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Hayfever

So the hayfever season is almost upon us, for me personally, this is the worst season in the entire year. I suffer badly, as in sometimes i cannot even leave the house or have a window open. Basically, it ruins an entire 2/3 months of my year.

Any other sufferers really dreading the upcoming months? Any tips on how to deal with it?

Reply 1

Mark S

Yeah and because i take an immune surpessant im susceptable to colds and all the bull that comes with it. I hate it.

Reply 2

Sarah:-)

Luckily I don't get hayfever, I really feel for you guys though!

I've heard that eating honey from your area is good for people with hayfever cz you can apparently build up a immunity to the antigens (ie the pollen) if you take them into your body a different way (eg through the gut) the body doesnt react to them anymore. I don't know if this works though, just something I heard on This Morning!

Reply 3

leedsblade

Yep. Not looking forward to the next few months. Sadly nothing seems to help me and I've tried most things so don't have any decent tips. :frown:

Gem

Reply 4

anjimcflanji

Grr saw the 1st splash of the evil yellow stuff on friday..and have been sneezing all weekend thanks to lilies in the house....I hate having allergies. Victoria health do herbal tablets that are really good, i used to take them. The honey thing also helps....

there's all the usual stuff like don't mow the lawn, be out there while it's being done, tie your hair back, have a shower before you go to bed, dont dry your clothes outside.......

Reply 5

so_this_is_sam

Thank god i dont suffer from hayfever, it sounds really irritaing :s-smilie:

My friend gets it tho and takes Piriton which i think helps quite a lot and she often uses eye drops to stop her eyes from streaming!

Reply 6

anjimcflanji

Piriton for some people is very strong - knocks me out for a few days and then feel awful after! Benedryl and clarityn (and the home brand derivs.) are quite good and not quite so potent....they might be chemically but this is my experience. You can also get injections from when you're 16 me thinks.
For itchy eyes tho, as with contacts you either get really itchy or not so much. I've found tho that tea is great....make a cup of tea with boiling water (no milk or sugar hehe) and then put it in the fridge and leave the t bag in. When it's cold take it out and soak cotton wool and place around your eyes. It is fab!

Reply 7

Archkinkist

I just take Cetirizine and it stops it completely, God bless the person who made that stuff :love:

I get hayfever later every year; last one was june but i had a week of hell before i got my tablets, this year I am stocked up already :biggrin:

Reply 8

Phantom Phoenix

Really sympathise everyone...someone put some lilies on my desk at work on Saturday, I got rid of the cursed things after ten minutes and sneezed ALL AFTERNOON! I normally use Piriton, it stops me sneezing so much but anjimcflangi was right, I feel slow for days after :frown:

Reply 9

RoyalsFan

The tablets don't work very well for me they only last half a day.

The worst thing is when people come up to you and ask why your crying!

Tis annoyin during the exam period too.

Reply 10

Emmalina

I get it really badly, but also because of like tree and stuff I get it from about march thru october. It stinks.

I found the one thing that made the biggest difference was cutting gluten. Gluten free diet is a biatch but totally made all the difference to me as well as max doses of tablets and eyedrops of course :smile:

Reply 11

kookabura

I know some people think that herbal things are a load of rubbish etc etc, this is only a suggestion, if you don't want to try it you don't have to!! My dad and me both suffer from really bad hayfever - dads is worse than mine. The only way he used to get through the summer was having an injection - the doctors wouldn't give it the last few years though. Apparently it was steroid based and he can't get it on the NHS anymore or something. Anyway, someone suggested some herbal tablets - 'luffa complex.' We have both tried them and they work really well, there are still a few days when we are a bit sniffly etc, but not that often.

You can get drops, tablets and nasal sprays of it I think. The drops are meant to get into your system quicker than the tablets. They need abit of time to build up - you can't get hayfever syptoms today, take them and be ok in a day. I start taking them beginning to mid april cos I normally start being affected about the beginning of may - it gives them a 2/3weeks to start working. There not a 'miracle cure' and they probably won't work for everyone, but I have found them really good.

Reply 12

gas_panic!

I find it peaks for about 3 weeks a year. I swear i got a bit of the other day, my eyes and throat were ****ed.

Reply 13

bluedreamer

Oh no! my eyes don’t look pretty swelled up :/

Reply 14

anjimcflanji

I'd forgotten about this, bought some today. It's this stuff called nazeleze...i got in boots for about £5. It's like this powder that you spray up your nose and it forms a gel barrier. I've only used it today but it seems ok - hasn't made it any worse!

The piriteze version of piriton I find isn't drowsy so that might be worth trying?
I got my dr to write to all of my exam boards to explain about my urticaria and hayfever..as in all honesty the amount of time i'd spend in exams sneezing blowing my nose...and irritating all the other poor ppl...it's only fair that they take it into consideration as you lose time.
Lilies are evil and should be banned. Made mum throw hers away the other day just couldn't cope!!!!!

Reply 15

Sophdoph

I've had a cold for the last few days but I can feel the hayfever creeping up on me. I can't take traditional remedies so I use homeopathics but have to start them early in the season to get them to work and take them *all* the time.

There will be no flowers in our house and I shall permanently wear shades from now on.

Reply 16

~Kirsty~

I don't get it really bad, i only really just get a runny nose, sneezing a little and mild itchiness of my eyes, but clarityn (or loratidine from the doc-its free on prescription for me!) does the trick. Usually mine doesn't peak till june/july, so i have another few months, but when i sniffed the cut grass today i was like oh no here comes the Hayfever! :frown:

Reply 17

beach surf babe

I used to suffer really badly when I was younger but it doesn't seem so bad now. However, it does depend on the weather and where I am so sometimes I do get it really bad. I think I'm actually immune to most allergy stuff now...piriton has no effect for me. Stuff containing loratadine (sp?) seems to work for me quite well. They suggest taking a shower in evening or whenever you've been out to get rid of pollen and stuff. I guess some people suffer so badly that stuff like that doesn't work...the only option then is to see a doctor!

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