Besides an air filter and allergy medication, is there anything else that anyone recommends to aid in survival of allergy season. My husband, myself, and now baby girl are all a mess of watery eyes and runny noses. I'm getting the baby some benadryl this afternoon and I've ordered an air purifier as well, but I'm open for suggestions if there is something you do/use that helps!
Nexa
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“It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But a half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.â€
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― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
Claritin!
I take it every spring and never have a problem.
I take it every spring and never have a problem.
....When you kiss me, Fever when you hold me tight.
FEVER!
You gimmie the Fever!
FEVER!
You gimmie the Fever!
“It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But a half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.â€
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
Get your Air-ducts cleaned.
It sounds stupid but it will help. I use to do it for a living.
My company brought in machine that hooked straight to your furnace after a bit of cutting on sheet metal that is (all holes are patched and aluminum taped, to prevent air loss) that has 5 layers of charcoal and He-pa filters (when you get down to it, it's a bigger more expensive shop-vac)
Then we ran air hoses down the air-ducts with special nozzles that spread the air and "push" all the pet danger, allergens, and mold (black mold can and will make you sick/kill you) while the shop-vac pulled all the nasty stuff into the body and recesses fresh, clean, filtered air. This is done both in the Supplies and Returns of the furnace.
A sanitizer will also kill any bacteria growing in your ducts. The sanitizer is safe for pets but you will want to take them and your self from the house for at least an hour just to be safe.
I would also recommend upgrading your air filter from a 1inch to a 2inch Air-bear if you haven't already. Check your humidifier on the furnace also and replace the filter in that as well. Run your furnace fan on at night, that will keep the air flowing through the filter.
Hope it helps!
Edited, Tue Apr 11 16:33:10 2006 by Kaelesh
It sounds stupid but it will help. I use to do it for a living.
My company brought in machine that hooked straight to your furnace after a bit of cutting on sheet metal that is (all holes are patched and aluminum taped, to prevent air loss) that has 5 layers of charcoal and He-pa filters (when you get down to it, it's a bigger more expensive shop-vac)
Then we ran air hoses down the air-ducts with special nozzles that spread the air and "push" all the pet danger, allergens, and mold (black mold can and will make you sick/kill you) while the shop-vac pulled all the nasty stuff into the body and recesses fresh, clean, filtered air. This is done both in the Supplies and Returns of the furnace.
A sanitizer will also kill any bacteria growing in your ducts. The sanitizer is safe for pets but you will want to take them and your self from the house for at least an hour just to be safe.
I would also recommend upgrading your air filter from a 1inch to a 2inch Air-bear if you haven't already. Check your humidifier on the furnace also and replace the filter in that as well. Run your furnace fan on at night, that will keep the air flowing through the filter.
Hope it helps!
Edited, Tue Apr 11 16:33:10 2006 by Kaelesh
Aye. Hay fever = misery. I have medication that takes care of so long as I give it a couple days to work, then take it as recommended. Works fine for me.
Lots of jalapeno.
It doesn't do much for the hay fever, really. But I love the flavor and when you eat enough of it you don't notice the hay fever for a good while.
It doesn't do much for the hay fever, really. But I love the flavor and when you eat enough of it you don't notice the hay fever for a good while.
I recmoend a nasal spray called Nasarel. It's taken twice daily. It was given to me by the doc. It's a mild steriod that opens up nasal cavaties. I haven't had a stuffy nose or allergies in a year now.
Some more info here:
http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/DVH/Uses/0,3915,269%7CNasarel,00.html
I highly recomend the stuff.
Some more info here:
http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/DVH/Uses/0,3915,269%7CNasarel,00.html
I highly recomend the stuff.
fenderputy the Shady wrote:
I recmoend a nasal spray called powder-cocaine. It's taken twice daily. It was given to me by the witch-doc. I haven't had a stuffy nose or allergies in a year now.
I highly recomend the stuff.
I highly recomend the stuff.
Fixed.
A Yanqui friend of mind tells me he has had awful hayfever all his life except in the Summers from '68 thru '73 when he had no hayfever at all.
Mind you, he was stationed in Vietnam and says he owes it all to Agent Orange.
Defoliants 4 t3h W1n!!
Mind you, he was stationed in Vietnam and says he owes it all to Agent Orange.
Defoliants 4 t3h W1n!!
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
I agree, Claritin always works for me and it's an over the counter medicine now.
GitSlayer wrote:
I agree, Claritin always works for me and it's an over the counter medicine now.
Actually, as per my kids' pediatrician and my allergy scpecialist:
If you are suffering from an allergic response;
Benadryl takes effect within 15 mins.
Reactine takes effect within 30 mins.
Claritin takes effect in 24 hours.
Claritin is only good if you plan to take one every day on a strict regimen. If you have a drug plan, your doctor might prescribe Trinalin which works much like Claratin, only stronger and the pill is blue instead of white.
Edited, Tue Apr 11 16:36:14 2006 by Elderon
Elderon the Wise wrote:
If you have a drug plan
Does "get high as often as possible" count as a plan?
Elderon wrote:
Actually, as per my kids' pediatrician and my allergy scpecialist:
If you are suffering from an allergic response;
Benadryl takes effect within 15 mins.
Reactine takes effect within 30 mins.
Claritin takes effect in 24 hours.
Claritin is only good if you plan to take one every day on a strict regimen. If you have a drug plan, your doctor might perscribe Trinalin which works much like Claratin, only stronger and the pill is blue instead of white.
If you are suffering from an allergic response;
Benadryl takes effect within 15 mins.
Reactine takes effect within 30 mins.
Claritin takes effect in 24 hours.
Claritin is only good if you plan to take one every day on a strict regimen. If you have a drug plan, your doctor might perscribe Trinalin which works much like Claratin, only stronger and the pill is blue instead of white.
When it gets windy here (the hot dry Santa Ann winds in particular) I get the post nasel drip and the water runny eyes. When I take a Claritin I usualy get relief within and hour or less. Reading the box it says one pills lasts 24 hours but does not say how long it takes to work though.
What everyone else said. Drugs, filters, cleaning the air ducts, etc.
One of my friends (and she has the money to do this) always in the spring and the summer hires an organization crew to go through her house to get rid of the clutter and junk that has accumulated (the dust-catchers basically) and cleaning crew to clean her house from top to bottom. She does this because one of her kids has the worse kinds of allergies and the family doctor said keeping clutter to a zero tolerance level helps with the allergies. The kid's allergies are still there though, but I think she uses her kid's allergies as a way to get out of doing the fall and spring cleaning.
One of my friends (and she has the money to do this) always in the spring and the summer hires an organization crew to go through her house to get rid of the clutter and junk that has accumulated (the dust-catchers basically) and cleaning crew to clean her house from top to bottom. She does this because one of her kids has the worse kinds of allergies and the family doctor said keeping clutter to a zero tolerance level helps with the allergies. The kid's allergies are still there though, but I think she uses her kid's allergies as a way to get out of doing the fall and spring cleaning.
You could just move to a place that doesn't have anything in the air.
I hear the north pole works well. You like eating whale blubber right?
I hear the north pole works well. You like eating whale blubber right?
"I have lost my way
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
squirt saline solution straight into your sinus cavity.
waht? it works
waht? it works
Try to vacuum and dust more often than you normally would (Which, of course, I have no idea how often that is. If you happen to have a few OCD tendencies like my mother does, then ignore me.) It really does help just to keep the house squeaky clean.
I tell you what gets me: mowing. As if it wasn't already miserable enough in the heat and humidity (I live in South Texas), this time of year you're blessed with the added joy of having to wade through a veritable cloud of allergens that you yourself create. Fun, fun!
I tell you what gets me: mowing. As if it wasn't already miserable enough in the heat and humidity (I live in South Texas), this time of year you're blessed with the added joy of having to wade through a veritable cloud of allergens that you yourself create. Fun, fun!
Eh, it would appear that I have more than hay fever at this point anyway...maybe even the flu. I feel like **** and was up most of the night trying to keep kleenex from going out of business.
I called in today, but I still have to go to class tonight since I'm the one presenting. I sound like a sick Kathleen Turner.
Nexa
I called in today, but I still have to go to class tonight since I'm the one presenting. I sound like a sick Kathleen Turner.
Nexa
“It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But a half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.â€
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
Awww, poopy, Nexa. Hope you feel better soon. I just got over the flu too. It sucks *****
What's bred in the bone will not out of the flesh.
GitSlayer wrote:
Elderon wrote:
Actually, as per my kids' pediatrician and my allergy scpecialist:
If you are suffering from an allergic response;
Benadryl takes effect within 15 mins.
Reactine takes effect within 30 mins.
Claritin takes effect in 24 hours.
Claritin is only good if you plan to take one every day on a strict regimen. If you have a drug plan, your doctor might perscribe Trinalin which works much like Claratin, only stronger and the pill is blue instead of white.
If you are suffering from an allergic response;
Benadryl takes effect within 15 mins.
Reactine takes effect within 30 mins.
Claritin takes effect in 24 hours.
Claritin is only good if you plan to take one every day on a strict regimen. If you have a drug plan, your doctor might perscribe Trinalin which works much like Claratin, only stronger and the pill is blue instead of white.
When it gets windy here (the hot dry Santa Ann winds in particular) I get the post nasel drip and the water runny eyes. When I take a Claritin I usualy get relief within and hour or less. Reading the box it says one pills lasts 24 hours but does not say how long it takes to work though.
Nexa,
You always try the natural route too.
Bee Pollen
Just one of the many healing aspects of bee pollen. I know some people who swear by this method. They say however, it is best if you can the get the pollen collected from hives in your area. I have also heard that raw honey with the comb from hives in your area can have the same effect. You can usually get this from your local health food store.
I suffer from allergies myself so I know they can be uncomfortable.
You always try the natural route too.
Bee Pollen
Quote:
.....Many people with allergies have found relief by ingesting bee pollen. It reduces the production of histamine which can cause allergic responses such as hay fever. It can strengthen the respiratory system and provide protein that can help the body build a natural defense shield against allergic responses.
Just one of the many healing aspects of bee pollen. I know some people who swear by this method. They say however, it is best if you can the get the pollen collected from hives in your area. I have also heard that raw honey with the comb from hives in your area can have the same effect. You can usually get this from your local health food store.
I suffer from allergies myself so I know they can be uncomfortable.
Thanks for all the ideas guys, I really appreciate it!
Nexa
Nexa
“It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But a half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.â€
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
Elderon the Wise wrote:
Actually, as per my kids' pediatrician and my allergy scpecialist:
If you are suffering from an allergic response;
Benadryl takes effect within 15 mins.
Reactine takes effect within 30 mins.
Claritin takes effect in 24 hours.
If you are suffering from an allergic response;
Benadryl takes effect within 15 mins.
Reactine takes effect within 30 mins.
Claritin takes effect in 24 hours.
Seems both doctors are morans.
rxlist.com, referring to loratadine, the active ingredient in Claritin, wrote:
Human histamine skin wheal studies following single and repeated 10 mg oral doses of loratadine have shown that the drug exhibits an antihistaminic effect beginning within 1 to 3 hours, reaching a maximum at 8 to 12 hours, and lasting in excess of 24 hours. There was no evidence of tolerance to this effect after 28 days of dosing with loratadine.
Link
Edited, Wed Apr 12 14:08:39 2006 by Atomicflea
The Glorious Atomicflea wrote:
Elderon the Wise wrote:
Actually, as per my kids' pediatrician and my allergy scpecialist:
If you are suffering from an allergic response;
Benadryl takes effect within 15 mins.
Reactine takes effect within 30 mins.
Claritin takes effect in 24 hours.
If you are suffering from an allergic response;
Benadryl takes effect within 15 mins.
Reactine takes effect within 30 mins.
Claritin takes effect in 24 hours.
Seems both doctors are morans.
rxlist.com, referring to loratadine, the active ingredient in Claritin, wrote:
Human histamine skin wheal studies following single and repeated 10 mg oral doses of loratadine have shown that the drug exhibits an antihistaminic effect beginning within 1 to 3 hours, reaching a maximum at 8 to 12 hours, and lasting in excess of 24 hours. There was no evidence of tolerance to this effect after 28 days of dosing with loratadine.
Link
Good research. Any luck on proving/disproving the effectiveness of Benadryl or Reactine? I'd be interested, but I'm just too lazy. Thanks in advance. Heart.
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