Does anyone else’s allergies get worse before their period?
Hello!
I have had severe seasonal allergies as long as I can remember. I’ve been on different daily allergy meds as long as I can remember. As of recently, 2 different allergists as well as my primary care doctor have recently told me that I’ve tried every class of medicine they can offer me as far as medications. So for now I am on xyzal, Flonase, and singulair. I’ve been referred for allergy shots but simply have no way to afford them, and they are sympathetic but basically I’m SOL until I can find a way to afford them.
Most of the time I can manage it. I do neti rinses constantly, warm compresses, daily honey, additional medicine as needed, massaging my sinuses. My daily symptoms when I’m okay are mild sniffling, some skin itchiness, low grade headaches, dry eyes, nasal congestion. It sucks but I’m used to it I guess.
But I’ve started noticing a pattern and honestly I’m a little embarrassed to realize how long it’s been happening and me not realizing the timing. I have always felt like I usually got sick around my period, like the week before or right before. It always feels like a sinus infection or just severe allergies. And I’m realizing that almost every single month right before my period my allergies get out of control.
The past few days I’ve been in so much pain. It’s like all my normal allergy symptoms but amplified to where it is hard to do anything. My head hurting is the main contributor; my entire head feels so tender and it’s hard to be upright sometimes.
Does anyone else experience this or am I reading too much into this timing? If anyone does experience this, do you have any advice?