I'm sure my hayfever has started. Anyone else?

[Notverygrownup]

Itchy eyes, and excema flairing for the last few days. I usually start around Mothering Sunday - daffodils everywhere and tree pollen not far behind. Anyone else suffering?

This morning I took a hay fever tablet and the itching has stopped. Agh! Hope that it is just a coincidence, otherwise it's 7 months of misery instead of the usual 5!

Yes, for the last three weeks we've had hay fever symptoms and so has my brother.

Mine has, though it normally starts in jan and finishes by may - I don't get affected by grass pollen.

I'm envious - I have it from January to October usually.

Yup, bastard catkins out on hazel trees everywhere.

How odd, I've been sneezing all weekend and Dd asked me if it was hay fever, I replied 'What in February?' but I think she might have been right.

I've been taking anti-histamine tabs for a couple of weeks and I expect that's going to be the status quo for a while.

Me too. I suffer worst from grass pollen so generally worst May/June/July, but have been sneezing and itchy all day today

Been a bit better for the last day or two, so hopefully dampened down by the rain for a while.

Sympathy to all fellow sufferers.

Yes, dd symptoms have started. She’s 11 now but had hay fever since she was 6. It’s amazing how obvious it is. I didn’t think of catkins. We though cherry blossoms - but how could something so beautiful be so harmful!

Yes! I never realised until you asked this. Mine usually starts in March but this week I've had gritty eyes, nose dripping like a tap and an itchy face. I thought I'd developed an allergy to my moisturiser or washing powder which I know is possible but hayfever seems much more likely.

I normally start in april and have been affected for at least the last week, I can only assume its the lack of frosts etc - everything is growing already

yes, suddenly a few days ago. The silver birch must be out early.

I've started with the tired, dopey headache between the eyes this week. I normally get it in March to July. There's not much out here. The snowdrops and crocuses are just getting the idea of getting out to party.

My hay fever season used to be February to November, so yes, I can totally understand.
(As a by the way, I don't seem to suffer with hay fever - or asthma since I moved to a different area of the country, so I can only assume the pollen that set me off isn't here!)

Yep - started taking fexofenadine last week.

Working within the NHS, most people assume it's a cold (or 2019 nCoV).

The reaction I get when I say it's hay fever!

No, but my dog's allergies have already fired up.

13yr old DS's seem to have started, he's been very sneezy this week. I think it's tree pollen.
He had certirizine yesterday and it seems to have kept it at bay today.

Me too, ok today but been sneezy for a few days prior

Yes literally started last Friday itchy eyes and sneezing. Misery.