to think the bloody hay fever season started today?

[SabineUndine]

I've had a couple of hayfever sneezes and my eyes are itchy. So here we go again!

[CalibratedNellyphant]

My hayfever has started today as well. My eyes have been itchy and burning all day even with an antihistamine.

[Muskateersmummy]

Dd's kicked off a few weeks ago and we have just had to up her medication dose. Deep joy

[BuonoEstente]

Started today for me with a vengeance. Dry eyes and sneezing.

[Fwaffy]

Same here. I took a piriton. DD was unimpressed by my wish for a nap after.

Non-drowsy preps henceforth.

[SewSlapdash]

Try 6 weeks ago. And I can't take my usual stuff because I'm upduffed

[TipBoov]

Mine started today, I have a blocked yet runny nose and keep sneezing. Not sure what I can take as I'm pregnant.

[hefzi]

Sew mine too - though at least I'm not pregnant (thank goodness, for all sorts of other reasons too ): we need a [hanky] emoticon!

[SewSlapdash]

Tip obviously talk to your GP, but I am taking cetirizine - when I was pg with DS my GP said I should be safe to take it as no recorded problems (except in very high doses in cattle but we'll gloss over those types of comparisons )

[lorelei9here]

Mine started a month ago bit today was a very bad day, pollen higher than they said I think...plus pollution.

[lorelei9here]

Can the upduffed use Prevalin? I've not tried it but heard good things.

[BeastofCraggyIsland]

Mine started a few weeks ago. Pollen Joy abounds

[BeStrongAndCourageous]

Started weeks ago for me and the DC.

[Oreocrumbs]

It started here too. Took my first piriton of many to come! I have a love hate relationship with the 'nice' weather.

[Mrsmorton]

Few weeks ago for me!

[louisejxxx]

I envy all you people who have only started feeling it today...I've been feeling it for nearly a month but it's gone to another level in the last week or so.

Does anyone know if they have different strengths of antihistamine available on prescription? I get tablets prescribed but to be honest the barely seem to make a dent on the symptoms.

[CointreauVersial]

DH is a tree pollen man, so his started weeks ago. Today DS joined in.

[Underdogsbollocks]

I'm not sure, I was driving with the windows down earlier and my eyes felt prickly it was weird, like they were about to feel itchy but didn't , I was filled with dread when I realised it could be the start of hay fever .

[vvviola]

Mine started about a month ago. But thankfully it will only last a little while longer. Cherry blossom is the only thing that affects me, so I'm usually ok by June

[lorelei9here]

Louise, I think so, my sister has a prescription one for the whole year. I use Beconase for about eight months.

[SealSong]

Yes! I have been horrific with it this week. I started my own thread earlier in desperation, someone suggested cetrizine antihistamines, I've just ordered a load.

Uuugghh it's horrrible, I feel pretty bloomin unwell.

[EggbertHeartsTina]

Yes today! Not a whisper yesterday, but then today I've had itchy mouth, itchy ears and runny nose

[stealthsquiggle]

I am on year round motelukast since the list of things to which I appear to be allergic got completely out of control. It does mean that I don't get the normal sniffles and sore throat.

Yesterday I discovered that it doesn't suppress everything though. Swollen eye (looks for all the world as though someone has socked me in the eye) - so now I have eyedrops and cetrizine as well. And a very swollen eye

[stealthsquiggle]

Montelukast (singulair) - works better if you spell it right. Not sure I would whole-heartedly recommend it unless you are desperate though.

[dodobookends]

Few weeks ago with the sniffly thing for me too. Started proper sneezing/sore eyes yesterday though.