Allergies..

[HipChick]

Have me down..

What are you doing to combat the pollen?

[Callmecrazy]

1. Claritin does the job for me.

As long as I can breathe when I sleep I'm all right.


P.S. I seem to have misplaced my facepalm smiley. If you see it anywhere could you please send it home?

[elleng]

2. Here t'is!

Haven't needed claritin yet.

[pipi_k]

3. I have

year round rhinitis anyway, so I do nasal rinsing at least once per day.

In the spring/summer comes the added misery of allergies.

They were terrible last year. Absolutely horrible. This past fall I bought some liquid benadryl to try when things get bad.

Otherwise, it's rinse, rinse, rinse.

PS...have not caught a head cold since I started my rinsing regimen, about four or five years ago.

[NV Whino]

4. I turn off my weather apt

That sends me allergin updates.

[Lars39]

5. I dream of cutting down every Bradford pear tree in sight

and take zyrtek.

[harmonicon]

6. There are "2nd Amendment Solutions" to these problems.

Namely, shooting the pollen with an assault rifle and bombing it with homemade explosives.

[Samantha]

7. I do several things all of which help

Start with this: Washington, DC is built on a swamp and the humidity here is horrendous. I keep a air cleaner going when Spring starts to pop. I do not open my windows (I know, that is sad) because one can see the pollen swirling in the air. I use over the counter allergy medicine everyday and mostly importantly, I keep myself well hydrated and I run a humidifier. My dog has allergies as well, and she suffers too the Spring. The humidifier really helps her itchy skin. She no longer has to take allergy medicine.

Sam

[mrmpa]

8. From Costco...........

Alleclear (Costco brand) non-drowsy tablets. 365 tablets for about $12. They contain 10 mg of loratadine. You need just one a day, however on heavy pollen days, I do take 2.

[rurallib]

13. got some, but there ain't much that works for me

I just blow and blow and suffer.

[Moondog]

9. Two things

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I keep my lanai, and the furniture and BBQ stuff out there, hosed off so that the pollen doesn't accumulate.

I have script for Nasonex which works pretty well for me.

[Loryn]

10. Nasal rinsing.

It's almost addicting, and it really helps me.

[ananda]

11. My case is really weird.

I had a bad cold in January, and after that no more allergies or nasal stuff.

My breathing has been completely clear ever since.

[RebelOne]

12. Fortunately, it does not affect me too much,

but I do sneeze a lot. The only annoyance is that my car is covered with the yellow stuff.