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2026 - consolidation and calm

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  • Rhyddid2026
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    Funny you should say that Pip, I usually only have hay fever between February and May but it's been on and off for the last 6 or 7 months, even today and yesterday - coughing, sneezing, headaches.

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  • jwil
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  • ArtyJ931
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    I’ve been taking extra antihistamines and I thought so too - but can’t figure out what it was. Then my lymph nodes all swelled up and that’s why I fell down on the virus side rather than hayfever but I’ve just woken with more hayfever symptoms today so think it was both. What could it be now?!

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  • jwil
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    Glad you are feeling better, mine's similar.

    It's definitely not hayfever, though I did take some antihistamines. Everything's probably all out of sync because of the long dry summer.

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  • jwil
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    It's weird isn't it. Mine's coming out more like a cold now. I don't have the massively fuggy head I had yesterday thankfully.

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  • ArtyJ931
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    yes I’m over it now and it was definitely a thing. Just an odd thing. It seems like everyone has it to varying degrees at work. I’m now over it but still having hayfevery stuff too so I think it was an annoying combo of both. Having looked stuff up there is a higher level mould spores in and outdoors now due to the damp and mild weather and those symptoms apparently mimic hayfever. 👌

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  • Sunshine_girl2
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    Went back to work yesterday after 2 weeks leave and so many people coughing and spluttering.

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