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hay fever (again)
ok, i asked this last year and thought i'd see if there were any new suggestions.
i've got a nasty tickly feeling in the roof of my mouth, my eyes water all day long, my nose is bunged up and i have manic sneezing fits.
firstly, what's the best remedy? i'm taking one a day zirtek/clarityn/boots own brand tablets and they really don't seem to make much difference. i'm even suffering today and it's raining! are any of the tablets better than others? are there any homeopathic remedies you guys recommend? or will i just have to slice my head off at the neck to eradicate the problem?
and secondly, am i likely to grow out of hay fever at some point? i grew into it (never used to get it until i was about 15), so i was wondering if i'll simply stop getting it in a few years, or am i destined to spend every summer for the rest of my life with streaming eyes and sneezing fits?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Luckily I have grown out of most of my allergies and the hayfever has become a lot milder. If you get allergies later in life there is a less chance of growing out of it compared to if you're born with it. Scientists also say that when born allergic and you grow out of that allergy you might find you get allergic to something else instead. I have experienced that as I'm now allergic/intolereant to dairy.
With regards to medication my GP prescribed me some stronger allergy/hayfever tablets when I was younger as normal over the counter didn't work. So maybe if you go to your GP and explain your situation he/she might do the same to you.
I agree with j-t-p... this year, for me, is AWFUL. I don't normally suffer, perhaps every 2/3/4 years and only for a few days, but this year has been chronic!
Haven't found anything over the counter to work but have been told prescription medication will make me very drousy.
I thought i'd grow out of it, but at 34, i haven't done yet.
i get bad hayfever, i usually get the hayfever injection as ive tried and tested nearly every remedy going!
someone told me eating locally produced honey really helps so try it.
by the way im suffering a lot with it today and weather is ****...guess bad weather doesnt always stop the symptoms.
good luck
It's all a bit of trial and error really....
Rainy days don't really help as all they do is keep the pollen at ground level which can actually make symptoms worse.
But if it's any consolation, I'm 35 now and this year I've had no symptoms at all. Yayyyy! I'm feel normal again, so you can grow out of it.
there is a company online that does a really good product called hayfever releiever. the only problem is that you have to start taking the stuff a month before you usually start getting your hayfever symtpoms. try: http://www.healthydirect.co.uk/HDSite/product/Immune+Support/0426.htm
otherwise, there's been a lot in the paper about pine bark extract as a good source of relief, but i don't know how much research has been done on that.