Seasonal Allergies Anyone?

[DCW]

I have suffered

from seasonal allergys since I was 7 yrs old.
I have to put up with the constant sneezing, itchy eyes etc. for

most of my life during the so called "allergy season".
This week I went to the Drug store and most of the allergy

medicine were gone so I know I'm not alone. :sad:
I'm wondering if anyone has gone through this and if they

were able to over come it?


DCW

[belgareth]

In my case it's simple

resignation. I sneeze, I cough and I get rashes. I'm sick of trying everything on the market for minimal results

and have no intention of getting allergy shots.

[DCW]

In my case it's

simple resignation. I sneeze, I cough and I get rashes. I'm sick of trying everything on the market for minimal

results and have no intention of getting allergy shots.
Yeah my doctor in Canada told me to put up with

it.


DCW

[belgareth]

The consolation is that winter

will soon be here. Once it gets cold most of mine will go away. Three whole months of being able to breath! :)

[NaughtieGirl]

Yeah my doctor

in Canada told me to put up with it.


DCW

DCW, Have you ever been tested to find out exactly what

you are allergic to?

I know it could be more than one thing and possibly something that is unescapable, but

still - knowing might help avoid some of the exposure.

[DCW]

DCW, Have you

ever been tested to find out exactly what you are allergic to?

I know it could be more than one thing and

possibly something that is unescapable, but still - knowing might help avoid some of the

exposure.

Everything, grass, trees, some pets, rag weed, pollen u name it.


DCW

[belgareth]

An allergy to life as we know

it?

[DCW]

It hasn't really slowed me down, I

believe that more and more people are being affected so It’s definitely environmental.

DCW

[belgareth]

Did you see this posted in

Pheromone Discussion? Maybe taking anti histamines has an advantage?

the orgasm is a close physioloical relative

of the sneeze response, both are mediate by the neurotransmitter HISTAMINE..... so if you take anti-histamines you

will inadvertantly undo your orgasm potential...

However, there is a little known amino acid HISTIDINE:



"Less known is the important role, histamines play in sexual functions. By and large it is histamines that

regulate ejaculations and orgasms. Men suffering from premature ejaculations often show increased histamine

activity. They may be helped by an amino acid which counteracts the formation of histamine from histidine, or the

activity of histamine, namely methionine.

Contrarily, men and women having difficulties achieving orgasms may be

helped by histidine supplementation, as this may result in increased histamine levels in the sexual tract, which in

turn may make orgasms and ejaculations easier. Older men who experience a slow down in sexual response may also ask

their doctors about histidine supplementation.

An additional pro-sexual effect of histidine may lay in its

vasodilating effect, thus making blood flow to the sex organs easier."

however, HISTIDINE can increase gastric

secretion so not good with ulcers... and for the technically mined among us...

"The effects of

intracerebro-ventricularly injected histamine and pretreatment with L-histidine. The precursor of histamine, was

studied on the central nervous system of rats. An increase in spontaneous motor activity, reduction of

pentobarbitone sleeping time, reduction in the threshold of chemoshock and electric shock seizures was observed with

histamine and L-histidine. They were also found to inhibit the ingestive behaviour and exert an analgesic effect on

rats. "

[tim929]

TO ALL MAJOR ALERGY

SUFFERERS....
Try localy made natural honey.It ABSOLUTLY MUST be localy made.I have suffered alergies for a long

time and it realy works.Now dont get me wrong.It wont cure your alergies,but it will dramaticly reduce the symptoms

and the duration of them.Something about local honey helps your immune system to react properly to the alergens in

the local air.Getting honey from another state wont do it because the alergens that people usualy suffer from are

different everywhere.

Another issue is indoor air quality.Mold and mildew play a much bigger part in alergies

than alot of people realize.There are some ways you can reduce those sorts of things in your indoor air and some of

them are reasonable effective.Sick building syndrom is a very real problem in many places.Mold and mildew are the

prime culprits.The illnesses that people suffer as a result can cost companies alot of money.so businesses are

spending alot of money to try and fix those issues.

[PheroQuirk]

Okay, so this reply is a

little late... But personally I use Quercetin, a plant antioxidant, to help with acute allergies. Not sure I would

want to take it every day for a long time

though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercetin

You can find more on Google (most of the

easy-to-read refs are commercial so I won't post here)

[itwow]

Speaking of honey, I have used a

combo of Manuka honey (from New Zealand, check UMF grade) with cinnamon powder to cure/relieve asthma

successfully. My wife & a few of my friends tried it & it has worked for them also.

[chas]

Try:
-

Homoeopathic remedies (e.g. in the UK we have 'New Era Tissue Salts' - really homoeopathic tablets),
- Extra Vit

'C' & especially low dose Vit 'A' daily, from either artificial Vit A tablets or Cod Liver Oil capsules.
-

Acupressure points that can be pressed on the palm at the base of the figures, may be tender.

[chas]

should read as 'fingers'

...

[Bruce]

I used to have *mild* seasonal

alergies, but as long as I take nettle extracts, aboslutely no problemo. Actually, at first I took some sort of

herbal blend which included nettles and a bunch of other stuff. Last year I just grabbed a bottle of stinging

nettles (freeze dried) off the shelf; that worked fine by itself, so I just stuck with that. No sneezing, no

nothin'.

B

[L.A. Guy]

European studies have found

that an herb called butterbur works as well as prescription antihistamines.

I'm planning to try it myself and

see if that's true.

[chas]

I have had success

in treating this years' hay fever with:
- Milk Thistle tablets (detoxifies the liver which deals with

allergies),
- 'Kali Phos' homoeopathic tablets (strength 6c) - anti allergy,
- Good acupressure point on the 1st

joint of the 1st finger - where it joins the palm. Press with finger nail where it is tender. Stops sneezing.
No

symptoms for me so far unlike previous years.

[tim929]

Something we have here in the

Pacific Northwest in abundance are stinging nettles.I wonder what it would take to render them into some sort of

useful state? I know that the natives used to make tea and soup with them...maybe they were onto something...