Allergy/Hayfever since begining of April

Never had a problem but I thought it was a cold but it comes and goes and its crippling me. My nose is completely blocked or running. Eyes sore. Out of desperation I took Cetirizine yesterday and noticed an improvement.

Ive looked this up and tree pollen is very high now.

Can it make you feel so awful? Will it go away? Wonder if its just because its high and early. Or is this a sign that for the first time I'll have hayfever I wonder?

I'm going to have to get a nasal spray
 

honeyend

Member
You find if its been cold, as soon as the temperature rises everything tries to flower at the same time, and the trees are first. You need to take anti-histamines regularly, if you have symptoms or not, the one a day ones that are non-drowsy, its really bad you can get the GP to prescribe you a nasal spray and extra strong tablets but you may not be able to drive. First stop speak to the pharmacist, not the pharmacy assistant, over the counter tablets are really cheap if they are not a brand. Once you find out what suits you, you can get them from any supermarket.
 

Old Boar

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Location
West Wales
Had hay fever every year since I was young. I needed oxygen a few times when I was about 7! It has got better over the years, and I eat local honey which is supposed to help.
Tree pollen allergy is common. To confirm hay fever, try breathing through a damp flannel for half an hour while you watch TV or are on here, and if the symptoms subside, it is something you are breathing. Used tea bags put in the fridge for half an hour are very good for sore eyes, very soothing. Just make sure there are no cameras around with the T bags and flannels!
I have found Piriton about the best - take half a tablet and increase over time until you feel human
 

mo!

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Mixed Farmer
Location
York
I take Telfast all year round as the over the counter medicines barely made any difference. On bad days I take two. Tree pollen was sky high the other day and I felt lousy. I started in my early twenties but took about two years before I got diagnosed and properly treated, I just thought it was a cold I couldn't shift then sinusitis. It has been really late to start this year with the cold spring. Easterly winds can bring pollen in as well.
 

dstudent

Member
I m dreading the next few weeks when grass pollen starts then I can t even leave the house that s how bad it is. Never had it when I was a kid though.
I ll try some of the stuff mentioned above see what works best as so far nothing I ve been given lasts more than a couple of hours.
 

madmatt

Member
Never had a problem but I thought it was a cold but it comes and goes and its crippling me. My nose is completely blocked or running. Eyes sore. Out of desperation I took Cetirizine yesterday and noticed an improvement.

Ive looked this up and tree pollen is very high now.

Can it make you feel so awful? Will it go away? Wonder if its just because its high and early. Or is this a sign that for the first time I'll have hayfever I wonder?

I'm going to have to get a nasal spray

OH hell yes it can make you feel bloody awful, there is one particular tree pollen that i react to very badly so much so when it was on site at a local steam rally we had to pack up and come home. It took me several days to recover. There is also something in my wifes grandparents garden that really sets mine off to the point of blocked nose itchy eyes headache and very very sore throat, it got that bad i was only eating ice cream or drinking semi melted ice cream it was that bad.

Now i am on one a day tablets and start taking them in february normally. But i still avoid London plain trees and the grandparents!
 

DrWazzock

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lincolnshire
I don't normally get hay fever or suffer from colds for very long but have had a tight wheezy chest, persistent cough, runny nose, sinus problems for 3 weeks now and just can't seem to clear it. I also have a bad hip and pain in my right side under my ribs. I put it down to some sort of cold virus. It seems to have affected certain people in this area badly but others aren't affected at all. Not bad enough to need a day off but just a damn nuisance and tiresome.
 
D
I don't normally get hay fever or suffer from colds for very long but have had a tight wheezy chest, persistent cough, runny nose, sinus problems for 3 weeks now and just can't seem to clear it. I also have a bad hip and pain in my right side under my ribs. I put it down to some sort of cold virus. It seems to have affected certain people in this area badly but others aren't affected at all. Not bad enough to need a day off but just a damn nuisance and tiresome.
DrWazzock have you got a very low down chest infection? Go to the proper docs
 

milkloss

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
East Sussex
I don't normally get hay fever or suffer from colds for very long but have had a tight wheezy chest, persistent cough, runny nose, sinus problems for 3 weeks now and just can't seem to clear it. I also have a bad hip and pain in my right side under my ribs. I put it down to some sort of cold virus. It seems to have affected certain people in this area badly but others aren't affected at all. Not bad enough to need a day off but just a damn nuisance and tiresome.

I’ve had exactly the same, one night I even considered hospital because my left side down my ribs was so bleddy painful and hard to breathe. It took a day to clear the pain and I’m still coughing bits of rubber up four days later! With hindsight I should have got some ab’s From the doc
 

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