Allergies

[slappy4428]

I've been fine, but Ms. Slappy is getting hit with problems. And the dog has had to take more benadryl than I have

 

[outofplace]

I ate something the other night that gave me the worst allergic reaction I've ever had.

My face swelled up overnight and left both of my eyes bloody after I'd pounded some Benadryl the next day.

Weird.

Reminds me of the time I woke up with a nose like Rocky Dennis. Very unpleasant day. Ended up seeing a doctor. Wish I could remember what they put up my nose, but the swelling was gone in about 15 minutes.

 

[slappy4428]

I take back what I said.
Allergies have only mildly affected me -- till this morning.
Pollen count is like a billion, and the landscapers have shown up to get rid of like 10 years of leaves in the back 40 -- kicking up dust and crapola....
My head feels like Ken Griffey Jr's on nerve tonic

 

[andyouare?]

Am I strange or does this happen to anybody else?:

When I get allergies, I don't sneeze or get a scratchy throat. I feel like I have a hangover. I have really vivid dreams and even I sleep for 8 hours I feel like I haven't slept at all. All day I feel like if I close my eyes for more than 5 seconds I could sleep.

Again, the best way to describe it is that it feels like a hangover (and no I don't drink): I feel tired, have a headache and feel loopy and out of it all day. No sneezing or boogies, though.

I took Alegra and it helped. This past year, it didn't help. I'm sure it's allergies because it happens every year around this time.

 

[bydesign77]

I get tired a lot during allergy season... not to the extent you do, but I can see it happening in severe cases.

 

[outofplace]

Am I strange or does this happen to anybody else?:

When I get allergies, I don't sneeze or get a scratchy throat. I feel like I have a hangover. I have really vivid dreams and even I sleep for 8 hours I feel like I haven't slept at all. All day I feel like if I close my eyes for more than 5 seconds I could sleep.

Again, the best way to describe it is that it feels like a hangover (and no I don't drink): I feel tired, have a headache and feel loopy and out of it all day. No sneezing or boogies, though.

I took Alegra and it helped. This past year, it didn't help. I'm sure it's allergies because it happens every year around this time.

Boogies?

Seriously, have you seen a doctor? Preferably an allergy specialist. Then you can find out if you have allergies and start appropriate treatments/medications.

Allergies can definitely leave you feeling worn down. I have allergies and asthma and sometimes I will feel worn out because of those conditions even though I don't notice any congestion or coughing. Part of that is just being used to congestion and coughing. Another part is the problem is keeping me from getting enough oxygen and that will wear you out fast

 

[MileHigh]

I've had allergies since I was a kid. Grasses, trees, pollen, weeds, dust mites. Took the shots and now just take the drugs to keep them in control. I live in a very dry place, but they kick up now and then. I take Loratadine year-round, and I also have a bad nasal drip, so I also take NasalCrom to try to combat that.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

On the wire today...

With no rain, tree pollen coats Southern states in yellow sheen
AP Photo SCMC604, SCMC602, SCMC603
By MEG KINNARD
Associated Press Writer

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A yellow haze of pollen descended on the Southeast in the past week, coating cars and porch furniture and making people miserable in one of the worst allergy seasons in years.

Doctors are telling people with stuffed-up noses and itchy, watery eyes to spend more time indoors if they can.

“Everybody who walks through the door, you can see it in their faces,” said Atlanta pharmacy owner Ira Katz, who is running low on medication to treat what he said is the worst allergy season of his 26 years in the business.

Atlanta’s pollen count hit 5,499 particles per cubic meter of air Monday, the highest so far this season and the fourth highest in the 12 years that the Atlanta Allergy and Asthma Clinic has been keeping records. In South Carolina, the pollen count hit 4,862, according to the Allergic Disease and Asthma Center in Greenville.

A reading of 120 is considered extremely high in the Southeast.

A lack of rain is blamed for the high pollen count. Rain scrubs pollen from the air.

The yellow dust — which is coming mostly from pine trees — is proving to be a gold mine for car washes, even though some are offering free repeat washes for cars that get covered again within 48 hours.

“Business has been good, very good,” said Steve Bell, assistant manager of Al’s Car Wash & Detail Shop in West Columbia.

Waiters at restaurants with outdoor seating spend their time between meals wiping down the furniture.

Atlanta has had only four rainy days this month. Most of the rain Columbia has gotten came during the first part of the month, before the pollen arrived.

“Unless we get some rain, people could be having symptoms for quite some time,” said Dr. Stanley Fineman, at the Atlanta allergy clinic.

Relief might be days away. There is no rain in Atlanta’s forecast for at least a week.

Experts recommended allergy sufferers keep their outdoor activities to a minimum in the early morning, when pollen is at its worst.

Dr. Lisa Hutto, an allergy specialist, said wearing a mask when doing yard work and changing clothes and showering right away after coming inside can also help. And though it may be tempting, Hutto said people should not hose off porches or cars.

“Washing the pollen off could cause it to become airborne, and you could have more exposure,” she said. “Even if you hose off your porch or car, it’s just going to come back.”

 

[slappy4428]

I know I have a receipt that says I washed my car yesterday... You'd never know it by looking at it.