Whatever is in the air is now in my system and causing me to want to poke a hole in my head to drain out any extra fluid that is trapped in the sinus cavity. I feel HORRIBLE!! If anyone knows about pollen and ragweed (and those kinds of things). Please tell me what is in the air in North Texas. I feel like I am going to die!!! I guess I will just lay down. But, really, if you know about allergies, and can tell me what may have triggered this allergic reaction, let me know so I can avoid it next time. I can't afford a doctor, so I am counting on YOU!!!
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Well, honestly, it's impossible to tell, unless you have known triggers. It could be any number of plants, animals, a combination of several of them, environmental pollutants stirred up by Ike, etc., etc.
Most probably if it was in the air, it's going to happen again.
If it's really allergies, I reccommend Claritin/Alavert/loratidine (the store brand is just fine. Personally I prefer Alavert's delivery system to the others.)
If that doesn't do it, it's more likely you've picked up a virus, and pseudoephedrine is your best bet (Sudafed PE and store brands.)
-Anne
Oh, also, I'm going to give you my dad's lecture on nasal saline spray for nasal congestion now.
"You know how when you are congested, and take a shower, your congestion feels better for a while? Nasal saline spray can do the same thing.
When you use saline spray, you don't want to squirt it directly into your nose. That hurts. No one likes that. Instead, what you want to do is spray it into the air, close to your nose, then lean over and sniff it up from the air right away. It might take a little practice but it's not hard once you get the hang of it. You want to do it about two or three times on each side.
Now, how long does the feeling better last when you take a shower? About 15 or 20 minutes. This is the same thing. You want to do it about every 15 or 20 minutes, whenever you start to feel dry or congested, two or three sprays for each nostril."
I personally like the Safeway brand of nasal saline spray because they have the same shape dispenser as Ocean, which is my dad's preferred brand, but it's cheaper. (Safeway brand products are sold at the Safeway family of stores-- I believe it's Tom Thumb out there.) You may prefer a different bottle shape, though. In any case, it's a good thing to do for congestion. (I know that lecture by heart because he tells it to people ALL THE TIME and I've been hearing it since I can remember...)
-Anne
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