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Indoor Allergies

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Juice Box

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Ever since I got to college (u of Illinois) I have had these really strang allergies which only affect me when I am inside. My nose gets stuffed within minutes of entering a building, and begins dripping into my throat, which causes soreness. Once i get outside, however, it is only a matter of minutes before my nose is completely cleared up and my throat no longer hurts. Is there something I can do about this? Should i see a campus physician for a perscription?
 
Originally posted by: Juice Box
Ever since I got to college (u of Illinois) I have had these really strang allergies which only affect me when I am inside. My nose gets stuffed within minutes of entering a building, and begins dripping into my throat, which causes soreness. Once i get outside, however, it is only a matter of minutes before my nose is completely cleared up and my throat no longer hurts. Is there something I can do about this? Should i see a campus physician for a perscription?
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It couldn't hurt to see a doctor... one of my uncles is the same way. He is just fine, as long as he is outdoors, but if he goes inside, and the environment has some kind of dust in it, his nose and sinuses start bothering him. He takes something for it, and he says that it works wonders... though I'm not sure what it is he takes.
 
Originally posted by: Ryan
Dust and mold - both would be a problem at a University dorm.
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that's what I figured...I might try and go see a campus physician after class today, get a perscription
 
Originally posted by: Juice Box
Originally posted by: Ryan
Dust and mold - both would be a problem at a University dorm.
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that's what I figured...I might try and go see a campus physician after class today, get a perscription
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Try picking up some Claritin OTC - works wonder for me 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Ryan
Originally posted by: Juice Box
Originally posted by: Ryan
Dust and mold - both would be a problem at a University dorm.
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that's what I figured...I might try and go see a campus physician after class today, get a perscription
Click to expand...

Try picking up some Claritin OTC - works wonder for me 🙂
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you don't think there is a better drug which could be perscribed for me?
 
Originally posted by: Juice Box
Originally posted by: Ryan
Originally posted by: Juice Box
Originally posted by: Ryan
Dust and mold - both would be a problem at a University dorm.
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that's what I figured...I might try and go see a campus physician after class today, get a perscription
Click to expand...

Try picking up some Claritin OTC - works wonder for me 🙂
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you don't think there is a better drug which could be perscribed for me?
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Wouldn't hurt to try. It's a good allergy medicine that was a prescription until fairly recently. But don't buy the name brand, buy the generic, it's much cheaper.

edit: by cheaper, I mean you can get them for about 4 cents apiece at Costco (generic Claritin is less than 12 bucks for 300 tablets) versus nearly a dollar apiece for the name brand at your average grocery or drug store.
 
Just got off the phone with "dial a nurse" and i have an appointment for tomorrow....guess its better than next week. Guess ill just NyQuill it tonight 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Juice Box
Just got off the phone with "dial a nurse" and i have an appointment for tomorrow....guess its better than next week. Guess ill just NyQuill it tonight 🙂
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"dial a nurse"... something just seems so *wrong* about that....
 
Originally posted by: GeekDrew
Originally posted by: Juice Box
Just got off the phone with "dial a nurse" and i have an appointment for tomorrow....guess its better than next week. Guess ill just NyQuill it tonight 🙂
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"dial a nurse"... something just seems so *wrong* about that....
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haha I know, right! Perscriptions are free at my school however, so i figure its better than buying Claritin if i dont have to!
 
Medication is fine, but why not try to find the souce. I found black mold growing in the corner of my bedroom
and I killed it with a bleach scrub, a space heater to dry it out than another application of bleach. Once dry
I painted over it with an anti-fungal/mold paint. Alergy medications dry me up too much for the long term.
If you find mold, it will be the schools resonsabilty to clean it up. It's a genuine health hazard.


g/y
 
Originally posted by: GalvanizedYankee
Medication is fine, but why not try to find the souce. I found black mold growing in the corner of my bedroom
and I killed it with a bleach scrub, a space heater to dry it out than another application of bleach. Once dry
I painted over it with an anti-fungal/mold paint. Alergy medications dry me up too much for the long term.
If you find mold, it will be the schools resonsabilty to clean it up. It's a genuine health hazard.


g/y
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well, seeing as though its in EVERY room in the school (whatever is causing my problems) I think it is more an issue of dust rather than mold...and just something I'll have to take medicine for
 
got prescribed some Claritin today....free at the school pharmacy too! Too bad the wait time was over an hour...gotta make the trek back over there a little later!

On my way to clearer sinuses!
 
Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
i am highlyallergic to mites (aka dust) and mold

its pretty common i think
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that's the doctor seemed to think to...quick exam, no more than 5 min. He said they usually go away with the first frost...which isin't too far away, so I hope it gets better then.
 
Originally posted by: Bryophyte
Good score on the free Claritin.

On another note, I wrote that pitiful excuse for a poem for Neonerd, not you. :|
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Don't even try to take credit for that poem!! 😛
 
I am a severe ragweed sufferer, I mean just looking at ragweed made me sneeze. Solution? Eyes get Naphcon, Singulair to block effects internally, and Astelin nasal spray - to stop it right at the source. May be of some help to you. Astelin needs a prescription, and out of the three, I'd take that one - so go see a doctor STAT!
 
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