Anyone else sneezing?

[scaredoflove]

Is it the start of hayfever season or do I have a cold starting??

Benadryl is the only antihistamine that works for me but it makes you super sleepy so I can only take it at night. I've not had any luck with the non-drowsies. My doctor said the old-school antihistamines (Benadryl) are fine to take while breastfeeding. I took it at night while breastfeeding with no problems. I wouldn't take it while co-sleeping though because it does make you sleep more deeply and your partner might have to nudge you if you have to get up with the baby.

AFAIK Clarytin is fine for B/F as they have a clarytin junior syrup for babies. You could ask in the pharmacy.

The Boots own brand antijistamine is Loratidine 10mg which is Clarytin actually but a few bob cheaper as it's generic. Their piritease is good also.

Have any of you tried the NeilMed nasal irrigation system - like a neti pot for your nose, but with a more directional nozzle and pressure. I got mine with salt/ bicarbonate of soda sachets in Boots.

I found it kept my nasal passages clear, and not as inflamed, which in turn meant I could breathe through my nose and then my asthma was greatly improved.

TheButeyko method is brilliant for asthma, I got rid of my asthma last year with this breathing practice. I learned it online from the Buteyko site.

HTH

Zazen, you're the first other Mner I've come across who's heard of Buteyko!

I did a workshop in it a few years ago, hoping to help my hayfever/skin allergies.
Most people on the course were asthmatics, and it seemed to help them a lot, but I was told hayfever and skin probs were more deep-seated, so would be more stubborn.
Anyhow, it definitely does help with the blocked nose.

justmoon - interesting - I only had really mild hayfever with both of my pregnancies. I remember researching it prior to the season assuming I would need something but actually I was pleasantly surprised.

Sadly it has returned with a vengeance.

missslc - I think I was told not to take any with feeding - I would check with NHS Direct, they will know.

My hayfever has finished for now - I thought it was birth as I was bad from Feb up until very recently.

My DH used to have really bad hayfever, until 6 years ago he started taking local honey, 1 teaspoon a day throughout the year. The honey HAS to be local to you. (i.e. 50 mile radius!) He now has such reduced symptoms it is unbelievable.

The idea is that you build up a tollerance to the local pollen.

I cannot recommend this cure highly enough.

I had a nasty throat closing eye swelling life threatening allergy moment last summer.

It was my lovely Silver Birch tree wot dunnit.

I have to carry Catirizine Hydrochloride 10mg in my purse at all times now, and take two of them if anything happens again. And presumably scarper back to A and E.

I am a bit scared now. I even got an attack while they were testing me for the allergy in the clinic, and considering there are about 5 molecules of the stuff in the testing fluid, that's pretty extreme.

If I don't post ever again after June you know what happened to me.

PS You can take piriton, clairitin and so on whilst bf. It is all fine.

Claritin is what my Doc prescribed for me when I was pg and also told me to keep it up when bfing, and that was back when you needed a prescription for it. It doesn't cause drowsiness. I think Zyrtec does, and I found I couldn't even stay awake sitting on the couch at home on Benadryl, let alone drive anywhere. I was there but I wasn't there IFKWIM. A disaster.

its TREE POLLEN season folks, and not hay fever season, and for those with both hay fever and tree pollen will need the constant meds for most of the year.

make a note on your calender so that you remember next year to take the anithistmines two weeks before the season starts, and stock up on all your asthma meds etc.

shower before bed, keep bedroom windows shut, dont hang washing in the garden.

nasel sprays are really good, but, son gets lots of nose bleeds, which is horrible.

we have tried sunglasses, vaseline on nose.

you have to plan for war people, and we know its coming!

I like yer moxie, bridewolf.

It's the tree pollen that does for me - grass much less so. DH suffers with the grass and DS who's 3 is still making his mind up...I thought last week that despite the Zirtek pollen count website declaring that tree pollen was low, I could detect it. Am pregnant so have asked GP for whatever it was he prescribed last time I was pg

Is there mould out there too? It really affects my eyes, makes them sting. And makes me wheeze if it's indoors (maybe a different kind of mould involved indoors).

Yes, tight chest, sniffy nose etc today, last night woke up coughing and had to use inhaler. Ive taken my antihistamine today. Is it me, or does it get earlier every year?

I didnt get it when I was pregnant either.

Sneezing, coughing, runny nose, itchy eyes.. it all kicked off on the 2nd of April and it won't stop till October.....

Is there anything out there that's stronger than Zirtek/cloratadine - which doesnt seem to be working now. Being drowsy all the time isn't an option!

DH and I both suffer but he's more tree pollen. He normally starts end of february - so it's late this year.

We bought an air purifier for the bedroom a couple of years ago, and it has made a massive difference. He doesn't wake at 3am now wheezing and sneezing. Keeps everything far more controllable!

Hey 'SupperLady' - Buteyko Breathing is brilliant - and so much cheaper (i.e. free) than 70 quid or so for an inhaler, every wheezing month..

Apparently washing you hair in anti dandruff shampoo every night and keeping it off your face during the day can make a difference.
Wearing sunglasses when out is also good.

You can put a balm or Vaseline in your nose to stop the irritation. I found the little green tin of Vaseline with aloe is quite pleasantly fragranced and has a lovely calming effect.

I also try and stay off dairy products as these increase the production of mucus.

And I swear by aconite homoeopathic remedy for violent early morning sneezing..

HTH

Yes, Vaseline inside the nostrils last thing at night stops the early-morning snots I find.
Can't use any balm-type ones though as the smell seems to set me off.

Cetirizine Hydrochloride 10mg 2 tablets is stronger