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Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
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We're right there with you. I can't take allergy medicine this weekend ( they all make me drowsy) because I have clinicals, but as soon as I'm home from the hospital today, I'm taking my zyrtec. My kids are having a really hard time, I'm making them an appointment for their allergist tomorrow--for another prescription for their zyrtec. I gave them Benedryl last night. we closed all the windows and turned the air on--- that helped a little.
I hate this time of year as I suffer from hayfever. The past few days I have sneezed so much and it just makes me so tired. I have lots of sympathy for you.
My 10 year old was complaining about his eyes itching yesterday (he suddenly has a runny nose too). None of the rest of us have ever had itchy eyes. Is there something over the counter I can give him?
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My allergies mainly manifest themselves in my eyes, which have been getting red and itchy in the evenings. Like you, I hate to wear my glasses (I think some of it goes back to when I first got them and the teasing that went with this as Luke says I'm still cute in them now.). And I'm pretty blind without the contacts. My allergy pill only dries my eyes out, so then on top of the redness and itching, I have dry eyes. No thanks! getting through allergy season.
Sorry for the bad allergies! My dh used to have bad allergies but he has been eating honey and they have stopped! Honey has pollen in it and helps you build a tolerance for pollen in the air. Honey from a local bee keeper is best but dh just buys honey at Wal-mart and it seems to work! Good luck!
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I knew I wouldn't be the only one suffering right now. As for medication. Actually I am on a year round dose of Claratin (prescription strength), Singular and then when I need it a nasal spray called Nasacort. I am a little better today but its been kickin' my rear lately.
Allergies are why I don't have contacts. After the floods of '93 and 94, I developed allergies to the state of Missouri. The doctor's practiced tripled that next year! Pantelol might help but I don't know about using it and contacts. Sorry.
I knew I wouldn't be the only one suffering right now. As for medication. Actually I am on a year round dose of Claratin (prescription strength), Singular and then when I need it a nasal spray called Nasacort. I am a little better today but its been kickin' my rear lately.
I would definitely look into Patenol and if you are really reacting...maybe switch Claratin to one of the other allergy meds.
I know that the first year of my allergies Claratin was awesome..but the following year I might as well have been taking sugar pills!
In my battles w/ my allergies I've found that taking my nasal spray (I used to take Nasonex but now it's Rhinocort) every day throughout my allergy season was necessary for me to not flare up.
I had to laugh because I was scratching my eye as I was reading this post. My eye dr. said people with season allergies sometimes do well with wearing the disposible dailies when the pollen is bad then going back to their regular ones when things clear up. I wore disposible dailies while at disney. For some reason my contact always bother me there. They're great. Just put them in in the am and throw them out before you go to bed.
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