Persistent rhinitis - getting me down

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Small problem, I know in the great scheme but really irritating and can make me feel off colour.
Have had since birth of Ds 2.5 years ago and have concluded that as it is year round, it must be a dust mite allergy. I Hoover daily (though bedroom only x 1 week), change sheets x 2 weekly, wash duvets quarterly. I take anti histamines twice a day (loratidine and cetirizine) and have trialled beconase, but just didn't seem to help.
Alcohol sometimes triggers it, but often I just can't pinpoint why it's particularly bad (endless runny nose, itching, groggy head, tiredness - although that cld be the anti histamines).
Any ideas what I can do to get rid of it? Open to medicine , homeopathy, cleaning regimes ... Whatever it takes .
Sorry for very boring post (yawn )
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Had this all my life. Take an antihistamine once a day and that usually gets rid of worst symptoms. Alcohol triggers it for sure but I get it even if not had any. October to December seems to be worst time of the year. I am nearly 40 and havent worked out the cause.

I have had it all my life but the runny nose stopped a few years ago. Be glad its running, when mine stopped I started to get Chronic sinusitis instead! dust, dander, pollen, alcohol makes it worse and fruit oh and the best bit, its effected my pallet, jaw and teeth. The muzzy head is frustrating when you want to be with it.

So far I have have had a sinus op, anti-histamines, nasal sprays, clean bedroom daily, changed from lovely down pillows to some god-awful memory foam bricks! and I change bed weekly.

You have me sympathies, its not a small problem its bloody awful because its unrelenting.

Ooh thanks mini and Hercules - good to hear I'm not the only one - even though there doesn't seem to be an answer. Hercules, did you have the op then get sinusitis ? Op is rare?
I'm interested that you both think alcohol triggers it (I thought I was imagining it or was pissed).
Research doesn't back up cleaning as being the answer, and for me abut histamines aren't that effective .
It's a small problem with a grinding, daily impact :(

I got sinusitis before the OP. I'm wasting my time cleaning then and I agree anti-Hs seem to work for a short time. I rotate them and only take one a day otherwise I seem to build up an immunity to them. Maybe try this? I'm sure alcohol makes it worse. I don't usually drink, went out for the evening drank loads and was in a terrible way the next day. But then I also can't use mouthwashes with alcohol in them because it makes nose stream and throat itch.

Never had a sinus op. I do remember my father having the same itchy throat when I was a child and assume it's inherited from him. DD is fine but ds often sneezes although says no itchy throat etc.

I have this all the time. The doc told me it was "vasomotor rhinitis" which, from what I can tell, means it could be caused by lots of things but not allergies. My main trigger is weather changes (seriously!). Dry atmosphere (over heated houses) or sudden changes in weather cause massive flare ups. I manage it with humidifier, anti histamine (loratadine) and benedryl nasal spray when I'm having a flare up. Pregnancy was hell both times because I couldn't take anything. Nasal saline irrigation didn't work!!!!

Sorry, mini had the op.
It is genetic, I think. My whole family are allergic in one way or another but I'd always been fine up until Ds.
The itchy runny nose is irritating but it's the grogginess (not always there I hasten to add) that does my head in, literally.

Thanks stops. I hadn't heard of vasomotor (rush to google). Maybe I'll try de humidifier. Saline drops didn't work for me either

Oh OP, I can sympathise... A LOT.

I have Chronic rhinitis, I have hyfever symptoms 365 days a year.

I find citrizine hydrochloride and sudafed decongestant tablets really help.

Do you have itchy eyes? If you do I can highly recommend the itchy eye spray that tesco sell. It's about £4 and honestly when my eyes are itchy it's amazing. One spray on each eye when they are closed nd I'm itch free in under a minute.

*hayfever

I've had this for years on and off. It seemed to get worse after having DS which was 12 years ago. I tried beconase and anti histamines, nothing worked. I even became addicted to sinex nasal spray for 5 years. Now I use a neti pot to flush my nasal passages through about once a month. It's not for everyone but it's definitely helped me.

Maybe the sudafed would help with the groggy head? I used to take it but now I'm on so many flippin tablets I don't because I seem to remember it interacts with something, can't remember though.

Steam and warmth is worse for me, so I'm sitting here wrapped in blankets with the windows open because cold dry air is bliss.

Get rid of your carpets and curtains and fabric sofa. Having hard flooring, a leather sofa and blinds instead of carpets seemed to help me lots.

I'd also trial different anti-histamines.

dh takes daily loratidine and nasacort nasal spray - they are on prescription

Hmm I havemt tried sudafed princess - good tip though I get sleepy on cetrizine (unusual apparently) so can only take it at night.
Has anyone tried other nasal steroids?
Have never heard of a neti pot (google again) and alas, I dont have carpets or curtains so can't blame it on them. My mattress could be changed though but have avoided as so expensive.
Thanks princess for the empathy... It helps

nasacort is a steroid spray

Crossed post - nasacort, thanks. Will have to see GP again but it is good to go with options of things to try

Crossed again - thanks ilove x

Urgh I feel your pain too (and everyone else's) am currently pregnant so have been unable to take anything and have suffered endless itching and streaming from the second I wake up. If DS wakes me at four am it starts at four am but if I sleep until 7 it won't start until then.

My son as this, at first we thought it was hay fever but it's not as he as it all year round.
His started when we moved house he was about 14 but that a funny time for your body changing.
He takes antihistamine and beck and beconase spray most days, if he as been out drinking he is ten times worse! Continuous sneezing which is his main symptom.

I use fluticasone steroid nasal spray on script. Its best in the Avamys spray rather than the flixonaise.

I've tried nasal steroid sprays but they make my nose really raw. I don't get the same feeling with the sudafed capsules and it has the same effect.

you can take loratidine when pregnant

www.nhs.uk/chq/pages/935.aspx?categoryid=54

Yes, and you can also take piriton when pregnant (as told to me by GP). Thanks mini for the names. Think sister takes flixonaise (but she is less runny than me).