Cures for hayfever?

Question

Hello, could anyone please, PLEASE recommend anything to tackle hayfever? I've taken allergy tablets but they make me drowsy, and don't even work. I've been told by a lot of family and friends that my nose is swelling up because of it and it's causing me to sneeze excessively with nose bleeds.

Answer 1

I feel your pain (although not as much). I;m very allergic to dust mites and they used to make my life miserable before i moved to a house with wooden floors!

I use a nasal spray called Nasonex, it works fairly well but its expensive. Talk to your doctor, maybe you could try some kind of nasal spray? Good luck! I know how bad allergies suck I spent my childhood breathing through my mouth lol.

Answer 2

Nasonex does work, but it only relieves the symptoms. If you want to cure your hayfever, you need allergy desensitation shots. They may take up to two years to start working and a series of shots can last 5-9 years. I used to have bad hayfever and nosebleeds also, until I was weak from blood loss. I get very little hayfever now, since I've had allergy shots.

Answer 3

Allergy tablets - anti-histamines - are not my first choice to treat 'hayfever', allergic, or non-allergic rhinitis. Among anti-histamines, however, some are more sedating than others. Fexofenadine/Allegra, desloratadine/Clarinex, and loratadine/Claritin/Alavert are least sedating in that order. Only loratadine is available without a prescription. Most physicians strongly prefer nasal corticosteroids to anti-histamines for all types of rhinitis. They are available by prescription only and they are expensive but they work remarkably well and they are virtually devoid of side effects. There are quite a few to choose from. Mometasone furoate monohydrate/Nasonex is most commonly prescribed due to marketing efforts rather than any medical advantage. Fluticasone is the only generic (the brand was Flonase) but it is not really less expensive despite being generic. I would strongly urge you to see your physician and ask for a sample of one of the many corticosteroid nasal sprays available. If you turn out to be one of the 2% or so of individuals who are not able to tolerate nasal corticosteroids there is also a nasal anti-histamine - azelastine/Astelin. Azelastine does not cause sedation like oral anti-histamines. Unfortunately - if you are unable to use a nasal corticosteroid you may be unable to use a nasal anti-histamine. Azelastine is OK but not as effective as nasal corticosteroids.

Answer 4

You could move from the area or, find a local beekeeper and add the fresh honey to your diet. The local honey will contain minute amounts of the pollen that causes your hay fever. Just as a vaccine works by injecting tiny inactive bits of the disease into your system so you build up antibodies to fight the offending condition, so does local honey.

Answer 5

You should see and allergist and ask for a vaccine. Ideally, these are administered several weeks before the peak pollen season. As summer (peak of ragweed pollens) is still to come, perhaps you still have time. If you'd rather not have shots, ask if Grazax is available in your area. This vaccine come in the form of a pill. Might not be paid by your health insurance, though.

Answer 6

As soon as you get an attack of hayfever eat 3 bananas. Instant high dose of potassium, it works!

Answer 7

Hay, hay , go away
Don't come back for another day.

Plus, a visit to an ear nose and throat doc might yield a physical and vanity remedy.

Answer 8

eat a tablespoon of local honey daily, you'll get defenses to the polloen in the area