Anyone else having lots of allergy symptoms this week?

[spooky3]

In our area, the pollen count is over 800.

I'm glad I don't have THE virus, but the congestion, runny nose, headaches, etc. of allergies aren't fun. The drugs that are relatively effective make me too sleepy to work.

Anyone else?

[kimbutgar]

1. Every time I go out for my walk I come back with a runny nose

The pollen is overwhelming. It seems nature is taking back it’s world!

[spooky3]

2. Yes, it does! nt

[LuckyCharms]

3. Terribly, yes.

Running nose, itchy eyes.

[iemitsu]

4. Even without leaving the house I have itchy eyes and a runny nose.

[captain queeg]

5. Worse than usual but I'm probably paying more attention and worrying more.

[Jarqui]

6. Worse than usual for our family ... nt

[Shrike47]

7. Pollen count today in Eugene, Oregon is 980.

Yes on runny nose, etc., plus some seasonal asthma.

[MFM008]

8. even my cats

are sneezing........

[liberalmuse]

9. My sister was sick with them over the weekend.

I was worried about her, but she's okay now. We're in the PNW, btw, and allergy season has been rough this year.

[bottomofthehill]

10. Hell yes

Everything is in bloom in DC

[spooky3]

14. it's beautiful (because of so much rain) but I wish the sun would come out and stay out! mt

[bottomofthehill]

16. I know, but we are going to get a few more days of rain.

At least it washes some of the pollen out. It is beautiful though.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

11. Where do you live?

My allergy symptoms are presently non-existent, and I live in Santa Fe, NM.

[spooky3]

13. DC area - tree pollens are high and they are my worst category of allergens. Santa Fe would

be perfect.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

17. Santa Fe is wonderful.

My allergies aren't too bad here. And I've lived in several different parts of the country, including the DC area.

However, there are juniper trees or bushes here (not sure which) that are the source of the worse seasonal allergies I've ever seen. The sufferers are beyond miserable. After I'd been here a year or so I decided that if I got the juniper allergy, I'd leave. Luckily for me that hasn't happened, and probably won't given I've been here eleven years now.

I'm also fortunate in that my allergies are generally contained by over the counter medications, so long as I remember to take them.

It's no small comfort to understand that seasonal allergies are because you have a hyper-active/hyper-vigilant immune system that is only trying to protect you.

[spooky3]

19. I hope your luck continues. I have a cousin who lives near the desert in CA and has sagebrush

allergies. I did not even know such a thing existed.

When we visited the desert (when I was a kid) it was the first time I ever felt really healthy.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

21. Alas, people can be allergic to almost anything.

There's no way to predict what you might become allergic to. All you can do is move some where and hope for the best. Having lived in various parts of the country, I've come to assume I'll have allergies wherever I am, and just hope they aren't too bad.

As I said above, I'm incredibly grateful that I did not get a juniper allergy, because that strikes me as the worst.

And I've been in places where if I walked by certain trees or bushes I suddenly start sneezing uncontrollably.

Actually, one time, visiting my mom in Tucson, my allergies were being exceptionally bad. She said something about never letting allergies get the best of her, and I swear, it's a wonder she got to live out her normal lifespan. That day I literally could not stop blowing my nose. But luckily for me, as I indicated above, OTC medication works well for me, so I went off to a pharmacy of some kind, got the medication, and in short order was fine.

[LeftInTX]

23. We have those in San Antonio

Different juniper specie, but everyone is allergic to it, but me. (I've lived here almost 40 years)

They call them "Mountain cedar", but it's just a juniper. (Juniperus ashei) They dot the landscape west of San Antonio, but about 200 miles west, another juniper dominates.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

24. Ahhh. Since I have not gotten the local juniper allergy,

perhaps I could live in San Antonio. Which is a truly wonderful place that I could consider. Other than the humidity. I'm spoiled by living at altitude and no humidity. But I have been to San Antonio and really love it.

[gibraltar72]

12. Southern Mi. Been on a sneezing jag a couple of days.

[Baltimike]

15. what area are you in?

I have thought so too. I am in zone 7a...per the gardener's almanac

[mnhtnbb]

18. Yes. My eyes have been itching so much

that I've taken Allegra twice this week to settle it down during the day. Most springs I get by without needing what used to be Rx strength meds that are now OTC. Not this year.

[spooky3]

20. I see nothing but pink when I look in the mirror! You have my sympathies. nt

[Ahpook]

22. Yep

The annual allergy freak out. I hate these things!

Eyes swollen shut, ears clogged up, headaches and everything else.

I mowed the yard today and had to shower immediately. My nostrils were not happy

On edit: Local honey and quercetin seems to help quite a bit