Is anyone else suffering with hayfever like me? 
I wanted to have the injection, which is supposed to help but my doctor won't give it to me!  I am now taking some tablets, which he has prescribed but they don't seem to have any effect whatsoever! 
I had been taking Benadryl before these, which were ok.
Has anyone found any wonder cure, which I could try? Because it's making me really miserable :(

I dont suffer myself but my Hubby is suffering terribly at the moment :(   we used to buy rhinolast nasal spray  which used to give him instant relief  and as they dont do it in tablet form he used the syrup which was great for the kids too.  I went to buy some more at the begining of this week and it has been withdrawn as an over the counter treatment and is now only available on prescription :(  annoying as it seemed to be the only one that worked for him.  I asked why it had been withdrawn and was told that it was something to do with the amount of doses that you got from one bottle, to many in other words,  and the fact that it did not sell very well.  In other words it worked and was readily available at a reasonable cost. so now we have to pay prescription charges to get it :(  He is now taking clarityn but it is not as effective.  Hope you find something that works soon.

My Father had suffered all his life - Mother was always grumbling about the dew drop on the end of his nose!!  At the age of 78 we got him some locally produced honey (must be made within 7 miles from where you live so that it contains local pollen) and he takes a teaspoonful every day.  Being a natural remedy, I thought that he would build up an immunity over a long period of time but he stopped "running like a tap" after about 3 weeks and hasn't needed the injection or nasal sprays since and he was always first in the queue at the doctor for these!

My Oh and son are suffering at the moment, pollen count must have gone quite high. OH had injections for many years but our doctor now won't let him have them. They were very effective such a shame they've been withdrawn.
Have heard about honey before but never tried it. This year we are going to try Vit C every day as have read a report recently that said this can help.
OH uses nasal spray and Zirtek works well for my son.

I might try honey.  One of my colleagues keeps bees, so I could try mixing some of their honey into my porridge in the morning, I'm getting desperate so I really will try anything :D

Got to be worth a try????????

A homoeopath will be able to make up a tailor made remedy for you from particular pollens or you could try off the shelf ones from someone like Ainsworths.

Hi, I suffer quite badly and for the last three years have been using Beconase (?sp) nasal spray.  I find I have no sneezing or runny nose (or sore throat which I always get from the hayfever).  I do still get a bit of an itch in my eyes though, but it's bearable.

Good luck

Fiona

I suffer almost to the point of desperation. It also brings on asthama. I am on Telfast 180 tablets, Livostin nasal spary and Ventolin.Still really bad and havent slept in weeks. This medication does make my very bad allergy bearable so might be ok for you.
Hope you find some relief....roll on winter!
Diane

Every season my hayfever kicks in later lulling me into a false sense of getting rid of it without treatment, then it arrives on a tracking training day in waist high grass. My eyes swelled up so much Morse wasnt a tracking dog he was a Guide dog :D Now Ive left it too late to take anything that will make a difference. Next Easter Im definitely going to try some homeopathic remedies or make enquiries about a jag. Being allergic to the grass may make the jag difficult though as theres so many species of grass.

I dont suffer myself but Oh suffers terribly.  Due to his job he is not able to take many over the counter meds.  He was advised through his employers to try a homeopathic remedy available in boots called Pollena,  and so far so good.  The good thing with these aswell is they are alot cheaper than most things we have tried.  A box of 72 tablets costs £4.20 and i know they did have 3 for 2 on hayfever treatment last week.  He takes this with flixonase nasal spray and opticrom eye drops.  Hope you find some relief from your suffering soon.

Michelle :)

Hi Rachel ,was reading an article in the last few days (sorry don't recall where,was at work) it seems they are now testing a nasal spray which it is hoped will make a huge difference to HF sufferers. I will be back at work later and see if I can find it :-)

I suffered badly with hayfever all my life until I had acupuncture for it.  That year I didn't have to take anything at all and now, several years on I only have to take Benadryl occasionally if it is a really high pollen day.

Julia, tell me more about acupuncture!

Please :)

:)

It was about 5 years ago I went, to a qualified accupuncturist, attached to a doctors surgery.  She took a medical history & inserted needles at the appropriate points for hayfever.  The theory being that all ailments are caused by blocked channels, and the needles unblock them & the number depend on you and your symptoms

I think I went twice, each time was 1/2-3/4 hour and cost about £25.

I don't "do" needles, but they don't hurt at all.  Its quite strange, cause sometimes the spot where the needle is feels warm, or itchy, and this means its working really well.

I didn't suffer at all that year, and only take Benadryl occasionally now.  If we ever get any money back into the house I'll go back and have a top up.

My husband also had it done for pain relief and found it really effective.

I reckon its worth a go.

Ive had hayfever now allergic rhineitus(sp) ( all year allergies) since i was 6 im now 47 and have tried all types of remedys,injections in bum and arm,all sorts of tablets, insuflaters(sp) and other nose puffers, i found Zirtek anti histomin together with sudofed decongestant works the best for me and eye drops now and again, i have had the odd sneezy day but not like i used to be when my eyes were out on stalks.

Hi, have you tried taking unpasturised cider vinegar?  I used to get really bad hayfever and had to take steriods etc.  Last year I read about cider vinegar and took 2 teaspoons in a glass of water 3 times a day during the hayfever season and just once a day when it had ended.  I have to say my allergies have completely gone.  I tried taking it with local raw honey but it just made me sneeze :D so I would forget about the honey thing until next year and take it before the season starts with the cider vinegar.  If you get some it HAS to be unpasturised and the cloudier it is the better.  The one I use which looks like orange squash called Evernatt from the health food shop.  Have a look here http://www.lacetoleather.com/wonderdrug.html it tells you all about it.

Hope this helps

Clair

Just to add It took a couple of weeks until I felt any benefit but after that I just felt better.