David Jenkins
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| posted on 10/6/06 at 06:18 PM |
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Arghhh! Soddin' hay fever!
Finally got my speedo sender fixed and working properly, so went out for a blast with just dark glasses, no helmet (no screen, BTW).
Had a great time, got home, put the car away... and my eyes have been streaming for the last 2 hours... not nice.
Trouble is, where I live in South Suffolk, just about every field has either rape-seed or barley, the two worst offenders for hay-fever sufferers.
Grumble, grumble, mutter....
Mind you, the car went like a treat! 
(I'm paying for it now though)
David
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viatron
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| posted on 10/6/06 at 06:34 PM |
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On my third piriton today so you have my sympathies!!
Mac
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Simon
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| posted on 10/6/06 at 06:35 PM |
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Concur
Though for me, it was more my nose!
ATB
Simon
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 10/6/06 at 06:44 PM |
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try herbal stuff,dosnt send you to sleep a lot cheaper and it works,preperation h from new era,available at chemists everywhere,no sneezing here
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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mookaloid
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| posted on 10/6/06 at 08:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by theconrodkid
try herbal stuff,dosnt send you to sleep a lot cheaper and it works,preperation h from new era,available at chemists everywhere,no sneezing here
I have suffered from Hay Fever for 40 years - people who don't get it don't realise how disabling it is, Sometimes all I can do is go and
lie down with a wet cloth over my face for a couple of hours.
I have not heard of preparation H but I'll go and get some to try out.
Cheers
Mark
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Avoneer
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| posted on 10/6/06 at 08:24 PM |
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You mean combination h I think.
Know how you all feel.
Pat...
No trees were killed in the sending of this message.
However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 10/6/06 at 08:40 PM |
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From 2 members of Hellfire...
We know how you feel...
Combination H? Sounds too good to be true... if anyone is thinking about the Chinese Remedy I can confirm that it is fantastic for lightening your
wallet... sh*te for anything else. I've suffered with HF for 32 years and it also makes me Asthmatic too I hate Pollen I do!!!
It's like having Summer Flu... Marc, cloth and lie down I've done many a time. Always shower before going to bed as the pollen in your
hair (if you have any - Phil?) simply rubs into your pillow then into your eyes/nose/mouth making bedtime a nightmare!
ATB from a fellow HF sufferer...
Steve
[Edited on 10-6-06 by Hellfire]
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Humbug
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| posted on 10/6/06 at 08:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
quote:
Originally posted by theconrodkid
try herbal stuff,dosnt send you to sleep a lot cheaper and it works,preperation h from new era,available at chemists everywhere,no sneezing here
I have suffered from Hay Fever for 40 years - people who don't get it don't realise how disabling it is, Sometimes all I can do is go and
lie down with a wet cloth over my face for a couple of hours.
I have not heard of preparation H but I'll go and get some to try out.
Cheers
Mark
I think that considering where you are supposed to put Preparation H, it's unlikely to help combat hay fever
(.)
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 10/6/06 at 08:49 PM |
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I only use a steroid nose spray - stops me sneezing and dripping, and I can put up with the other symptoms... unless I overload them, like I did
today. I went out at 5:00, it's now 9:45, and my eyes are just about calming down.
Knew I should have worn my helmet!
David
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 10/6/06 at 08:50 PM |
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BTW: Had to grin at the description of "preparation H" - that's for the other end of the anatomy!
[Edited on 10/6/06 by David Jenkins]
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Macbeast
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| posted on 10/6/06 at 08:58 PM |
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I think Preparation H is for haemorrhoids something like Anusol.
(not speaking from experience here ) 
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cossey
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| posted on 10/6/06 at 08:59 PM |
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haemorrhoid cream isnt it? im sure there was a Billy Connolly stand up bit about it.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 10/6/06 at 10:34 PM |
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Well I'm pleased I didn't rush off to the chemist to ask for that......
I'll stick with a wet cloth over the face in a darkened room..
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JoelP
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| posted on 10/6/06 at 11:36 PM |
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my missus takes a claratin (sp?) every morning where she feels dodgy (and before most chinese meals!), seems to work well. Simple anti histamine.
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Peteff
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| posted on 10/6/06 at 11:50 PM |
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Preparation H for hay fever?
You may as well shove it up your @rse
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Browser
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| posted on 11/6/06 at 07:05 AM |
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Would these help mate?
 Sorry about the slightly 'dodgy'colour
Or these?
[Edited on 11/6/06 by Browser]
[Edited on 11/6/06 by Browser]
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Ian Pearson
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| posted on 11/6/06 at 09:07 AM |
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None of the anti histamines work for me. Routinely get bronchitis with the hay fever. My eyes end up looking like raw steak, and I get a true fever.
Was a prisoner in the house last summer, as we live in the middle of farm land? Eventually managed to get my GP to refer me to the allergy clinic at
Bournemouth Hospital. I reacted very badly to grass pollen and house dust. I opted for treatment against the grass pollen, and had my first jabs in
April. Have to have four jabs each year for the next two years. Was out cutting and strimming grass yesterday as an "experiment". My eyes
are still streaming, my sinuses are really blocked up, and I feel like I've got emphysema, but.....this time last year, my eyes where swollen
shut, so a definite improvement. If any of you suffer very badly, get referred. My cousin had this treatment, and now is hay fever free
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 11/6/06 at 10:14 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Browser
Would these help mate?
Bit too pink for me! And the pilot's goggles remind me of Allo Allo.... with the wet celery!
I had thought about sky-diver goggles like these, as they would fit over my glasses:
Alternatively, I could just use my helmet and keep the visor down!
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PaulBuz
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| posted on 11/6/06 at 11:40 AM |
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I have suffered from SEVERE hay fever since i was a small child. (time off school etc.)
As an adult I can vouch for the fact that it makes your life a misery
After having taken all the medications on the market, (over the counter & presciption)& having lived life as a zombie-falling asleep on the
motorway, fast asleep by 8pm, the only thing that cured me was a Kenelog injection.
I had the jab about a month ago.... absolutely NO symptons.
It lasts for about 3 months & at last I can enjoy the sun again!!
[Edited on 11/6/06 by PaulBuz]
ATB
Paul
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 26/6/06 at 12:07 PM |
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I used to suffer horribly as a child and all the way up to may late twenties, but in the last few years I seem to have had less symptoms every year
and a simple anti-histamin now seems to clear up the odd runny nose and itchy eyes. I just hope my daughter isn't going to suffer from it as
she grows up.
It is a nasty affliction though, I can remember not knowing what to do with myself as my whole face used to puff up and it felt like someone was
pouring itching powder into my eyes.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 26/6/06 at 01:14 PM |
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Yep, can concurr is nasty when it hits you. Im not as bad as most and one tablet normally sorts it out. Tried all of the brand names - good but you
pay for them. Now use Cetirizine Dihydrochloride (available over the shelf, small white box made by Neolab), 30 tablets for about £5. From the
ingredients look identical to all the brand names. i just asked at my local chemist and this si what they gave me, didnt even reach for the brand
named stuff as its about twice the price.
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wildchild
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| posted on 26/6/06 at 08:02 PM |
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It's not fun.
I've had asthma/eczema since I was *very* young (ie about 2, i'm 24 now) and every year get hayfever on top which sets both of them off a
treat (no idea why a skin condition should be related to either of the other two but there you go).
I've been fairly good this year, just taking a tablet a day. Suffered a bit when I went to a farming show last week but what do you expect? My
gf's had it much worse this year - she went to the doctors last week and came back with a prescription as long as your arm!
But last year I was spending at least an hour out of every 24 for a few weeks lying on the bed with a wet flannel over my eyes.
My sympathies.
http://www.wildchild.org.uk
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wildchild
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| posted on 26/6/06 at 08:07 PM |
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quote:
From the ingredients look identical to all the brand names. i just asked at my local chemist and this si what they gave me, didnt even reach
for the brand named stuff as its about twice the price.
concur. don't even think about buying brand name hayfever medication. if you have been using some and it works for you, look at the packet to
see which sort it is (probably loratidine or cetirizine) and next time buy a month's worth of no-name stuff for what a weeks worth of brand-name
cost you. it's all the same.
can you tell I used to live with a pharmacy student. very useful sometimes.
http://www.wildchild.org.uk
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DarrenW
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| posted on 27/6/06 at 08:49 AM |
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It is strange but people who have skin conditions do tend to have repiration trouble as well. I had astham as a kid and developed hayfever much later
in liife. Luckily dont have skin trouble.
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