later and burn my clothes (j/k)
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Monday, 29 April 2024 15:25 (two months ago) link
i just buy claritin-d for the meth properties. it keeps me upright. it mostly works. the flonase does seem to help with my nose/eyes/throat.
stuff like zyrtec make me sleepier. allergies make me VERY tired. like, falling down tired.
― scott seward, Monday, 29 April 2024 15:35 (two months ago) link
this is the dustiest town i've ever lived in. tons of trees. tons of dirt. they don't really clean the streets. we had boxes of books out on tables Saturday and Sunday at the store and I was going through them inside here this morning and they were just covered in dust/dirt. so, you know, i'm surrounded.
― scott seward, Monday, 29 April 2024 15:41 (two months ago) link
xp I hear that. I get this weird fatigue by evening some days this time of year and every time I'm just "why do I have no energy? I must be old or dying"
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Monday, 29 April 2024 15:41 (two months ago) link
what's weird - it IS fatiguing but I have a hard time sleeping when I'm going through it.
― just like Christopher Wray said (brownie), Monday, 29 April 2024 16:46 (two months ago) link
I've had fairly good luck with cheap generic Claritin (loratadine) - I had absolutely horrible allergies as a kid when there was only Dimetapp and Benadryl, the meds today are much betterCheap generics mostly keep it at bay until some unknown tree comes online in June, but that generally lasts just a week or two - no idea what's the source, but no amount of pills will save me
― Andy the Grasshopper, Monday, 29 April 2024 16:59 (two months ago) link
bad this year. yeesh. i feel like i'm in the poppy fields with dorothy and the scarecrow. this town is so fucking fecund. its like a jungle out here. i swear everything just became impossibly green and lush in one week. which, you know, is a good thing. just complaining. nobody else wants to hear it! i nap a lot when i can. go home early. its so nice out and i feel crap. oh well.
― scott seward, Monday, 13 May 2024 17:34 (two months ago) link
At least one study has indicated that the more carbon there is in the air, the more potent the pollen itself is.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/13/opinion/allergies-climate-change.html
― scott seward, Monday, 13 May 2024 18:50 (two months ago) link
The top 10 most challenging places to live with seasonal allergies are:
Wichita, Kansas Virginia Beach, Virginia Greenville, South Carolina Dallas, Texas Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Tulsa, Oklahoma Richmond, Virginia Des Moines, Iowa Raleigh, North Carolina Fayetteville, Arkansas
now i'm not moving to des moines!
― scott seward, Monday, 13 May 2024 18:51 (two months ago) link
Least challenging (#96) on that list is Cleveland! I live there and would probably die if I lived in Wichita.
― just like Christopher Wray said (brownie), Monday, 13 May 2024 19:39 (two months ago) link
brutal right now
― brimstead, Monday, 13 May 2024 20:01 (two months ago) link
here you can type in your zip to find out what's causing the itchy eyes and sneezing
https://www.pollenlibrary.com/
― Andy the Grasshopper, Monday, 13 May 2024 20:04 (two months ago) link
Ragweed has always been my chief nemesis
― Andy the Grasshopper, Monday, 13 May 2024 20:06 (two months ago) link
ooh, this one has a sinister name: Five-Horn Smotherweed
― Andy the Grasshopper, Monday, 13 May 2024 20:08 (two months ago) link
It's highly toxic to horses, not sure about grasshoppers though xp
― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Monday, 13 May 2024 20:09 (two months ago) link
Brownie - my birthday twin iirc - I work for a big employer based in your city and someone brought me buckeyes recently! They are DELICIOUS. I have nothing to add about allergies - don't have any. Sorry for all who are suffering tho.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Monday, 13 May 2024 20:13 (two months ago) link
damn Crack Willow!
https://www.pollenlibrary.com/Local/Significant/Allergens/in/Franklin%20County/MA/
― scott seward, Monday, 13 May 2024 21:03 (two months ago) link
Nodding Fescue needs to be a band.
― scott seward, Monday, 13 May 2024 21:05 (two months ago) link
Ha! Yes enbb, power to the 28th! I’ve had a buckeye or two in my day :)
― just like Christopher Wray said (brownie), Monday, 13 May 2024 22:35 (two months ago) link
― scott seward, Monday, May 13, 2024 1:51 PM (yesterday)
can confirm, not a great city for avoiding allergies
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Tuesday, 14 May 2024 13:51 (two months ago) link