Author Topic: Hayfever (Read 42167 times)

slapnuts · « **on:** June 9, 2005, 10:39:50 am »

Mine just started yesterday.

fecking horrible.

anyone else got it? what do you take for it?

I have just got some hayfever/alergy tablets from boots.

The Albert Cock · « **Reply #1 on:** June 9, 2005, 10:44:53 am »

just started today

eugh

Guz-kop · « **Reply #2 on:** June 9, 2005, 10:46:17 am »

I've had it for a couple of years now. I take claratyn tablets, can buy them from boots but about half price from Wilkinsons so bought a few packets the other week. It always does the trick.

SkyBlueRed · « **Reply #3 on:** June 9, 2005, 10:49:00 am »

Piriton (i think thats how its spelled) is fucking quality mate, believe me. Always worked for me anyway!

nidgemo · « **Reply #4 on:** June 9, 2005, 10:50:26 am »

Quote from: slapnuts on June 9, 2005, 10:39:50 am

Mine just started yesterday.

fecking horrible.

anyone else got it? what do you take for it?

I have just got some hayfever/alergy tablets from boots.

Had it for years. Beconase is the best stuff I've found. You snort this foul tasting and smelling liquid up your nose morning and night throughout the summer months and get very little trouble from the pollen bastards.

Used to be only availible on prescription, but is now availible to buy over the counter.

However, it is NOT a cure - it's prevention - you have to take it every day, sunny or not, low or high pollen, or it won't work.

Take it properly however, and it's excellent.

The Albert Cock · « **Reply #5 on:** June 9, 2005, 10:53:32 am »

was a funny moment in istanbul when on our coach about 5 mins after leaving airport and heading to takisim loads of people started sneezing and going 'oh fuck, hayfever never thought of that'

few lagers later never sneezed again!!

Tim · « **Reply #6 on:** June 9, 2005, 10:54:45 am »

Mine has just kicked in today.

European Champions! · « **Reply #7 on:** June 9, 2005, 11:00:49 am »

I seem to be growing out of mine, thank f***ing god!

Zirtek, one a day in the evening. It works.

or an 80mg shot of kenelog every march, sees you through the season (and puts hairs on your chest)

scottys3k · « **Reply #8 on:** June 9, 2005, 11:03:58 am »

i get acupuncture, absolutely swear by it. sorts me out 4 the whole summer!

macc · « **Reply #9 on:** June 9, 2005, 11:07:57 am »

I am on todays hayfever bus aswell

LFCJim · « **Reply #10 on:** June 9, 2005, 11:13:46 am »

Mine's been going a few weeks now. Right pain in the arse it is.

Started using a nasal spray called Flixonase a couple of days ago. It helps but it aint brilliant.

slapnuts · « **Reply #11 on:** June 9, 2005, 11:21:30 am »

Ive got a bad heeed too with sniffing too much.

Tim · « **Reply #12 on:** June 9, 2005, 11:26:03 am »

Quote from: slapnuts on June 9, 2005, 11:21:30 am

Ive got a bad heeed too with sniffing too much.

I never suffer with headaches with mine but my girlfriend has sore eyes, a runny nose, a headache, you name it she has it.

slapnuts · « **Reply #13 on:** June 9, 2005, 11:40:11 am »

me too my eyes are itchy as feck.

I need to man up.

ozrobbie · « **Reply #14 on:** June 9, 2005, 11:43:12 am »

I've tried Claratyne but it doesnt do anything for me.

Telfast does work for me, but not sure if you guys have it in the UK ?

Actually I will be interested to know if you do as I will be there in August/September.

Tim · « **Reply #15 on:** June 9, 2005, 11:47:54 am »

I used to use Triludan (sp), it was a medicine and the only thing that worked, but it disappeared off the market. Dunno why like, I think I heard somewhere that it had bad side effects, probably explains a few things.

robertma · « **Reply #16 on:** June 9, 2005, 12:57:39 pm »

I've grown out of it thank fuck, although it has taken 25 years!

Big Ig · « **Reply #17 on:** June 9, 2005, 12:59:09 pm »

Quote from: LFCJim on June 9, 2005, 11:13:46 am

Mine's been going a few weeks now. Right pain in the arse it is.

Started using a nasal spray called Flixonase a couple of days ago. It helps but it aint brilliant.

Shite that stuff... Zirtek's the only option (or more specifically, ASDA's 1/4 price, identical active chemical, copy) that comes close to working for me... that and Optivine Antistin eye drops.

Mine started with a fucking vengeance on Monday

Lo · « **Reply #18 on:** June 10, 2005, 09:46:08 am »

mine started a few weeks ago and i have been living on Piriton ever since works wonders apparently eating honey works aswell

Kanonkop · « **Reply #19 on:** June 10, 2005, 10:19:37 am »

I take Flixonase once a day and start taking it at the end of March. Keeps me reasonably fine for most days but when the pollen count is high (like the last couple of days) then there is bugger all that works in my experience. But then again I get it pretty bad in any case.

Allereze used to be great stuff but they have taken the strong stuff off the market. Like Blurred says, if it doesn't have side effects (makes you drowsy, dehydrated) then it doesn't work.

Really irks me that people witout hayfever really show no compassion or understanding. They think its just a little sniffle when its much worse than having a cold.

mikeb58 · « **Reply #20 on:** June 12, 2005, 11:34:53 pm »

Triludan was taken off the market in the U.K , but apparently still availabe in some Countries abroad. If so, they should start a black market for it over here. The drug barons would earn millions selling their 'gear' to us hayfever sufferers.

Triludan worked for me, but now, no matter what the products claim nothing seems to ease it. Hayfever is one of the most difficult allergies in the world to deal with, and as rightly pointed out, totally misunderstood by those lucky enough not to get it !

classycarra · « **Reply #21 on:** June 16, 2005, 11:48:53 pm »

Quote from: slapnuts on June 9, 2005, 10:39:50 am

Mine just started yesterday.

consider yourslef lucky mines been goignfor months on and off with the weather, or the pollen count.

as for medicine i'm told the same as suggested on this topic, but i avoid medicine for now, until exams are over, where the risk of drowsiness is too great

Lo · « **Reply #22 on:** June 16, 2005, 11:50:50 pm »

Quote from: blurred on June 16, 2005, 11:41:28 pm

I've had a fucking miserable fucking day with this fucking thing, so youse can all fuck off!

do you want some benadryl or one of the numerous other drugs i now have since i became immune to the piriton

Lo · « **Reply #23 on:** June 17, 2005, 12:02:10 am »

Quote from: blurred on June 16, 2005, 11:52:29 pm

Benadryl?! I might as well take fucking chalk all the good that that shite'd do me!

Ok, I'm a little cranky...

Not if you take them with several prirton and a claratyn aswell

[streety] · « **Reply #24 on:** June 17, 2005, 12:39:36 am »

I hate fucking hayfever it does my head in. Hate it when you run out of tissue and they end up falling apart.

Snot on hands = bad

I usually get a prescription from the doctor and get tablets and a beconase nasal spary. Started taking Piriteze once a day and it seems to do the trick.

nidgemo · « **Reply #25 on:** June 17, 2005, 08:27:18 am »

You all deserve everything you get. If you listened to me and got beconase, two snorts up each nistril, twice a day, without fail, you'd be fine.

Kanonkop · « **Reply #26 on:** June 17, 2005, 08:43:24 am »

The old (prescription only) beconase worked for me, but this new over the counter rubbish has as much effect as snorting tap water.

With all the nasal ones though, the trick is to start taking them well in advance and use every day. Absolutely no point starting taking it during the summer.

Peeker · « **Reply #27 on:** June 17, 2005, 09:27:40 am »

Fucking well annoying isnt it??

My missus always says "what are you so bothered about, a bit of sniffing and itchy eyes??...not as bad as period pain"

Fuck off.....ten times worse than period pain so shut your gob!

I used to use Beconase, but it seems to make me sneeze before it starts to work!! tend to use Flixonase now but doesnt seem to work that well.

Nidgemo's got the right idea....you need to get it in your system for a few weeks before..otherwise you are fucked.

I tell you what really fucks me off as well...when Hayfever is getting the better off you and someone says"oooo youre eyes looks sore...are you tired?"

Cue a punch...

mikeb58 · « **Reply #28 on:** June 17, 2005, 09:29:40 am »

My hayfever's been terrible the last couple of days, products that say 'fast action' relief, then do fuck are a load of bollocks and should be taken of the market.

The makers should then be hauled before the courts and done under the Trades Description Act. The company making these rip off tablets should cease trading, and the workforce thrown on the unemployment scrapheap.

The Judge and jury in the case, should be made up entirely of hayfever suffers, who are having a bad day ( bit like myself )

Bad hayfever days make me angry ! Rant over

The Fletcher Memorial · « **Reply #29 on:** June 17, 2005, 09:30:27 am »

Wimps

mikeb58 · « **Reply #30 on:** June 17, 2005, 09:34:41 am »

Non suffering, non sympathetic people should be given some sort of jab that makes the histimines in their body go totally out of control for 3 months !

The Fletcher Memorial · « **Reply #31 on:** June 17, 2005, 09:49:51 am »

Quote from: Alloy on June 17, 2005, 09:34:41 am

Non suffering, non sympathetic people should be given some sort of jab that makes the histimines in their body go totally out of control for 3 months !

Ahh I'm only kidding, I do sympathize really. You'd think they would have come up with a sure fire way of ridding it by now wouldnt you.........who ever they are!

Shankly2005 · « **Reply #32 on:** June 17, 2005, 10:02:38 am »

mine started a couple of weeks ago, fuckin pissin me off

mikeb58 · « **Reply #33 on:** June 17, 2005, 10:30:39 am »

Cheers mate, all sympathy accepted

A cure probably does exist, but it would never see the light of day. I mean, it wouldn't do to rob the drug companies that make billions out of peoples misery.

The person who discovers a cure for hayfever ( bit like whoever finds a cheap alternative to petrol ) will probably find themselves wearing concrete wellies

filopastry · « **Reply #34 on:** June 17, 2005, 10:35:02 am »

I've been taking Clarityn for a while but it doesn't do much more than ease the sympoms a bit, now started taking Flixonase as well as Clarityn and that seems to do the trick (you can take both as Flixonase isn't actually an anti-histamine)

kop1311 · « **Reply #35 on:** June 17, 2005, 02:37:14 pm »

I went to my doctor and told her regular stuff didnt work, so she put me on desloratidine. that was about 2 years ago and i dont use anything else now. works out cheaper as well, 6.50 for 30 tablets.

Millsee · « **Reply #36 on:** June 17, 2005, 03:28:11 pm »

Had those desloratadine. They are the absolute dog's bollocks.

Clarityn (over the counter) is an isomer and nearly as good.

Drobs · « **Reply #37 on:** June 17, 2005, 04:51:27 pm »

Mine has just started today as well and with an almighty bang. I was emailing with a mate at about 10am and said in that mail that I'd sneezed about 400 times already, i must have topped 700 by now and my nose is gonna look like Daniella Westbrook's by tomorrow with all the wiping.

BazC · « **Reply #38 on:** June 19, 2005, 03:08:15 pm »

drobs that happened to me yesterday... but then i went and got benadryl... and it's fucking AWESOME! the best hayfever medicine i've had! works for about 8 hours. i was sneezing, nose running, popped a capsule and within about 10 mins they'd COMPLTELY stopped! brilliant!

adopted_scouser · « **Reply #39 on:** June 29, 2005, 02:43:15 pm »

mine is really bad today, being rubbing my eyes, they're bright red and i feel and look stoned