Allergies

[tophcfa]

Is it just me or are others currently experiencing unusual suffering from allergies? Here is hoping we get a good soaking rain to flush the pollen out of the air. I am getting really tired of being congested with a very scratchy throat.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

My eyes have been watering up a storm the past few days, and of course that makes my nose run. I take an antihistamine every night as part of my nightly routine because I'm sensitive to pollen (call it an allergy if you want, it just makes me stuffy/drippy, nothing more). The antihistamine isn't helping though this week.

[John41]

Is it just me or are others currently experiencing unusual suffering from allergies? Here is hoping we get a good soaking rain to flush the pollen out of the air. I am getting really tired of being congested with a very scratchy throat.

Same here. Happens every year.

[JohnN]

Allergy capital of the world

[Dana1963]

Is it just me or are others currently experiencing unusual suffering from allergies? Here is hoping we get a good soaking rain to flush the pollen out of the air. I am getting really tired of being congested with a very scratchy throat.
I would never suggest wearing an M95 mask temporarily ever.

[Bjeanj]

These last few weeks the pollen levels have been unusually higher than same time last year, to the point my pulmonologist just put me on prednisone for close to three weeks and ordered chest x-rays. I have asthma and have been getting allergy shots.

Yes, it’s been a REALLY tough few weeks!

[patfla06]

Allergies are bad here in Florida and this year with the lack of rain
seems really bad.

When I lived up north my allergy season was April-June.
In Florida it’s pretty much most of the year starting in
February.

So glad we closed our lanai in & added a/c.

[tophcfa]

Thanks for the responses, I guess it’s not just me. Funny thing is I have never had allergies my whole life until about three years ago, and now they seem to get worse every year. And I get them both up north and in the Villages. In early May I had terrible allergies up north after I put the brush hog on my tractor and knocked down the perfect deer tick environment in our open fields around the house. Right when I finally thought I had the dam allergies under control, I arrived at our Villages home and whatever is currently in the air has taken my allergies to a whole new nasty level I never even comprehended. A sure tell tale sigh of just how crappy I feel, I am taking the day off from swimming laps, which is a very rare occasion. I am getting ready to try anything including doing a rain dance😭. And I can now be spotted driving around in my golf cart, riding solo but wearing a dam face mask to keep from breathing in pollen. Urggggg : (

[Bjeanj]

Some people swear that using a Neti pot helps with their allergies. Then, of course there’s Claritin, Zyrtec, or Allegra.
Then there’s prescription Singulair. Try Benadryl, but don’t take it every night/day. Hope one or more of those helps.

[tophcfa]

Some people swear that using a Neti pot helps with their allergies. Then, of course there’s Claritin, Zyrtec, or Allegra.
Then there’s prescription Singulair. Try Benadryl, but don’t take it every night/day. Hope one or more of those helps.

Thanks for the information Bjeanj, I have been taking Allegra and Flonase but they don’t seem to be helping. In fact, the Flonase has broken down my clogged sinuses causing all that congestion to drain down into my throat making the cough worse, not better. I can’t lie down without uncontrollable coughing, making sleep very difficult. This sucks, but at least it just started raining out, so I got that going for me?

[Bjeanj]

Yep, a good hard rain is just the ticket.

[rmd2]

Yes, mine went from sinuses, to sore throat, to pneumonia. It started May 7th and I'm still getting over it. It's been rough. I stopped wearing my mask on May 1st and the next week I got this. :(

[bjd0105]

I am a pharmacy technician and deal with a ton of questions every day. My first answer is welcome to FL... Lol Everyone has some sort of reaction when visiting our moving here. Taking singular at night will help as it dampons your inhibitors that triggers allergies. OTC options Allegra, Zertec, etc deals with immediate symptoms which takes 2-3 days to kick in. Also your body adapts to antihistamines so you want to switch off every 4-6 months. Hope this helps

[jakers]

As we get older, we are more susceptible of allergens.

[dtennent]

Consider going to an Allergy specialist. They can do the testing to develop the serums for shots which will eventually help with your allergies. I have had good luck with Dr. Johnson at Allergy and Asthma Care of Florida on 441.

[LG999]

I use claritan or the drug store version which is much cheaper w same active ingredient. Works great.
If I also have congestion I use claritan D which requires showing a license or other proof of identity.
If your eyes are bothering you you can use eye drops for allergies which work pretty well.

[DIver0258]

We have found using local honey to help with allergies. The pollen used by the bees help create and build a natural anti-histamine reaction by the body. This lessens the allergic reaction to pollen.

[merrymini]

Has been awful.

[BoatRatKat]

I've had red, scratchy eyes and a runny nose ever since we moved to FL 5 years ago. Every time we go on vacation, it all clears up but then returns as soon as we come home. I don't like taking allergy meds so I just try not to let it bother me. Small price for getting to live in such a beautiful place.

[Notsocrates]

Is it just me or are others currently experiencing unusual suffering from allergies? Here is hoping we get a good soaking rain to flush the pollen out of the air. I am getting really tired of being congested with a very scratchy throat.

Buy a HEPA rated air filter and put it in your bedroom. Airduct heared/cooled houses are not good for allergies.

[CFrance]

I use claritan or the drug store version which is much cheaper w same active ingredient. Works great.
If I also have congestion I use claritan D which requires showing a license or other proof of identity.
If your eyes are bothering you you can use eye drops for allergies which work pretty well.
Be careful with the "D" medicine. My blood pressure went up mysteriously last March. My doctor discovered it was the allergy medicine. She said to avoid anything with a "D" attached to the name.


I guess an occasional use wouldn't hurt, but I was taking it every day.

[Bwolf1]

I’ve found it to be very much worse this year.

[kendi]

Shower before bed to wash all the pollen out of your hair and off body. Use Neti pot before bed (works amazingly well) so the pollen is out of your system when you sleep. You can also use neti pot throughout the day if needed. It feels really good to get all that congestion washed out of the sinuses. Pets (if you have one) will carry lots of pollen into the house so don’t let them sleep with you.

[irishwonone]

Everyone is affected. Being inside for over a year then going outside after Covid didn’t help. Plus we’ve had no rain to wash down the pollen which made things stuffy.

[LG999]

Honey does work. To be most effective you need to have some pretty often perhaps in a daily cup of tea. Try to use honey with the wax still in it if you can.

[PugMom]

add this family to the list of those affected-it's not just you. i get the itchy scratchy throat with cough, itchy eyes, etc. we tend to get SOME relief with Nasacort, but don't use every day.

[Velvet]

I changed the filter on the Furnace to a pleated one from Home Depot. (I read the various pollen ratings. )The next morning I woke up with almost zero symptoms. Though not usually allergic, I felt it this year.

[BlackhawksFan]

Is it just me or are others currently experiencing unusual suffering from allergies? Here is hoping we get a good soaking rain to flush the pollen out of the air. I am getting really tired of being congested with a very scratchy throat.

Yes but not as bad as last year.

[ithos]

As we get older, we are more susceptible of allergens.

Not in my case. Since I was a teenager, I would often experience constant drainage and swallowing even when I didn't have sneezing spells. Would sometimes wake up with kleenex tissue all around me. Always had actifed or sudafed around.

Now I am effectively cured. I don't have a clue when allergy season is upon us and never purchase facial tissues anymore. In the last four years I have taken an antihistamine once. Either it was a benefit of aging or the changes I made for a healthier lifestyle.

[Rlheinz19@yahoo.com]

I'm from Louisville KY which is one of the worse places in the country for allergies. In addition to sneezing, I get sinus headaches and dizziness. I look at the Weather.com pollen app to get a pretty good idea of what bothers me. I take Claritin daily and a nasal spray when it is bad. If I treat consistently I no longer get semi annual sinus infections. All that being said, yes it has been bad lately.

[Michread]

Is it just me or are others currently experiencing unusual suffering from allergies? Here is hoping we get a good soaking rain to flush the pollen out of the air. I am getting really tired of being congested with a very scratchy throat.

Vitamin C is an antihistamine, antiviral and antibacterial. Start with 1000mg/ 3x/day, then increase as needed.

When feeling something coming on, I take loading dose of 5 grams. And then take 2-3 grams several times a day until I feel well. It works!

Allergies (http://www.doctoryourself.com/allergies.html)

[OhioBuckeye]

Is it just me or are others currently experiencing unusual suffering from allergies? Here is hoping we get a good soaking rain to flush the pollen out of the air. I am getting really tired of being congested with a very scratchy throat.

Allergies are just one bad thing about moving to the Sunshine State, it’s tree pollen & it’s going to happen every year! So go to your Dr. & get your allergy shots.