Comments on: Mountain Cedar is killing me.

By: Dora T.

Dora T. — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:35:42 +0000

I suffer severely from Mt. Cedar allergy. I take allergy shots but they don’t seem to help much. What I started using at the beginning of the year was a prescription nasal steriod called Astelin. It helps but does not do the job completely. I started on the generic Zyrtec from Walgreens Wal-Zyr this weekend and using both seems to be doing the trick! Zyrtec does make me very sleepy but I take it at night, so I get a great night’s sleep and wake up refreshed. It works for 24 hours so I don’t have to take another one til the next evening. I hope you find what works for you!

By: karen sherga

karen sherga — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:47:33 +0000

Use a netty pot every night before you go to bed. It will wash out the pollen in your passages and you won’t be steeped in it as you sleep. My children were plagued with allergies that turned into infections and I wish I had known about the netty pot all those years ago. Sorry for your misery…hope this helps.

By: PAT HAMMONDS

PAT HAMMONDS — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:52:28 +0000

I’ve suffered all my life with the same thing, and antihistamines make me a zombie. I actually moved to el paso trying to escape mostly cedar allertgis. I discovered NAET treatments about 4 years ago and have been thru 3 winters with almost no suffering. I found this blog because I’m thinking of moving to costa rica and was ckkg out the allergy situation there. Would love to hear anything you have to say about costa rica. thx

By: Olga

Olga — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:38:04 +0000

The drugs you mentioned don’t work for me either. The only things that work for me are Tylenol allergy and other similar OTC drugs. Maybe because we’re related, those might work for you too!

By: Kari

Kari — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:35:26 +0000

Take Zyrtek at night. Its a 24 hour pill so should last till the next day. Start taking Allegra in early December and this will help your allergies that start with the Mt Cedar season that kicks in during January. It takes approx 2 weeks for Allegra to start working after taking daily before allergy season.

By: dimplz

dimplz — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:42:47 +0000

Since all of the antihistamines make you drowsy, I think this is a tough one. For the watery eyes, there is a solution which worked pretty well for me (in the last few years, allergies have developed for me too). Naphcon A. Hard to find because sometimes they sell out but I love them.
Also I would check vitamin therapy. Since I have an autoimmune disease, I have to watch what I take. You shouldn’t have a problem though.

http://ezinearticles.com/?Dealing-with-Allergies-Using-Vitamins&id=269699

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:44:22 +0000

I am SO right there with you right now… Being just up the road in Austin, I’m getting hit with the same stuff you are, and it’s not pretty. My eyes actually feel like they are on fire today. And what’s worse is that Allegra D has been the only thing to bring me any bit of slight relief, and my insurance company decided as of January 1, they won’t pay for any prescription allergy medicine since they think over the counter versions have the same effect. HA! Claratin hasn’t done anything for years, and Zyrtek puts me to sleep. I feel my productivity levels at work about to take a nose dive as only one Allegra pill separates me from having tolerable allergy symptoms and me wanting to toss myself off the 360 bridge head first! I just don’t get how they think it’s an OK thing to force that on people when Austin is often referred to as the “Allergy Capital of the US!”
Anyhow…sorry for the rant…I totally feel your pain. If you don’t want your Allegra, you can send it my way!!

By: Babs

Babs — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:24:09 +0000

you can’t just pop an allegra and expect it to work instantaneously; it takes time

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:34:33 +0000

I hear ya, man. When I turned 13 or so, I suddenly starting getting HORRIBLE allergies every spring and summer. It was to the point where I would sneeze like every five seconds. It was rediculous. Then… when I turned 17 or 18, it stopped. I’ll get congested every once in a while, but nothing like I used to. Oh, and as far as medicine… I can’t really be of much help. I never take anything, because any type of allergy medicine puts me to sleep. It sucks. I gotta say, though, I’m jealous of your 65-degree weather. I’ve always lived in Missouri, but I hate cold weather just the same.

By: Ms. Florida Transplant

Ms. Florida Transplant — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:13:16 +0000

Have you tried those nasal steroid sprays?

I had alergies for a couple of years until I figured out my A/C unit was full of mold and that was the only thing that worked for me.