Spring Hayfever - really bad this year?

[tomasinatank]

Are people getting it really badly this spring or is it just me?

[mosschops30]

no me too, and dd, we have been snotting all over dh this weekend, gotta get some sprays soon!

[MrsBigD]

not just you. Me me me and quite a few others I know.

For me it's those trees that have those lovely yellow 'carpets' underneath. Can't think of the name right now :)

[tomasinatank]

Willows and birch are apparently the culprits for spring. I am taking different anti histimines but none are helping much at all.
Think i will try the sprays and eyedrops

[MrsBigD]

I'm on zirtek as the other stuff didn't work, clarytin I think. So far so good... still a bit suffering but at least not as much

[tamum]

Same here, and I hardly ever get hayfever since moving North. It's really bad at the moment.

[bluesky]

mine is awful!! Especially the eyes, sneezing and nose not so bad. Just want to rip my eyes out!

[mummy23]

I thought i was the only one suffering this week coz dp and his brothers have been fine. But docter gave me tabs and spray and feeling a bit relived (i bloody hate this hayfever)

[Heartmum2Jamie]

Oh, me too!!! It's horrible, can't take any tablets either as still breastfeeding.

[mummy23]

i was bf ds2 last summer and the doc gave me eye drop and nose spray, so give them a ring tomorrow to ask for some!

[handlemecarefully]

I've started with sneezing and runny nose over last couple of days. Was not sure whether it was hayfever (I don't generally start suffering until around June time) or a cold!

[nightowl]

me too. have started with a very runny nose and sneezing my head off. not sure either if its a cold or not. its worse in the mornings though. i feel like crap. where i wait for the bus after work, lots of those trees.

[lizziemun]

me too runny nose itchy eyes and roof of mouth try priton at the moment as have probelm with anti histems priton makes me drowsy and the the non drowsy make me sick. cant use nasel srays as lining in nose to sensitive.

[anorak]

My DH suffers quite badly but he really gave me a scare this weekend. It became obvious his hay fever had morphed into something else, he was up coughing all night and couldn't walk down the road without getting out of breath. Normally he's very fit, trains a lot, has never had any breathing difficulties, etc.

By Monday I was sure he had pneumonia, I took him to A & E with chest pains and shortness of breath. Within 5 minutes he had had an ECG (clear) then underwent blood tests, breathing tests, etc. Soon they established that the oxygen in his blood was very low, he had to lie with an oxygen mask on for a few hours, had two lots of nebulizer. They were arranging a bed in a ward for him then they sent him for a chest X-ray. Thankfully the X-ray came back clear and they pronounced him pneumonia free and allowed him to go home. He has been prescribed two inhalers and a course of steroids and is feeling much better now.

Our village is surrounded by rape seed crops which are flowering now and we strongly suspect this has something to do with the problems.

[tjacksonpfc]

ive got hayfever really bad already this year and i am taking clarityn as zirtek made me really ill and it looks like my ds who is 6 months old is suffering aswell does anyone know if there is anything we can give him.

[anorak]

I think you can give little ones piriton syrup. They will tell you in the pharmacy how much etc.