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Got Allergies?

rh71

rh71

No Lifer
On bad days, only Claritin-D helps me. I bought the Kirkland AllerClear (10mg Loratidine) stuff online because it was dirt cheap and reviews were good, but my nose says otherwise most days. What say you about your experiences?

After hunting for another cheap solution on Amazon, I came across Genexa Allergy-D, so I did further research on it and I found this article published by a Ph.D. recently that was very informative (in general). It's also written so well that I wish he wrote about everything else in my life. https://www.acsh.org/news/2019/05/01/insane-world-online-decongestant-commerce-13992

It saved me from spending $15 on Genexa too. Looks like getting "the -D" for $1/tablet is in my future.
 
I switched to local honey 3 years ago. The idea is that you buy some locally-harvested honey from a farm stand, eat a spoonful every day, and eventually adjust to the pollen or whatever. Science says it's BS, but I had seasonal allergies my whole life & haven't had any issues for the past three years since I started doing it. YMMV...
 
I've never had allergies. I feel for you guys who have defective bodies that can't deal with the rigors of every day life.
 
mine are terrible, i just take 2 or 3 benadril throughout the day when its bad. it does not put me to sleep and its cheap.

its a funny article, and its true. psudo is the best.
 
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Yes! I mean, no! I mean, it's complicated. 🙁

About the only thing that really works well for me is prescription Astelin (Azelastine). Corticosteroids (Nasacort et al) also help, but after years of taking them I wound up with too many side effects. Mainly cold sores. Decongestants (pseudoephedrine, like in Claritin-D) also help, but my heart can't take those anymore.

I really don't know why Nasacort and pseudoephedrine are OTC (more or less), while Astelin isn't. They say something about food tasting different, but that's a minor, temporary side effect for me compared to the other drugs.
 
I think I've become acclimated to most outdoor allergies over years I've owned my house. A few years ago, I'd be mowing the lawn and sneezing constantly, but now it doesn't bother me at all.

I also use local honey in my oatmeal a few days a week, so maybe that's helping as Kaido suggested.
 
snoopy7548 said:
I think I've become acclimated to most outdoor allergies over years I've owned my house. A few years ago, I'd be mowing the lawn and sneezing constantly, but now it doesn't bother me at all.

I also use local honey in my oatmeal a few days a week, so maybe that's helping as Kaido suggested.
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People change as they age, usually for the worse though. I developed some food allergies when I was 30 when before that I was fine. Fruits, msg, etc.

Ken g6 said:
I Ieally don't know why Nasacort and pseudoephedrine are OTC (more or less), while Astelin isn't. They say something about food tasting different, but that's a minor, temporary side effect for me compared to the other drugs.
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The article mentioned something about people using it to cook meth, so now they regulate how much is dispensed to a person at a time.
 
rh71 said:
On bad days, only Claritin-D helps me. I bought the Kirkland AllerClear (10mg Loratidine) stuff online because it was dirt cheap and reviews were good, but my nose says otherwise most days. What say you about your experiences?

After hunting for another cheap solution on Amazon, I came across Genexa Allergy-D, so I did further research on it and I found this article published by a Ph.D. recently that was very informative (in general). It's also written so well that I wish he wrote about everything else in my life. https://www.acsh.org/news/2019/05/01/insane-world-online-decongestant-commerce-13992

It saved me from spending $15 on Genexa too. Looks like getting "the -D" for $1/tablet is in my future.
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The Kirkland cetirizine works fine for me.
Have you considered getting regular loratidine and keeping proper pseudophedrine on hand for those bad days?
 
This is not a good time of year to be ordering temperature-sensitive meds, dietary supplements, or eyedrops from Amazon.
Amazon won't ship it in climate regulated transport - and it could well suffer loss of potency before it arrives. YMMV.
I'd buy from a local store which receives shipments transported in climate-regulated trucks - like McClane.
 
Kaido said:
I switched to local honey 3 years ago. The idea is that you buy some locally-harvested honey from a farm stand, eat a spoonful every day, and eventually adjust to the pollen or whatever. Science says it's BS, but I had seasonal allergies my whole life & haven't had any issues for the past three years since I started doing it. YMMV...
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I second this just from stuff I've read about getting desensitized to an allergen by consuming it. From what I remember absorbing an allergen via the gut seems to influence your immune system to not regard it as foreign (or something, don't remember the details). I think you're suppose to introduce the allergen gradually.

I did a quick google on 'gut allergies desensitize' and found the link. Can't vouch for the website and it's a little technical but you can probably find something more human-readable.

https://www.gutmicrobiotaforhealth.com/en/an-update-on-the-microbiome-and-allergic-diseases/
 
It was around 10-15 years ago that I started developing them. Out of nowhere got some crazy sneezing fits, and Claritin (or the generic) worked well for me (felt odd to be taking a drug to not feel like I was high though). That worked fairly well for years and they even toned down some after I moved away from where I went to college (which wasn't that far from where I grew up, so not sure why it caused my allergies to flare up so much). After I moved to Phoenix area, I've had them off and on and Claritin and others (think I tried the generic Zyrtec and maybe some other pill one) stopped working, so I gave the Flonase (once it was available in generic) a try and its worked better but still not flawlessly. Seems like I still get some sinus infections now and then (not as bad as before I was doing the Flonase stuff, it was like a full on mini-flu where I'd run a fever and have chills and everything for a couple of days).

Makes me laugh how Phoenix gets mentioned in stuff where they send sickly people to live there because the air is supposedly better. Then again it probably was like 40 years ago, with the pollution these days probably not so much.

One of my nephews was having allergies and the doctor told them to do the Flonase, and he told them he does like 4 sprays a day, 2 (per nostril) when he gets up and then another 2 in the evening or before bed and told them to follow that use. The thing is, the packaging says non-adults should limit their use as it can stunt growth, and 2 sprays. Plus even the generic isn't that cheap and doing that would give you barely a month from a 120spray bottle, and I have concerns that is a healthy amount outside of days when its really bad.
 
Depending on how bad they are and your insurance you might want to consider allergy shots. Some days I was taking claritin, allegra and nasonex and symptoms were still a problem. Now I'm down to just the shots once every 3 weeks and nasonex occasionally if I notice I'm getting mildly stuffy. But my insurance is surprisingly good for this - my total 1 year cost for referral (HMO), specialist, serum and numerous shots was just $55.
 
Never used to, but I feel it a bit now. Hasn't happened in a awhile, but I've had some inner ear issues I believe are caused by pollen. I'll get dizzy, especially if I look up. It's like an instadrunk, where everything spins 100mph, and I've fallen a couple times. I cut some sycamore branches today, and got fogged by pollen. Had a coughing fit for ~15 minutes, and still kinda feel like crap.
 
Kaido said:
I switched to local honey 3 years ago. The idea is that you buy some locally-harvested honey from a farm stand, eat a spoonful every day, and eventually adjust to the pollen or whatever. Science says it's BS, but I had seasonal allergies my whole life & haven't had any issues for the past three years since I started doing it. YMMV...
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Same, never had allergies in my life until i hit around 35, then started to get them bad for a few years. Then a friend suggested what you said above, and i started doing the same thing, now 2 years later and no allergies again.
 
I am allergic to some types of sunscreen. I found out by being blinded and having my eyes so swollen they were welded shut by the sunscreen that was on my forehead on a vacation in the carribean.

diphenhydramine is one of modern medicines greatest victories!
 
Allergies can be pretty bad where I'm at, South Texas. The worst is early December - February when Mountain Cedar blows down from the hill country. I used generic Flonaise and Zyrtec but didn't help with this. It can be so bad like the flu with fever etc. I found this homeopathic remedy I've been taking for several months and have been doing pretty good, but the test will be this winter.

http://allergena.com/

The idea is, you take very small amounts of the pollen and build up a resistance. They have different doses for zones of the US. We'll see.
 
You didn't read the OP's link, did you? Homeopathy == purified water. For the effect you describe you need a doctor to give you allergy shots.
 
Ken g6 said:
You didn't read the OP's link, did you? Homeopathy == purified water. For the effect you describe you need a doctor to give you allergy shots.
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No, but was skeptical about this stuff. I am desperate to find relief and these drops fly off the shelf down here in Cedar season so figured I'd try it. Shots do not help. I should have done some research.
 
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