Shocking Hayfever and exams looming. Need your best hayfever tips please.

[EccentricaGallumbits]

I have this week off to study but can barely see out of my eyes.

I've taken Loratidine, eye drops and have happinose up the nostrils.

What is the best antihistamine I can get hold of? Will have to go to the docs and hope something works by exam time.

[Ewe]

Oh I am in same boat, I HATE hayfever

[BariatricObama]

hayfever is a misery. swimming helps. wet face flannel over the face? not terribly practical when studying.

[indigobarbie]

smear vaseline up your nostrils to stop the pollen sticking - oh yeah or like OP said happinose you can still get it in lloyds chemists but couldn't find it in boots the last time i looked.
What about a homeopathic remedy? you can get them in boots too. wear sunglasses or some kind of specs to stop the pollen again getting in your eyes, and keep your hair up off your face, wash it at night before going to bed to remove dust/pollen etc and maybe even wear a scarf on your head to keep the pollen/dust etc away too.
I used to find a water spray on my face helped with the itching eyes.
someone I know sourced locally produced honey and started eating that - it seemed to help. I think the idea is that you then become used to your body digesting the local pollens and therefore your body doesn't produce histamine to fight them when the pollens are in the air....worth a try?
good luck, it's miserable I know good luck with exams xx

[romaniabound]

I feel your pain.

Last year I found loratidine did nothing and in the end I went to the doc and got desloratidine, nasonex nasal spray and eye drops on prescription and this knocked it on the head.

Can however take none of the above myself this year as am preg. Grrr. I am round the bend with it.

P.S. In the past I have tried homeopathy, local honey (to no avail) and for the first time this year accupuncture but that is not cutting the mustard either. You have my sympathy!

[Doodleydoo]

Hi, I had the worst hayfever of my life during my GCSE's and then A'Levels. At the time there was very little that I could take that wouldn't make me drowsy however I did have the traditional Beconase - not the liquid spray that is available now but the one similar to asthma inhalers. There is also some injection I believe which next year I am keen on trying out but can't due to pg this year.

Good luck and I really hope that it gets better, my dh didn't believe me when I said that actually moving into the middle of a field wasn't all that much fun really! However he doesn't suffer from hayfever so really doesn't know how unpleasant it can be (and how much of pita it is when you have something similar to exams or stressful times going on!)

[HippyGalore]

The most important thing I did was stop drying my bed sheets in the garden (felt like such a fool when DH put two and two together). Also, for me it is mainly blossom and I get worse if I eat apples or cherries just now as there is some kind of link between the response to the blossom and the fruit. I seem to be able to eat apples in winter more, so is blossom setting off reaction. This is not a homeopathy thing or anything, I have been told by a doctor and can tell when my mouth is itching horribly as well as nose and eyes.

I am much better on the prescription antihistimines especially taking them in advance, too late now I understand but just saying that even if no brilliant immediate effects, great after a week or so. Going to GP also means that it is logged, so if you need to appeal on the exam because you were snotty/drowsy, it helps. Good luck!

[Goingspare]

My DD's on desloratadine (Neoclarityn). Much better than loratadine/Clarityn.

For a few weeks this spring she has been on loratadine because the asthma nurse accidentally renewed the wrong medication on her repeat prescription and it took me a while to notice . By the time I spotted the error, DD was starting to struggle with hayfever and was distinctly below par generally. Rang the surgery, got the prescription changed, put her back on desloratadine, and she bucked up in 24 hours (peak flow up, energy levels up, headache and congestion cleared up).

[Snorbs]

I find I'm fine provided I take an anti-histamine within (literally) minutes of waking up. Any longer than that and I'm in trouble.

[bridewolf]

1. take antihistamine two weeks before your 'season'.
   2)keep bedroom windows closed, esp in evening.
   3)clothes and bedding not hung outside to dry
   4)ski type wrap around sunglasses work best.
   
2. when coming in from work/outside, change clothes downstairs, bag and put by washing machine. (keep pollen out of bedroom/house as much as poss)
   6)shower at night to remove pollen from hair.
   7)take antihistamines at night, to counter the sleep factor.
   8)nasel sprays (use correctly poke in nose, pointing to top opposite ear, to control the nose bleeds.
   9)eye drops
   10)other environmental allergies may overload your system etc, so damp dust bedroom. and consider allergy bedding if dust mite allergy suspected.
   
   cant think of any more at the moment.............

[EccentricaGallumbits]

11. pluck eyes out of head with a spoon.
    
    will go to docs and ask for industrial strenth drugs.
    
    i'm doing most of the above already - usually keeps it at bay but it is just hideous at the mo. fucking trees

[EccentricaGallumbits]

and bloody thursday is the earliest they have an appointment! argh!!

[sandripples]

A prescription for my son worked wonders - Beconase I think. The over-the-counter remedies made no difference but this does.

[duckyfuzz]

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