Hayfever

[Greedyfly]

This year is proving to be a tough one for me. I'm currently taking a hayfever tablet, Loratadine (usually the only one that works), nasal spray and drops and I'm still miserable from it.

Can I take more than one hayfever tablet a day?

I can't take honey but if you have any other suggestions please do

Thanks
GF

[Tilly2]

As a fellow 'sufferer', I will be interested inthe responses to this, greedyfly. I take Piriton but I hate the drowsiness that comes with it. My eyes have been very badly affected this year.

[Greedyfly]

I sympathise Tilly. Mine only bad an once we had moved up north . Every year I get it but some years are worse than others. Feels like I have an awful cold right now.

I recommend eye drops though, they do help usually.

[pixie373]

I'm sure sqad has said to me you can't get non-drowsy antihistamines. But my son has cetitizine hydrochloride and certainly doesn't get drowsy from it.

[2sp_]

I've asked Sqad this before, and I'm sure he said I could take it twice a day...

[Greedyfly]

Loratadine doesn't make me drowsy either. But different types work for different people.

[murraymints]

I take fexofenadine tabs, becanase for up the hooter, ripital eye drops, also smear Vaseline round my nostrils and wear wrap around sunglasses...it's reeeeeely bad this year here !!

[2sp_]

Here's the answers Sqad gave me, greedyfly -

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Body-and-Soul/Question1258241.html

Hope it helps. Miserable thing, hayfever.

[Greedyfly]

Fantastic 2sp_ thanks

[Tilly2]

I think it's been a particularly bad year because everything has blossomed so well.

[pixie373]

If it's particularly bad- ask your GP about vaccination - they do in extreme cases. You can also immunise yourself (not sure if i recommend it, though).

A year after my last horse, i started working at a stables. For the first time ever, i had horrendous hay fever- sneezing, coughing, going home with puffy, itchy, watery eyes. I ignored it and carried on. It went within 3 months and I've never had it since:-\

[Sqad]

\\\Can I take more than one hayfever tablet a day? \\\

Do you mean another hat fever tablet as well as Loratadine 10mgms OR do you mean can you take 20mgms of Loratadine?

If 10mgms is not working, then i would take 20mgms of Loratedine.

[murraymints]

Jordy...I look as if I'm bomb disposal ! Lol...xx

[riptide]

I had hayfever all my life until 12 years ago when I read about the honey remedy. Take it every day (must be the local honey for your county) no hayfever now. Shame you cannot take it, definitely works.

[boxtops]

I take ceterizine too, on prescription from the doc. I'd recommend that, and my doc also gives me eye drops for itchy eyes. Hay fever is very bad this year generally, greedy.....

[boxtops]

.... and if you don't want to go to the doc. go and discuss it with your pharmacist....

[Jennykenny]

See Lloyds Pharmacy.
I have suffered from hay fever for over fifty years and finally found something that works and is not full of chemicals.
They have an Allergy Reliever, (I think I paid about £20.00 two years ago), and it is a small, portable machine about the size of a large lemon with two prods that go up your nose and stop the effects of hay fever. It runs on batteries and it DOES WORK.

[Tilly2]

I could not put two prods up my nose. I'd be sick!

[pixie373]

Not cattle prods, tilly;-)