Can hay fever make you feel completely shit ?

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Only had it for a couple of years and the tablets seem to work well for the itchy throat , runny eyes etc... but I still feel completely shit (tired, irritated, can't be bothered doing anything ) just wondered if this is a common symptom of hay fever or unrelated and it's just a coincidence ?

Yes it definitely can (and hope you feel better soon).

Yes it definitely can! Sorry you are suffering. It's a miserable time of year.

Thanks both... not felt like this before and wondered if if it was something else its yuk, but at least I know it's normal then , I'll just stay indoors for summer , cheers

Yes it can. I take the tablets and the nasal spray first thing in the morning and find it helps a little bit.

Ugh yes it can. It's miserable!

Yes it can! Although I do find that the tablets themselves make me feel crap! Even the supposedly non drowsy ones leave me feeling tired, snappy, lethargic. And I know it's the tablets, as I have had to take them for other reasons and always feel the same! I tend to stick to the nasal spray to manage my hayfever syptoms as it has less side effects for me.

Hope you feel better soon x

@OneShotFinch oooh good point , whoa I actually think it does seem worse when I take the tablets will try the sprays etc for a few days instead and see if there's any difference

Yes, some years are worse than others I find & this year seems particularly bad.

This year has been awful. I am feeling so sleepy. The hay fever itself, the medication and the not being able to get a decent nights sleep because of the hay fever.

Yup, it’s utterly miserable. Exhausted, sneezing and scratching my eyes most days.

I just feel hungover all the time (even though I've not had alcohol ) and completely exhausted

yes that's how I feel. It is awful this year. Had to spend all of Saturday in bed.

top tips
wear sunglasses when out
close your windows at home (I know it is hot)
shower as soon as you come in

some antihistamines make you drowsy and some don't (and it's different for everyone - e.g. piriton doesn't make me drowsy but it knocks my friend out for hours!)

Definitely does, my irritability has had no bounds for the last two days
It sometimes helps me to have two showers a day as it washes all the pollen out of my hair and makes me slightly more human for a few hours
I tend to avoid hair gel, body cream and similar when the pollen counts high as I think the pollen sticks to it

Oh yes! Very high grass pollen count this week. Tough on sufferers. Yes, it does make you feel totally knackered, drained, unmotivated and therefore moody!

Have you tried Neoclarytin?(sp?) My DS2 usually has a terrible time all summer long but he's doing really well this summer. All the OTC ones made him so sleepy and discombobulated. GP told me to give consistently April - October, and it's really worked.

Does hay fever also make u hungry ? (Or is that just my excuse) I've been ravenous for days too

I don’t know about hungry but I’m eating everything in sight just because it’s the only was to get some vague relief from the non stop itching in my mouth, throat and ears.

I'm really missing winter ATM

Antihistamines definitely make me feel tired and sluggish and if I drink alcohol when I've taken them, the hangover is much much worse!

I'm sick of it. I too feel like I'm hungover but without the alcohol roll on winter

It's worth looking at what anti histamine you tablet you are taking. I've found some make me feel worse than others- if I take piriton I can't stay awake and am generally unpleasant to be around

I feel exactly the same when my hayfever is bad. I've been prescribed the Avamys spray for a few years now and it is life-changing for me!

It's horrible. I've been on prescribed AH for the last couple of years, they worked well before but aren't getting anywhere close this summer

yes to all of the above! Had hayfever since childhood, I know this beast well. Now pregnant and can't even take the sodding antihistamines or steroid nasal sprays staring at me from.the cupboard. Time is the only healer, honestly. My most recent research...don't hang washing out to dry, tumble drying kills the pollen better. Don't let anyone else being pollen in to the house without removing shoes and putting clothes straight for a wash. Evenings and rainy days are the harshest days because the pollen lies lower down in the atmosphere and easier for us to inhale.
Summer is just the best isn't it