Hayfever

Infernal scratchy eyes...
Got 12 months of both cetirizine and loratadine for double dosing delivered yesterday, so hopefully that will help a bit...

I've had pretty good success with a tablet called Allegra, 180mg.

Sounds like a men’s health pill

Theres also a version called Allegra-D...

Which seems more suspect.

Holy Fuck.

Feel like I’ve been punched in the eyeballs and have holes in my lungs.

Cetrizine / loratadine double combo for the foreseeable future.

I feel strangely comforted to see I'm not the only one, given that I've only recently worked out why I spend Spring and Summer feeling like shit every year.

Felt dreadful last weekend, weird chills/hotness and assumed I had a cold. Only when I realised I kept rubbing my eyes did it dawn on me it was hayfever.

I have turned full grown yoghurt weaver and am trying this https://www.viridian-nutrition.com/Shop/Quercetin-B5-Plus-Complex-P711.aspx because Loratadine has never worked for me, I've become insensitive to Cetirizine so I'm concerned about becoming insensitive to Fexofenadine which I think is the last over-the-counter, non-drowsy anti-histamine.

Apparently Quercetin is a natural antihistamine. It's an antioxidant found in lots of the usual suspects in smoothies but I cba with trying to get it through nutrition. Started taking it this week and given last weekend and early this week I was feeling a bit asthma-y and was scratching my eyes out then today I was out all day on the bike and felt fine, either through placebo or actual effect it's made a difference.

I also found that Haymax helped reduce the itchyness of eyes and sneezing/running nose. It's a barrier balm and I thought that was going to be total woo, but couldn't deny the difference. Again, maybe placebo. Eyes still a bit gritty after using it but no where near the discomfort without it. Haymax give tips on managing hayfever on their site, which is where I read about quercetin.

Anything I can do which means I only use antihistamines because it's a particularly bad pollen day is good with me.

I found some nettles earlier so stung me, also getting out at dawn for a run tomorrow. Found both have helped massively in recent years.

nettles earlier so stung me

You what now?

When you get stung your body auto produces antihistamine, saves on popping pills. There was an article on the internet so it must be true...

Update: barely a sniffle today. Didn't get out early doors so possible that the nettle stings have helped as only difference.

plane tree pollen in full effect last night

Still no more than a sniffle, out at 5.30am as the pollen rose. Find some nettles folks!

I have been in Butlins for the last 48 hours and had no symptoms.

Sure fire cure.

Also not had a wank in the same time frame.

YMMV

Anyone have a recommendation for private clinics that will administer the Kenalog injection?

Not. Good.

Is this year particularly bad? My eyes are an absolute state!

It’s bad

I've been the opposite this year. Minimal irritation. Was over Walthamstow marshes yesterday, it's my peak hay fever time, didn't take any tablet, felt fine. Looks like I'm going to be free again, for a few years at least, hopefully.

^ same here. Is there different pollen prevalent this year?

I had it bad in April/early May and now nothing.

I had it bad in April/early May and now nothing.

That was tree pollen, we're into the grasses and weeds now. Different people have issue with different size particles, those with tree pollen allergies also overlap well with dust allergies, etc.

Supposedly a 'Pollen Bomb' went off this weekend/Monday.
Would explain the catastrophe that is my face

not good. not good at all.

Bad.
It's bad...

my throat.
my nose.
my eyes.