Over the weekend, I discovered a downside of moving to the country… hay fever. Not 10 minutes after we had arrived, my eyes started watering, the back of my throat started itching, and my nose started running. I have always had a little bit of hay fever in the spring, but this was crazy! I took a tablet, but it made absolutely no difference at all.
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| image credit – Cape weed makes my eyes sting! |
I didn’t take a photo of my eyes, but if you think red, itchy, and swollen, you will get the general idea. I have been told that there are desensitisation injections you can get, and though I don’t love the idea of injections, I am off to the doctor as soon as possible. Nearly every second person tells me of some alternative medicine cure for it… so I am probably going off to see all them too!
All because of one silly little yellow flower!
Who'd have thought that such a pretty flower could cause so much pain! Hope you're all better now.
Visiting via the REwind.
Hope your hay fever has since improved! Definitely not pleasant!
How can things so pretty kill our immune system, I would be lost without my eyedrops and tissues! Popped in from the rewind 🙂
All that fresh air is no good for you, see? Lol. Pesky yellow flowers. Thanks for joining the Weekend Rewind x
We have the same problem were we live except the weed that causes it here is called Turnip Weed. Must be something to do with yellow flowers cause it's yellow too! And no I never really had hayfever until I came to the country
The reaction I get is more sinus stuff, rarely get the itchy eyes etc, but my son is complaining of that at the minute. I use 12 hour Telfast, as most of the others (including 24 hour Telfast) make me into a zombie. I also use Rhinocort spray as I have the drip down the back of my nose which is really annoying.
Hope you find something that works!!
There is a really strong one which is brilliant because you sleep for 6 hours… and don't get hayfever for the 6 hours you're asleep. Brilliant … if only the kids would let me sleep for 2 months.
Ugh! I didn't even know I got hayfever until I moved to the country!! It's so annoying! Especially when you're pregnant!
I take Loratadine (the same as Claratine) and it takes the edge off, but really only a cold washer and a bunch of tissues relieves the itchy eyes and blocked up nose!