Hay Fever

My son in law got his vaccination for hay fever privately. He’s been working abroad for a bit, came back last week and was incapacitated within hours.

He very quickly arranged a top vaccination.

GP not interested, it has got progressively worse due to silver birch, horse chestnut and other ancient dying trees in neighbouring gardens. I can’t go out in my garden to work or sit and enjoy the sunshine

Allsorts, I think you need to see your GP for a proper diagnosis and treatment

I know that the packaging on Cetirizine says take one a day, you can take more. I've been on four a day for some years due to an autoimmune skin condition, and the consultant is quite happy with me taking that amount.

I hope these details are useful

My first husband had very severe hay fever and had 3 blue light trips to hospital over various years. He had tests to find out his worst pollens and it was silver birch but sadly followed by grass, which is hard to avoid. The one thing that he definitely found helpful was firstly to avoid going outside when it was windy as that always made things worse. But one of the most important thing was to put on sunglasses before he stepped outside. He got some that curved round at the ends so it really stopped pollen getting into his eyes. I have passed that tip on to other people who have told me that it definitely helps them. But as I say, it is important that you wear them before you open the door and that way you can help yourself quite a bit.

The other day, I noticed that the 'dust' that had accumulated on my windscreen was yellow - pollen! When I came back home from shopping, I sneezed about nine times; yesterday, I had a (minor) asthma attack. So I agree with the OP's diagnosis. An ENT consultant gave me a 'scratch' test which revealed birch pollen as a culprit, but I've also noticed the prolific 'lambs' tails' on the many hazel trees I pass on my way to the shops. My prescribed antihistamine is Fexofenadine and I carry an inhaler in case I get asthmatic symptoms. Hypochondriac? Moi?

One of my SiL also has the injection at the start of the season.

I have Allergic Rhinitis which is worse during some parts of the pollen season. It is particularly bad at the moment.

I have also, recently, had a referral for Wet MD so am a bit neurotic about my vision. It took a while to realise that my vision was being affected by the pollen and that I didn't need to rush to Eye A&E.

I know there’s some controversy about it, but my son in law had the injections for hay fever and they were very effective.

I have severe hay fever, I have drops, spray and tablets on prescription.
The best tablets are fexofenadine also known as Allegra, I take 180mg all year round.
Dying trees would not cause hay fever.

Oh i feel for you. Hayfever hit me on Sunday - tree pollen, urghhh. I also take Cetirizine which helps. I am also allergic to some pollens - Lilies for example, a neighbour planted a row in her garden and oh my word, i could barely breathe (bit dramatic, but true). My list of random allergies go on.

However, i also have non-specific rhinitis. My nose runs constantly.

When it becomes unbearable, ie a double whammy, i get a steroid spray from my GP which alleviates the symptoms for a while, but they soon come back.

I was absolutely floored on Sunday until the antihistamine took effect.

You have my sympathy - I would go back to your GP as it sounds more than Hayfever.

Take care x

Are you sure it’s just hay fever Allsorts? I get it quite badly, mainly at (what I thought) was the beginning of the season, from tree pollen, but not until late March/early April. My eyes are the worst, and as well as tablets (I use Allevia, which have fexofenadine hydrochloride as the active ingredient), the best thing I’ve found the reduce the itching is just using a water spray with my eyes closed, with the Kleenex allergy comfort tissues. I do sympathise with you, itchy eyes are so horrible.

Bkue Belle, tell me the place and I will get the plane.

I always suffered from hay fever then about 15 years ago I went to Spain in the middle of a bout It stopped the minute I stepped off the plane and I ve never had it since 🤣