Yeah, I had allergies (just sinus stuff) come on suddenly in my 30's. Sucks. Claritin and Zyrtec helped for a while but lately they don't do squat. When it gets bad I always run to the Benadryl. Oh hell yeah it makes you drowsy. But a heavy dose gets me out of acute suffering. I haven't tried Allegra yet.

Sometimes I think of moving elsewhere to change the outdoor stimulus.

My mom spent something like $5k doing allergy shots and testing over the years but it hasn't helped her much.

 

Oh... for those of you with sinus related allergies...

My neighbor has them, and he doesn't take any drugs. What he does is "irrigate" his nasal cavities. Which basically means he pours water up his nose to flush out the sinuses. Seems to work surprisingly well for him... I just can't seem to get the water where it needs to go

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by JL9000

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by heffergm

 

Thanks for the pointers.

 

I'm biased because I think people these days just take too much damn medication.

 

I agree, but it sucks to halve allergies while dealing with other problems in life wouldn't you say so?

I try to minimize any medications I take. I rarely take pain relievers or cold relief stuff etc. But the allergies symptoms are killing me.

 

Try Alavert, the orally disintegrating tablet. I tried it because I have used claritin so much it doesnt work, then I tryed zyrtec...didnt really work so I opted for a cheaper otc solution...it works ok. try it at least.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by s2k paradigm
Try Alavert, the orally disintegrating tablet.

 

the only one that ever really worked for me was benadryl.. but it made me REALLY