Allergies - Help!
Hi neighbors,
I live in the Sexton Mountain area and this is my second allergy season here. Beautiful neighborhood but my seasonal allergies have been absolute HELL since moving here. I’m a native Oregonian and I’ve never ever had seasonal allergies until moving here.
Last summer, taking a daily generic Claritin from Walgreens worked great. This year? Not even close. I’ve been desperately trying to find anything that helps. Every time I go outside my eyes swell up, I get headaches, and my whole body gets itchy. It’s been affecting my daily life and it’s been rough.
A couple weeks ago I went to the optometrist because one of my eyes was drooping. Turns out it actually was caused by seasonal allergies, just like I suspected. They prescribed me steroid eye drops, which help indoors, but the second I step outside I start looking like Quasimodo again.
Has anyone else in the Beaverton/Sexton Mountain area dealt with this? Any recommendations for medications, allergy shots, eye drops, natural remedies, air purifiers, literally ANYTHING?
I’m desperate at this point 😭