ah, springtime

[saffronhare]

I am grateful not to have horrible trouble with allergies. Really, there are only a couple of weeks in the spring and a couple of weeks in the fall when I'm miserable.

Yesterday, I watched a tree bud out and bloom and start floofin pollen everywhere, just outside the office windows. Then I rode my bike home. By the time I got home, I *itched* everywhere. So I took a little bit of Benadryl. But I needed to stay awake for dinner and time with family. So I had a little bit of coffee. And then my heart rate went all wonky and I couldn't sleep. So I took a little more Bendadryl. Now I'm a zombie. Drinking coffee. Feeling itchy. With a skippety heart rate. Wanting a nap.

AWESOME. I did take some Claritin this morning, which will hopefully take the edge off. Because JEEZ. This could be a *long* couple of weeks.

Comments

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Have you tried Zyrtec? Benadryl never gave me any relief, just zombified me. Zyrtec works a hell of a lot better for outdoor allergies and given I have severe allergies and take it year round, I really depend on it.

Good luck!

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, I get awful headaches from Zyrtec, so I have to take Claritin (which is admittedly weaker). I think the progression of efficacy goes from Claritin on the low end, to Allegra, and then Zyrtec.

I just need it to be *enough* relief for a little while. Benadryl I'll take at night, which helps with allergies and palpitations.