What to do with a stroppy sulking partner who doesn’t understand why I don’t always want to do things because I have pretty painful hayfever that can at times make me dizzy.
One of the by-products of this wonderful allergy are people that just assume it’s sneezing occasionally.
Do I really feel like hanging out with other people including her parents while my head is burning?
I’ve been doing really well all summer, but these past few days my hayfever has spiked sharply and really caught me out since I’d already stopped my antihistamines, it knocks me out and can make me dizzy and sick.
It's normal for me to get a spike in September and into October, but this year it's hitting early. My understanding is that the drought has essentially started autumn early and actually increased grass pollen—stressed plants release more pollen.
On top of that, mold spores are at their peak. Dry weather helps many varieties spread (even though others need wet weather), so if you're struggling right now, it's safe to assume dry spores are the culprit.
This season feels like a last, stressful blast of summer growth, especially since a lot of people assume allergy season is over when it most definitely is not.
Also as it seems to have started earlier that means it will end sooner also this first blast should calm down.
Hope this helps anyone else currently suffering!
I've seen many posts recommending the kenalog injection, though while one jab is likely safe keeping taking this injection can lead to serious health issues.
It stops hayfever symptoms because it stops your immune system working at a level where the symptoms trigger,as bad as hayfever can feel and get and I have it now so I understand, hayfever in itself does not carry any risks.
It's a VERY strong steroid, it's been made illegal on the NHS for a reason. It can give you High blood pressure, weaken bones, susceptible to infections and flu and many other things in your future.
So one jab a year is likely quite safe with little chance of long term side effects, please be aware it's a gamble that you might pay 20 years from now.
People that recommend it need to make this risk clear.
Fexofenadine and dymista X4 sprays a day, is definitely what you need to try first, even X2 fexofenadine, this will flush through your system in a day.
Also accept you might feel like crap sometimes, mornings and evenings, sometimes all day.
Please be careful. We all suffer together with this. Good luck.