[Scienceisgood]

Hey guys;

Well, I have hayfever and it is driving me mad! Does anyone have any way in which it can help me manage?! PLEASE!

Sneezing every 2 seconds!

[theandyguthrie]

Isn't that what hayfever pills are for?

[Scienceisgood]

Some don't work so well.

Any particular brands?

[nickbob00]

I would recommend Cetirizine 10mg of any brand. Though technically you shouldn't, I often take that with Loratadine 10mg with no noticeable adverse effects. Sometimes I need to take more doses during the day (though in theory it isn't recommended).

Both drugs are non-sedating (second generation) antihistamines ("hayfever tablets") so they shouldn't cause too much drowsiness, but it is reported that both do cause it in some capacity.

A non-chemical recommendation would be not to touch your face (especially your eyes) after having been outside and to avoid sitting on/near grass. I sometimes bring a rug on bad days when I know I will be sitting outside at all.

[n65uk]

Hayfever is one of those things that you have to try a few tablets before you find what works.

Personally, Loraditine works fine for me, Cetrizine did not do anything at all, but I also have been prescribed chlorphenamine for it before.

[insignificant]

Try the different tablets. Also change your bedding frequently as the pollen can stick to it all if you don't shower and wash your hair at night.

[kayleigh.jean]

I take Loratadine, and have done for a few years now - works really well! I took syrup for ages (tastes so good ) and that worked immediately and was really effective, but this year was made to have pills on the basis of turning 18 which took a while to kick in but they worked fine after a few days

[LittleGee]

I always use piriton nothing else works on me. Some people find certain prescription nasal sprays work for them.

[Foo.mp3]

Combination of anti-histamine + eye drops in the morning and nasal spray at night seems to work for me

Mind you I've also had immunisation in the past (when my allergies went off the chart)

[be_free]

- wear sunglasses
- wear a mask
- keep windows in your bedroom and living areas closed
- apply a small amount of vaseline around the outside of your nostrils so that the pollen sticks to it
- if you eat honey from your local area in the winter before, apparently you don't get any symptoms in the summer after

[Dirac Delta Function]

Makes you wonder how people got through it before modern medicine...

[nickbob00]

(Original post by Dirac Delta Function)
Makes you wonder how people got through it before modern medicine...

I read somewhere that it was because we naturally often have hookworms etc, which lower our immune response to allergens (e.g. them) so the human body ramped up the immune response to compensate. However, now few people have such parasites so allergies of all kinds are much more common because histamine levels are too high.