****ing Hay Fever

I am getting really pissed off with it now. My eyes are constantly itching, my nose is bunged up. Also, my wisdom tooth is coming through and theres a massive ulcer next to it and its in agony. The dentist said to put hot salty water on it :s ?? Suggestions for the both would be much appreciated.

Reply 1

Lofty

Go to the docs about the hayfever, i get it really bad as well but he prescribes me stuff called Cetirizine a few years back and it works wonders :biggrin:

Reply 2

Helenia

You can get most hayfever meds over the counter now, though if you're under 18 and in full-time education you can probably get them free on prescription.

I've always found that antihistamines like cetirizine don't work that well for me, so I use corticosteroids - started on beclometasone but I now use fluticasone, you only need to take it once a day and it's great. As for the eyes, get boots hayfever relief eyedrops - they work really well.

Reply 3

Ting-Ting

Bonjela for your ulcer! :biggrin:

My hayfever's really bad too and i don't find centrizine working too well for me either but i still take it just for the sake of it :p:

. I just use eyedrops for my eyes and for my nose, i use Sinex nasal spray that is especially formulated for allergies. It works pretty well although in my case, runny nose is the main problem ratehr than stuffed up nose....how sexy! :rolleyes:

Reply 4

baxta01

beconase nasal spray completely gets rid of mine

Reply 5

Stick Man

Last year I really really suffered from hayfever. I got some Opticrom eye drops (available over the counter, I think), which were good if taken when my eyes hurt, though it stung initially. Later in the season that appeared to lose its effect and I switched to Raptil (presciption needed), which I didn't think was as good as Opticrom was initially. In addition I has nasal spray (I *think* it was Flixonase) and Crarityn tablets.

This year I haven't been nearly so bad and the only thing I've done different is use Nazalese nasal spray (over the counter) as a preventative measure, which aims to stop you breathing in pollen, or something like that. It could be that this has made some difference, or it could be that I am simply now stronger against it having suffered for a few years (as many people do).

Reply 6

anjimcflanji

I use piritieze which is part of the cetirizine family and that works well for me, but nothing else does! I also use Nazeleze (sp?) which you can get in boots. It's a herbal powder stuff you spray up your nose and it forms a gel barrier. I find it really helps whereas the beconase et al just made me sneezs more!
Also as I now have a cat allergy! I use a blue inhaler for when i get really wheesy, usually around mid day and before bed. you need to get this from the dr too.
if you buy from boots you get a free hayfever kit - has some tissues eye gel and 10% off vouchers!!

Reply 7

Lawless

baxta01

beconase nasal spray completely gets rid of mine

ditto.

My only regret is that I suffered for 5 years before I found it.

It takes about a week of continuous usage for it to work, but after that it completely clears all symptoms for me.

Reply 8

BBGirl

If you guys are willing to try an alternative remedy for hayfever I suggest going to Boots and getting a Homeopathic remedy called Allium Cepa in 30c or 6c potency. Take 4 times a day, half hour before or after food and in addition to your conventional medication. Give it a couple of weeks to kick in and lower dosage of conventional medication..........in time, your hayfever will be cured, promise!

My husband and my mum had it really bad.........now they don't take anything and they're fine.

In addition to this drink loads of water and try to get in 1 teaspoon of Honey a day.

Reply 9

Tim Street

BBGirl

try to get in 1 teaspoon of Honey a day.

Thanks, but I would not go near honey if my whole life depended on it.

Reply 10

tinkerbellejess

same here...I hate honey!

I was given beconase one year when my hayfever was really bad, was brilliant! I also take cetirizine everyday, although I'm not completely sure how well it works, cos I still get the puffy eyes and headacheyness. But must be better than not taking it!

Reply 11

Zebrastripes

Doesn't it have to be local honey? Can't remember why but thats what they always say.

I have hayfever AND a cold, so i'm not a happy girl at the moment. Boots hayfever tablets have stopped the hayfever, i just can't breathe now anyway. I'm dosed up on so many drugs and sprays!

Reply 12

Anonymous #1

Tim Kabel

Whenever I have a blocked nose, its annoying, even blowing into the tissue, my nose is blocked still. If im at home, I would go outside my garden and with a skipping rope, I would skip 50 times... by doing this, everytime my noses somehomes is unblocked temporaily. Wierd huh...

Also if I have bad hayfever, I just take tablets.
I live in the south... so it was for me than you... :smile:

so your lucky

Reply 13

ciara

I know exactly how you feel, luckily mine hasn't fully hit me yet (it usually starts getting bad any week now) but it's a total nightmare when it does! At the moment it's just the standard sneezing and generally slightly coldy symptoms. Definitely go to the doc's, I don't know what medication you take now but there are lots of different sorts you can try - for free if you're under 18 and in full time education, which saves loads of money! If your parents suffer too see what works for them. I personally find the standard stuff like cetirizine and loratidine (which you can easily get over the counter under a different name) doesn't work. Piriton is the best thing I've tried but it does make you rather drowsy so don't use it if you will be driving/sitting exams etc. Eyedrops also seem to work for me. Sadly I haven't found anything to totally remove my symptoms though, it really is so annoying :frown:

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Helenia: what are these alternatives to antihistimines of which you speak? I'd be really interested to try something different, as doctors seem reluctant to give me anything but the normal stuff that doesn't make any difference, so eventually I stopped trying and bought stuff over the counter.