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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-30-09 09:22 PM
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Anyone else suffering from ragweed-induced allergy misery?
My allergies hadn't been too bad in recent years, but they returned this month with a show of force. Thank goodness for Claritin (or the generic Target version of it, anyway) :)
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Catshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-30-09 09:24 PM
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1. Yep...
I don't know if it's ragweed but something is making me miserable. I get my generic Claritin at Costco --- it's about $12 for 100 or 200. I can't remember how many but it's way cheaper there than anywhere else. In fact, I need to get some this week.
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votenovember2008 Donating Member (69 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-30-09 09:24 PM
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2. Ragweed
I feel your pain! :hide:
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CountAllVotes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-30-09 09:29 PM
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3. Allegra 180 works a lot better than Claritin
I have bad allergies - year round. Allegra 180 is my savior! None of the other allergy medications due much of anything.

If you get desperate, ask for some Allegra 180. It comes in a generic form that is a lot cheaper FYI.

Hope you are feeling better soon!

:dem:
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TexasProgresive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-31-09 06:25 AM
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19. For You-not for me
Everybody is different. Claritin has been the drug of choice in my battle against seasonal allergies. Use what works for you.
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Lydia Leftcoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-30-09 09:30 PM
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4. Only all my life
The day that Claritin went OTC was one of the happiest days of my life.

However, I now take the Walgreen's version of Zyrtec, because like all allergy meds, Claritin stopped working after a few years, as Allegra had before it.
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Creena Donating Member (501 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-30-09 09:30 PM
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5. Oh. My. God
I'm allergic to nature.
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sweetladybug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-30-09 09:39 PM
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10. Ragweed is very high at this time. My daughter works at Vanderbilt
in the asthma sinus and allergy clinic. My allergies have been terrible. I have HBP and I have a horrible time treating my allergies.
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Creena Donating Member (501 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-30-09 09:44 PM
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14. I did the scratch tests at my allergy and asthma clinic 5-10 years ago.
They found it easier to say what didn't cause a reaction. They're the ones who summed it up with me being allergic to nature in general. I really don't care for spring and summer.

I know family members with HBP who have a hard time finding the right treatment. It's rough.
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PDJane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-30-09 09:34 PM
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6. Not ragweed.
Mould. Bloody stinking mould, and there's been a garbage strike this year, added to the extra dose of rain. That means there's twice as much as usual of the blasted stuff.

Am I happy? Not in the least, especially since I have to be very careful that my meds and the antihistamines don't fight. I'm sitting here with a brand new box of tissues and my latest attempt at controlling the wheezing.

I am NOT impressed at the moment.
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-30-09 09:37 PM
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8. I delayed my usual late summer trek to T.O. because of the garbage strike.....
..... I figured it would take a while to get rid of all remnants.

But the delay means I'll be going to the Toronto Int'l Film Festival for the first time. :woohoo:
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PDJane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-30-09 09:40 PM
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11. We still haven't met for breakfast.............
maybe during the film festival or something!

and the film festival is great......
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-30-09 09:41 PM
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12. Yes. I'll PM you before I leave....
n/t
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PDJane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-30-09 09:44 PM
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13. Cool! I'll look forward to it! eom.
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-30-09 11:05 PM
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17. For me, both ragweed & molds
Plus, I can't take the most common meds for allergies.

Thinking the moon looks like a nice place to live.
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PDJane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-31-09 11:01 AM
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22. Oh, Lord and Lady............
You have all my sympathies (here, have a cuppa and some tissues). Yeah, except for that pesky oxygen thing, the moon has sounded wonderful from time to time.
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Ms. Toad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-30-09 09:36 PM
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7. My daughter.
Loratadine + pseudoephedrine in the AM, just Loratadine at night (the pseudoephedrine keeps her awake).

Anyone else really annoyed at being treated like a criminal for needing pseudoephedrine?

(Good thing ragweed doesn't bother me. The quantities permitted are only sufficient to treat one adult, and minors aren't permitted to purchase them for themselves - so until recently I had to use my quantity to buy them for my daughter.
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endless october Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-30-09 09:37 PM
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9. yes, allergies have been active lately.
Edited on Sun Aug-30-09 09:37 PM by endless october
although claritin stopped working, for some reason. is that possible? i have switched to benedryl, and Astelin on show days. i sing in a band, and cannot take the dryness that comes with benadryl on show or practice days. Astelin spray works ok for me.
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callous taoboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-30-09 09:44 PM
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15. I'm finally taking shots-
After the last 4 years of increasing misery and an intolerance for the weirdness that comes from allergy meds I'm finally on allergy shots. I feel pretty good so far, and ragweed is a'bloomin' around here.
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ezgoingrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-30-09 10:26 PM
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16. Yes!
This is the source of all of my pain!
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-30-09 11:48 PM
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18. NM isn't ragweed country
but I've been sneezing like crazy the past week or so. The pollen report hasn't been forthcoming lately, so I have no clue what's spiked lately, probably chamisa but it never bothered me before.

Either that or I maybe need to think about cleaning this place for a change.
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OneGrassRoot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-31-09 06:32 AM
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20. Oh goodness, this will show where my mind is at this morning....

still not enough coffee apparently.

I could have sworn your OP read "Anyone else suffering from rightwing-induced allergy misery?"


Yes to both allergies and right-wing allergies!!!

;)
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Dorian Gray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-31-09 06:48 AM
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21. Ragweed doesn't normally get me
(I'm more of a spring allergy sufferer), but this year my sinuses are killing me.

Down with ragweed!
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Ron Green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-31-09 11:03 AM
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23. It's either that or the Swine Flu.
I been snifflin' out of control lately.
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