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I saw an allergry thread here a few days ago, but didn't click on it so I'm sorry if this is OFN.
I have horrific seasonal allergies. I'm a +4 on pretty much every living thing outdoors. I've been on a current cocktail of Flonase, prescription eye drops, Claritan in the morning and Zyrtec at night.
The crap isn't working. I wind up taking Benadryl at least two to three times a week and of course, it knocks me out.
This is no way to live.
I was seeing an allergist last year getting antigen shots twice a week and it was helping a little, but the day my daughter went into severe anaphylaxis (after they failed to inform me they were upping her antigen) and had to have a shot of epinephrine right there in the office (ambulance ride to the ER followed), we stopped going there.
What works for you? I've heard good things about Allegra, but I'm afraid that after awhile I will just build up a tolerance for it as I have the other medications.
Sucks.
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Do you live in the PNW? Try moving to Hawaii :P
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higher doses of claritin is what worked for me
everything else makes me sleepy
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Do you live in the PNW? Try moving to Hawaii :P
We used to live in PNW. We moved to metro Denver 4 years ago. Ever since, it's like I've been hit with the freaking plague.
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OK! GREAT!
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I take Claritin (loratadine) during the day. On bad days, I take Claritin-D. I always take a benedryl or two before bed.
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I know this sounds kind of lame, but have you tried the "eating local unpasteurized honey" thing?
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I think I need to move to California or a desert. My allergies are 365 days a year now 
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If you are taking all that crap and it isn't working, I suggest you see an allergist. I've never had to take that much stuff for my allergies.
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I hate my allegory med's the va has pretty much prescribed me everything under the sun.
The best thing for me is I to take a steaming hot shower and loosen all the mucus, blow it out and then I am good to for the day.
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i have no allergies, i cannot relate
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See an allergist. Allergy shots can cure your allergies, but it takes a long time.
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When nothing else really helps, I take sudafed. It's the only thing that makes a difference.
Try getting some local, organic, unprocessed honey and use it in herbal tea. The antibodies from the bees will help boost your immune system. I actually had it clear up a sinus infection once before when I was sick over a weekend and couldn't get to the doctor's office.
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If your allergies are that bad and medicine doesn't help you have two options:
1) Deal with it
2) Move to a place that doesn't affect your allergies
That's the hand you've been dealt.
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Banelord_FF posted:
If you are taking all that crap and it isn't working, I suggest you see an allergist. I've never had to take that much stuff for my allergies.
I did see an allergist. All last year. Read original post lol.
I sent my husband to the store for Allegra. He came back with Claritan and Zyrtec (both of which I am ALREADY TAKING ARGH).
He said Allegra was too expensive 
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_Alexandra_ posted:
Banelord_FF posted:
If you are taking all that crap and it isn't working, I suggest you see an allergist. I've never had to take that much stuff for my allergies.
I did see an allergist. All last year. Read original post lol.
I sent my husband to the store for Allegra. He came back with Claritan and Zyrtec (both of which I am ALREADY TAKING ARGH).
He said Allegra was too expensive
it's $20!
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never heard of taking both claritin and zyrtec in one day...both of those are 24 hour pills and do the same things, so you're basically just double dosing.
I started going to an allergist last august and started with allergy shots soon after. now I'm at 1 shot in each arm every friday that I do at home. I take pseudophedrine almost every night of the week during the spring and summer and about 4 nights a week the rest of the year.
you can take afrin (only 3 days in a row, then you need to lay off it for a few days or you will get dependent on it and won't be able to stop taking it). It lasts for 11-12 hours with 1 spray in each nostril. I use it on nights when I need to sleep well or if I just feel really bad.
also I've always heard that a tablespoon of LOCAL honey (not bought from the grocery store, actually find someone who makes honey nearby...you need to get honey from bees who use the same pollen you're breathing in) each day helps a lot.
For reference...my allergist told me I was the most allergic person she had ever tested since she's been doing it...in 20 years. She did the test where they barely poke you with the needle with about 25 different things on the needle. I was over a 7 on the scale on probably 85% of the stuff, and over a 9 on like 6 things. I had one type of grass (fescue I think it was) where I was a 14...which I think means the spot that she stuck me swelled up to 14mm across in the time limit which is like 5 minutes.
don't move to Memphis...if your allergies are that bad in Colorado, they would be hugely multiplied here. although I don't know why anyone would want to move here lol.
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Jezza_Belle posted:
_Alexandra_ posted:
Banelord_FF posted:
If you are taking all that crap and it isn't working, I suggest you see an allergist. I've never had to take that much stuff for my allergies.
I did see an allergist. All last year. Read original post lol.
I sent my husband to the store for Allegra. He came back with Claritan and Zyrtec (both of which I am ALREADY TAKING ARGH).
He said Allegra was too expensive
it's $20!
I know. I just bought some. He will buy a $8,000 hot tub for our house, but won't spend $20 on allergy medicine.
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_Alexandra_ posted:
I saw an allergry thread here a few days ago, but didn't click on it so I'm sorry if this is OFN.
I have horrific seasonal allergies. I'm a +4 on pretty much every living thing outdoors. I've been on a current cocktail of Flonase, prescription eye drops, Claritan in the morning and Zyrtec at night.
The crap isn't working. I wind up taking Benadryl at least two to three times a week and of course, it knocks me out.
This is no way to live.
I was seeing an allergist last year getting antigen shots twice a week and it was helping a little, but the day my daughter went into severe anaphylaxis (after they failed to inform me they were upping her antigen) and had to have a shot of epinephrine right there in the office (ambulance ride to the ER followed), we stopped going there.
What works for you? I've heard good things about Allegra, but I'm afraid that after awhile I will just build up a tolerance for it as I have the other medications.
Sucks.
You do realize that an allergic reaction is something they plan for in an allergists office and that is why they have their patients stay there a bit after getting the shot. Having a reaction is a stupid reason to stop getting the shots, if you didn't like the lack of communication you should have found a different allergist to see.
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Jezza_Belle posted:
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[quote=Banelord_FF]If you are taking all that crap and it isn't working, I suggest you see an allergist. I've never had to take that much stuff for my allergies.
I did see an allergist. All last year. Read original post lol.
I sent my husband to the store for Allegra. He came back with Claritan and Zyrtec (both of which I am ALREADY TAKING ARGH).
He said Allegra was too expensive
it's $20!
I know. I just bought some. He will buy a $8,000 hot tub for our house, but won't spend $20 on allergy medicine. [/quote]
you need to show him some of those nifty moves to lay the 20 dollar SMACK down on his cheap azz.
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Banelord_FF posted:
_Alexandra_ posted:
I saw an allergry thread here a few days ago, but didn't click on it so I'm sorry if this is OFN.
I have horrific seasonal allergies. I'm a +4 on pretty much every living thing outdoors. I've been on a current cocktail of Flonase, prescription eye drops, Claritan in the morning and Zyrtec at night.
The crap isn't working. I wind up taking Benadryl at least two to three times a week and of course, it knocks me out.
This is no way to live.
I was seeing an allergist last year getting antigen shots twice a week and it was helping a little, but the day my daughter went into severe anaphylaxis (after they failed to inform me they were upping her antigen) and had to have a shot of epinephrine right there in the office (ambulance ride to the ER followed), we stopped going there.
What works for you? I've heard good things about Allegra, but I'm afraid that after awhile I will just build up a tolerance for it as I have the other medications.
Sucks.
You do realize that an allergic reaction is something they plan for in an allergists office and that is why they have their patients stay there a bit after getting the shot. Having a reaction is a stupid reason to stop getting the shots, if you didn't like the lack of communication you should have found a different allergist to see.
Yes, I do realize this. I'm not an idiot. It was my child that it happened to (once for her, EIGHT times for me at home) and we can't keep going to the emergency room every time we have anaphylaxis. That's retarded. The next closest allergist that would take our insurance is a 50 minute drive. Can't and won't drive an hour each way for a 20 minute appointment.
So drugging up it is. Which was my original question to begin with.
Thanks for input. I'm doubling my doses on everything until the Allegra comes in the mail.
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you can also look into using a neti pot. heard lots of good things about those. It just helps you pour water through your sinus passages (in one nostril, out the other). They're apparently real good if you've been outside working in the yard or something...you use it and get all the allergens that you've been breathing in out of your sinuses.
they're cheap ($15-20 at most I think) and you just use plain water in them i believe. maybe distilled water.
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I think I need to move to California or a desert. My allergies are 365 days a year now
yay! do it!
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the_great_intex posted:
[quote=-Ducky-]I think I need to move to California or a desert. My allergies are 365 days a year now
yay! do it
