chickencam Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 My ED has been really suffering over the past couple of weeks and was at her worst yesterday. She had itchy eyes and a very stuffed nose and sneezing fits. She has had a few cetirizine 10mg tablets over that time and they have helped, are there any better over the counter tablets that anyone can recommend or any other remedies. She is going to really struggle next year during her GCSE's, she is just doing internal exams and a few modules at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 It is evil at the moment! I take Loratadine (Not sure on spelling ) which is non drowsy. I also have a Flixonase Nasal Spray and allergy eye drops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Mine is really bad too - despite taking tablets every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 My youngest gets it badly & is Cetirizine too.Our doctor says that they are just about the best for symptom relief (& free as she is under 16) She also has prescription eye drops & a nasal spray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 i don't suffer myself but have heard very good things about this from those that do http://www.lloydspharmacy.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=1008&storeId=90&productId=5383&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=&top=&top_category=&fromPage=Search&hotspot_prefix= sorry for the long link (just hope it works ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Oh I'm so sick of my hay fever!!! I've had it for 35 years and it never shows any signs of improving I've been using 'Boots Loratadine one a day' but doubling the dose... (probably not advisable but needs must) taking one in the morning and one before I go to sleep- I don't get any sleep otherwise. I'm still full of it though. Hey ho... only another 6 weeks of it to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieadams Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Slightly goodlife but I heard a while back that local honey is good for hayfever - just find some from as close to you as poss and eat it as often as you can. I must admit I was sceptical, but I figured if something's going to fail, eating yummy honey isn't a bad one to try! My husband had awful hayfever, it totally ruined his whole summer, so we tried it. The first year it seemed a bit better but we wondered if it was all in the mind. The second year it was lots better and with his usual tablets didn't bother him. Now, it hardly bothers him even without the tablets Not a quick fix but worth a shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ness3103 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 my whole family's suffering at the moment personally i haven't found any of the tablets helpful but i use opticrom for itchy eyes, it really soothes them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gem_Seb Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Both myself and my OH suffer really badly with it, yesterday was also my worst day so far. I get loretadine tablets from the docs as its cheaper, you get 30 tablets for £7 rather than 6 tablets in the ones you buy over the counter, also get eye drops and nasal spray but im still bad! The lloyds thing! my mum bought it for me last year but every time i put the prongs up my nose i had a sneezing fit so it kind of defeated the point of it really!! lol Honey- my dad used to suffer from hayfever but he started eating local honey, its meant to get you used to the pollen in your area, i dont know if it was coincidence or not but he only has a very mild bout of it now every now and then! Other things i read all the time are keeping windows shut, not drying washing outside on high pollen count days, having a shower as soon as you get in and changing clothes etc i depends how much you want to alter your life around it i guess! Hope she feels better soon though, i suffer with tree pollen mainly but work in the middle of nowhere surrounded by trees! lol! it just drains you and makes you feel horrible so i can totally sympathise with your daughter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 YS uses Loratadine - on doctors advice. I'm going to try to find some local honey. Its worthwhile giving it a go as he is particularly bad at the moment. His eyes are really bothering him. Trouble is he won't wear sunglasses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I recommend the Flixonaise too. Beconaise never worked with me (that was the one that the docs continued to prescribe even though I told them it didn't work). I also have the homeopathy ones New Era. I take 4 tablets as on the instructions and a couple of Flix squirts and that seems to work - rarely do I have to readminister (or I just hide indoors). On the odd days when nothing will sort it out I "drown" myself - sniffing up lukewarm water - plays havoc with the sinuses, but it washes out the pipes for a little while. As a back up I have the loratadine, which I seem to have got used to because that doesn't work so well now. Basically I have been a guinea pig for a very long time. For eyes I rather like using Potter's allerclear. Inside the pack are 10 individual doses in little droppers. I found that to be better than opening a bottle of eye drops and only use a couple of drops from it - there is a time limit to those once opened - and I usually needed the drops after it expired, so these separate ones are not wasted. Mine started when I was 10, but in recent years I have noticed that it doesn't hit me as often or as bad. It would start in February and continue to October - waking me up at 4am (nowadays it is 5am) and continue to sneeze and drip until lunchtime. Then I would have a spell of freedom until late afternoon and then I would have a repeat performance - and some days it was just non stop all day and very depressing. Perhaps my immune system is just kicking in (only took 40 years to do it )! OH didn't have it until we moved here, and he takes Cetirizene and has used the Flixonaise this year too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I do sympathise with her I use Cetirizine 10mg once a day. If you have a Waitrose near you, they are doing 14 tablets for £1.75 on a BOGOF at the moment. Keep her bedroom windows closed during the day and invest in an air purifier to have on all day. An ioniser works well too. Take her daytime clothes off outside her bedroom, or she will bring pollen into her room. A shower to wash any pollen off her also helps just before bed. I usually get hayfever in Feb/March when the tree pollen is out, but have had it since Feb this year and it really can get you down. The only time I don''t suffer is at work, as the aircraft have pollen fliters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missuscluck Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 YS uses Loratadine - on doctors advice. I'm going to try to find some local honey. Its worthwhile giving it a go as he is particularly bad at the moment. His eyes are really bothering him. Trouble is he won't wear sunglasses Same here for us. Josh got it so bad once his eyes got water blisters over his eyeballs and we had to take him to A and E. Very scary. He has been fine on Loratadine. If you are going to try the local honey idea it takes a long time to work as it has to get 'in your system' He seems to be growing out of it. I'd like to say its our honey that did the trick, but I dont think he has eaten enough on a regular basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little cluckers Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Honey works for me too And beconase nasal spray for really bad days.....never suffered with the eyes though. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieadams Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I'd like to say its our honey that did the trick, but I dont think he has eaten enough on a regular basis. Oooh you have your own honey?? I'm so I'd love to keep bees!! Waiting til they invent a none sting variety though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Ive had hayfever for nearly 20 years and the only thing i can take that works for me is Benadryl Acravistine Its expensive but worth it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missuscluck Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I'd like to say its our honey that did the trick, but I dont think he has eaten enough on a regular basis. Oooh you have your own honey?? I'm so I'd love to keep bees!! Waiting til they invent a none sting variety though Katie, if you have a look in my albums on Facebook I think there is some piccys of our bees. They dont really sting you if you stay calm. I havent been stung yet. Once you get over the urge to swat you'll be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gem_Seb Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 It does seem more and more people are getting hayfever! i've had it since i was 15 and my dad only started about 6 years ago! my OH has had it since school, have you taken her to the docs? i've heard about an injection you can get but you have to have it in Jan so it wont help her this year, there are lots of options but ive not tried or heard of one that 100% kills it! it does get you down and wears you out for some reason!! Since i started with my hayfever i also developed an allergy to dust and some animals! horses, rabbits, some dogs and long hair cats! its so annoying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted June 4, 2009 Author Share Posted June 4, 2009 Thanks for the advice everyone I have bought some more cetirizine and some loratadine for her to try to see which works best. I will have a word with the doctors surgery to see if there is something she can have to stave it off for her exams next year too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chookiehen Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 For any of you out there like me - I only get relief from copious amounts of hard drugs - I just managed to buy 120 Cetirizine Hydrochloride (generic Zirtek!) plus postage for the grand total of £4.11 from www.chemistdirect.co.uk, delivered within 48 hours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 We use Chemist Direct too. But sometimes you have to check what you have ordered. We bought some Seven Seas cod liver oil with super duper strength and they sent the wrong one - still Seven Seas, but the mix was weaker (I have no idea what that is called, but so many mils per tablet). Apart from the odd hiccup, they're OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted June 4, 2009 Author Share Posted June 4, 2009 You hear so much about counterfeit medicines these days that I would worry about buying them from anywhere but well known high street retailers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaPoule Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I have VILE hayfever - it used to get so bad that I developed seasonal asthma and was prescribed an inhaler! Cetirizine (Zirtek) and loratadine (Clarityn) are 2nd generation antihistamines. If they really aren't working for your daughter (they didn't for me - even at a rate of 5 a day!) try 3rd generation (prescription only). Fexofenadine (Telfast), levocetirizine (Xyzal - my favourite) or mizolastine (Mizollen). I also use a steroid nosespray, called Nasacort - I don't particulary like having to use steriods, but then again, it's better than asthma! Other than drugs, showering before bed to remove pollen from the skin and hair, not hanging clothes outside to dry (pollen sticks to the clothes and can cause a rash), local honey, keeping windows closed, air purifiers... I have also bought one of those Lloyds allergy relievers - can't be sure if it's working, as the pollen count is so high this year. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I started taking loratidine in April as they say you should start taking tablets a few weeks before the start of the season. Over the last few days though, my eyes have been soooo itchy and my nose is really dry. I've started using the Lloyds nose thingy and i think it's got a bit better but i'm still unable to wear mascara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angels4 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I swear by my Neti Pot http://www.arnoldsupplements.com/neti_pot_best_price_p/anct-001.htm I've used it for years and it has always provided me with much relief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
