Beautiful weather here but my allergies are nuts.

[hrmjustin]

Needed to take my Asthma machine today when I woke up this moment. Bought a 30 day supply of Claritin.

Anyone else going through this?

[LeftofObama]

1. Yep.

Here in Northern Ohio too. My throat has been scratchy and I've been sneezing and blowing my nose a lot. I thought I was coming down with a cold, but I'm not really sick so it must just be allergies.

[hrmjustin]

2. I remember last year it was bad but this year seems worse.

[PDJane]

3. Yes. Ontario here.

Fungus. The fungus and some second blooming plants. Mostly fungus, which has gone nuts this week. Claritin and headache medication this week, and I'm living on it.

[hrmjustin]

4. YEs I am sorry to hear that. My Asthma won't stop.

[PDJane]

5. That's hard to take; I hate that soggy feeling.

[hrmjustin]

7. I hate wheezing and sneezing.

[CherokeeDem]

6. Yes...

Kentucky is know for being an awful place to live if you have allergies but this is the worst year I have had in a long time. Nearly everyone I know with allergy issues are really suffering. Our weather is gorgeous, perfect temp, beautiful blue skies and we are all praying for frost!

[hrmjustin]

8. Oh I hope the rain comes but we won't get rain till at least Monday.

[peace13]

9. I'm in Ohio and it was bad last week.

I haven't used an inhaler for years ( minus a catting or two) and last week I was really nuts. Not sure what the deal was but it was not good. Best wishes, Hope you are feeling better soon!

[hrmjustin]

10. Thanks and I hope you feel better.

[longship]

11. Goldenrod is in bloom here. West Michigan. nt

[hrmjustin]

14. How do you feel?

[longship]

29. Fine! Other than my sinuses. ;)

Goldenrod is all over the place here. All the fields here are yellow. It's beautiful. But my nose is running the past two weeks and I'm living on antihistamines.

[hrmjustin]

31. My Claritin is finally kicking in.

[longship]

32. Keep the tissues handy.

Hot lemonade with some honey is yummy, too.

Take care, my friend.

[hrmjustin]

33. Thanks and you take care as well.

[BlueToTheBone]

12. Yep. It's gorgeous, but the blooming whatever

has made me so sick I thought I had the flu. My doc gave me some little anti tussive pills that are marvelous, so I'm just down to sneezing.

[hrmjustin]

13. I hope you continue to feel better. I should go to the doctor.

[BlueToTheBone]

15. Don't should on yourself, but, I almost didn't

go because what can they do? Always want to pass antibiotics etc, but I was pleasantly surprised and the little pills made me be able to sleep. They aren't suppressants, but anti tussive that calms the cough center in the brain. It's what made all the difference in being able to get full night's sleep.

[hrmjustin]

16. Well the Claritin is kicking in. I hate the idea of spending more money on this.

I am praying for rain but no luck till next week.

[BlueToTheBone]

17. I think if it rains here again,

we'll just have more things bloom!

[hrmjustin]

19. It rained here the other day and I felt great for a few days.

Now I am back to feeling like crap.

[BlueToTheBone]

23. First it knocked down the pollen

and then more flowers bloomed! Woo! I've just steadily felt like crap for about a month!

[hrmjustin]

24. The funny thing for me is that in the Spring I am not as bad.

I used to love the fall but now I dread it.

[BlueToTheBone]

28. How interesting

I've never had allergies this bad...that's why I thought I had the flu. A couple of years ago, I got caught in a cedar pollen release and that was amazing! Sick as a dog for a few days; it was like the fog rolling in at the ocean, except the ocean is 2000 miles away!

[hrmjustin]

30. I remember reading the lack of rain in the Mid west made allergies worse throughout the east coast

and mid west last year. It seems worse this year.

[rwork]

18. The ragweed here

Is so thick it looks like it has been planted.....Three kinds of ragweed, small, medium and large....Some of the large looks 8 ft tall.

[hrmjustin]

20. Ragweed is what is killing me. I just hate it.

[SheilaT]

21. I live in Santa Fe,

moved here five years ago from Kansas. Here my allergies hardly bother me. Right now the chamisa is in bloom and that bothers a lot of people. This week I've had a couple of sneezing fits, but nothing to be concerned about.

In the spring the juniper causes the worst allergies I've ever seen anywhere. The people with it are completely miserable, and it seems as though not much helps.

If I get that juniper allergy I am leaving. I've put up with allergies most of my life, everywhere I've lived, and if I can possibly move away from them I will.

[hrmjustin]

22. I hope your allergies do not return.

Sometimes I wish I could live in the desert.

[SheilaT]

26. It depends a lot on the desert.

In Santa Fe the allergy-causing plants are mainly native ones. Which may be why I'm still not suffering.

Do not move to Phoenix or Tucson, however. Starting just after WWII when a/c became affordable, many people moved to those cities from somewhere east, claiming they really, really loved the desert. The very first thing they did was plant all of the things they missed from back home. As a consequence, by the early 60's, when I first lived in Tucson, the pollen counts were a problem. I lived in Phoenix in the 80's and my allergies kept me miserable much of the time.

So check a lot of things out carefully before you move.

[hrmjustin]

27. Thanks. I doubt I would ever leave NYC but I would move to the desert if I did move.

[SheilaT]

41. At the risk of being annoying, do research before you move.

I love living here in Santa Fe. It's high desert, 7,000 feet, with amazing clear skies, especially at night. And since the allergy-producing stuff is native, you shouldn't bring any NYC allergies with you.

But there are lots of choices: big city, small city, rural, mountain, valley, and so on. NYC has its charms, and it has long been a dream of mine to live there for a while, hopefully a year. It could happen if I plan carefully.

[hrmjustin]

42. Probably 20-30 years from now I could see myself leaving the city and going out west.

If you ever came to NY move to the outer boroughs. Manhattan is too expensive.

[hrmjustin]

25. The Claritin is kicking in.

[dorkzilla]

34. Ragweed is supposed to be very high in the greater Metro area right now

The only reason i watch the local news at 5:30 every morning is because Chris Cimino on 4 gives the pollen count along with the weather. My eyes have been itching so bad I want to scratch them out with my fingers. My ears even itch!!! Even my dogs are suffering. All of us take Zyrtec. Claritin doesn't do bupkus for me.

Hope you feel better soon!!!

[hrmjustin]

36. Thanks and I hope you feel better.

[pansypoo53219]

35. not anymore since i discovered local honey fixed my hay fever. no symptoms for years.

my pre-diabetic cousin got rid of his by switching to a caveman diet.

[hrmjustin]

37. I shall have to try honey.

[MichiganVote]

38. Michigan-very bad this year

[hrmjustin]

39. You have my sympathies.

[hrmjustin]

40. Having a better night then a day.

[Surya Gayatri]

43. Same phenomenon going on all over France.

Beautiful fall weather--cloudless, sunny days with a refreshing undercurrent of autumnal chill.
But, the heat exacerbates the dust factor, which adds to the irritant of trees that seed in the fall.
Kaaachooooo!

[hrmjustin]

44. I hate it. I hope it gets better for you.

[Surya Gayatri]

45. France 'meteo' says the weather pattern is supposed to break

this weekend, when the autumnal rains are forecast to begin. Wish we could have the sun without the dust...

[hrmjustin]

46. We are supposed to get rain next week. I hope it comes sooner.

[Surya Gayatri]

47. Have you ever tried putting aloe vera gel up your nostrils?

Discovered this home remedy a few years ago and it really helps.

The aloe dissolves in your nose and stops the irritants' effects there. It also runs down your throat very slightly and has the same effect on your air passage.
Good stuff!

[hrmjustin]

48. Thats an idea. The Claritin is helping but I might try what you said.

[Surya Gayatri]

49. Can't hurt and it's 100% natural compared to Claritin with

its chemical side effects. Good luck!

Also, putting menthol or eucalyptus based gel on your temples and forehead helps to head off allergy headaches.

[hrmjustin]

50. Thanks for your help. I shall try this tomorrow.

[Smarmie Doofus]

51. I had a Claritin-worthy outburst on the west coast in the last...

... week of August. (Seasonal rhinitis type stuff; not asthma ) Figured it was something in the air out there that wasn't in the air here. Anyway it went away when I got back.

I had asthma-like like symptomatology when I was younger but never severely enough to earn me an official diagnosis. But always had really bad seasonal allergies .

In any case, everything got significantly better when I started going to an allergist --- first weekly, then monthly, then I eventually was able to stop going altogether. ( I had pretty good health coverage. It didn't cost me much. This was 20 yrs ago.) I'm pretty much allergy free now.

Your results may vary. Take care of 'yerself. ( I'm assuming you have a room humidifier? That used to help me. It made sleep more than vague abstraction. ) Hope you feel better soon.

[hrmjustin]

52. Thanks. I have a nebulizer for my asthma.

[hrmjustin]

53. The Claritin is working much better today.