Well, so Much for My High Hopes of Losing My Allergy to Grass

[Intrepid_Chef]

Well, so much for my high hopes of losing my allergy to grass pollen!

Since last week, when I spent 24 hours outdoors for Relay for Life, I have been miserable. Sneezing all morning, fading into itchy watery eyes by night.

Pollen count is "moderate high" on Sunday and that is when my next show is.

Meanwhile, I can barely keep my eyes open to assemble guest packets and print specials.

I am SCARED TO DEATH I will sneeze in the middle of my presentation, all over the food!

Any tips, besides taking Benadryl on top of Zyrtec?

 

[Chefgirl2]

So that is why my son and I have been miserable!! Poor kid doesn't want to take his meds because he hates how they make him feel...

 

[Kitchen Diva]

I've been taking Tylenol Allergy-Sinus (severe formula) on top of Zrytec and mixed in with an occasional Benadryl. My eyes are the worst- thankfully the Zyrtec does help with the drippy nose but the sneezing and dry, itchy, painful eyes are beyond medicinal relief.

I'm tired all the time, too!

 

[dannyzmom]

I swear by Allegra or Claritin - both dry up my nasty sneezies and sore throat without making me feel woozy.

 

[Kitchen Diva]

I swear by Allegra or Claritin - both dry up my nasty sneezies and sore throat without making me feel woozy.

I got migraines from both! If I could handle steriods (those are what caused most of my health issues) I'd take Flonase...but it's a steriod and I'm forbidden from taking anything with a steriod in it. Which is a bummer because let me tell you just how good I felt when I was on them!

 

[janetupnorth]

Gesundheit...and ask your doctor for a prescription to Flonase...it works wonders when Claritin or Zyrtec doesn't fully do the job.

 

[Kitchen Diva]

Gesundheit...and ask your doctor for a prescription to Flonase...it works wonders when Claritin or Zyrtec doesn't fully do the job.

I wish I could take it!

 

[Intrepid_Chef]

And I was hoping that with Zyrtec over the counter, I wouldn't have to mess with prescriptions ...

Claritin has NEVER worked for me. A friend of mine loaned me Allergra once and even though I was on vacation (travel makes me sneeze more) I sneezed so much I swore I was allergic to Allegra!

Last year I was a medical guinea pig for some kind of experimental grass pollen allergy shot ... I am pretty sure they gave me the real stuff because while I had a serious attack a lot like this after the second dose in February, I was fine the rest of the season.

The good news is that I can OD on antihistamines and NOTHING makes me as tired as the allergies do ...

OH ... and if any of you have a Walgreens near you, they have their brand of Zyrtec $20 for 90 pills.