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<blockquote data-quote="skeeter" data-source="post: 76854" data-attributes="member: 439"><p>First, it may be a little late to start anything other than treating the symptoms this year (.....sorry....).</p><p></p><p>I've had bad seasonal allergies since I was 10 years old. Allergic to grass, trees, weeds and slight mold. When they did the scratch testing, my ragweed came out 4+ - it actually was so big it covered up the two spots on either side of it! I would spend both spring and summer on anti-histimines, an antibiotic for sore throat, and usually prednisone.</p><p></p><p>When I was in my late 20's I finally found an allergist that told me the "secret". You have to STOP the histimine production, not try to treat the symptoms after they've started. Knowing what I was allergic to, and armed with a calendar for pollen production, we figured out when I needed to start taking the antihistimine - 2 weeks BEFORE the pollen is produced, and continue until it stops (or, in the case of ragweed, until we get a killing frost).</p><p></p><p>Since I started doing this, I've not had to be on any antibiotics or steroids.</p><p></p><p>As for the type of antihistimine, I've had SO many over my lifetime that I've built up immunities to a lot of classes of them. The best one for me currently is Drixoral OTC. It's got pseudoephedrine in it, so at least in this state I have to get it from the pharmacist, and can only get a certain amount per month.</p><p></p><p>My boys spent years on allergy shots. Oldest stopped when he was 17. He still occasionally needs an OTC antihistimine (he usually uses Chlortrimeton). The youngest almost never needs to take anything other than his shots - but he also doesn't get the nasal response his brother and I do - his are more often hives. Their allergist told me Allegra is much better on hives than on nasal allergies. Clariton doesn't do a thing for any of us.</p><p></p><p>Hope you can find something that works. I'm a little clogged up right now - but we were outside at a festival all weekend, so it's expected. But I know the sheer misery that allergies can produce.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skeeter, post: 76854, member: 439"] First, it may be a little late to start anything other than treating the symptoms this year (.....sorry....). I've had bad seasonal allergies since I was 10 years old. Allergic to grass, trees, weeds and slight mold. When they did the scratch testing, my ragweed came out 4+ - it actually was so big it covered up the two spots on either side of it! I would spend both spring and summer on anti-histimines, an antibiotic for sore throat, and usually prednisone. When I was in my late 20's I finally found an allergist that told me the "secret". You have to STOP the histimine production, not try to treat the symptoms after they've started. Knowing what I was allergic to, and armed with a calendar for pollen production, we figured out when I needed to start taking the antihistimine - 2 weeks BEFORE the pollen is produced, and continue until it stops (or, in the case of ragweed, until we get a killing frost). Since I started doing this, I've not had to be on any antibiotics or steroids. As for the type of antihistimine, I've had SO many over my lifetime that I've built up immunities to a lot of classes of them. The best one for me currently is Drixoral OTC. It's got pseudoephedrine in it, so at least in this state I have to get it from the pharmacist, and can only get a certain amount per month. My boys spent years on allergy shots. Oldest stopped when he was 17. He still occasionally needs an OTC antihistimine (he usually uses Chlortrimeton). The youngest almost never needs to take anything other than his shots - but he also doesn't get the nasal response his brother and I do - his are more often hives. Their allergist told me Allegra is much better on hives than on nasal allergies. Clariton doesn't do a thing for any of us. Hope you can find something that works. I'm a little clogged up right now - but we were outside at a festival all weekend, so it's expected. But I know the sheer misery that allergies can produce. [/QUOTE]
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