What do you do when all the hay fever options don't work?

bekkki1

I suffer really bad from March - Oct and no otc tablets work very well. But if I do need to take a tablet I find taking it at 2am works as I would normally wake up after then with itchy eyes.

My saviour has been a infa red light machine that I got from Lloyd's pharmacy, you. Put the two prongs up your nose for 2 mins and instantly you can feel your eyes getting better. I have had it 4 years now and it works great, and it only cost £10 so saves over buying the tablets.

1940sGal

I started going to my docs but even the strongest meds they prescribed didn't touch it. I seem to have got better since I was a kid but it still hits hard at times and i've learned that nothing touches it at times.

I can deal with the watery eyes and the runny nose, but does anyone else get that itch that is sort of at the back of your throat/between your ears? That's a right old pain and i hate it with a passion. Nothing works on that thing

NICHOLAS_2

I get hayfever, today i had an itchy eye, not so much sneezing like last year.

I have only felt my alergy a couple of days this year, so today must have had a pretty high pollen count.

I got 30 tablets from tesco for like 3 quid, they work. Only used 2 of them this year though.

rainbowfairydust

FBaby wrote: »

You can buy the supermarket own brand which are exactly the same than the leading brand, just much much cheaper. I think Tesco do them for £2.50 for once a day for 30 days, hardly breaking the bank.

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i buy mine in wilko's for 79p a pack. They are the exact same as all the super expensive brands AND you get 14 in a pack.

OP - you should also test whether cetirizine hydrochloride or loratadine work best for you. Its the former that seem to help me more.

no1catman

I used to get it horrendously, when I was younger - now although I sometimes have a sneezing fit, it's not a big problem, I manage with the cheapest supermarket own make.


I remember, having an injection when the 'season' started and that seem to work.
I agree with the comment about keeping windows closed, bizarrely helped me when holidaying in the Middle-East & the Far-East -i.e. copping with the heat.
My other suggestion, is sun glasses - helps to reduce the glare on the eyes, and physically diverts pollen away, if you need glasses (as I do) go for polychromatic ones.

KxMx

OP if it's really bad and nothing you can do is helping then time to visit the GP.