Ok it wasn't really pointless...
But I get really bad hayfever and yesterday at work I was close to dying* and sneezed all day so when I got home I took more hayfever medicine (Beconase spray for anyone making notes) still felt awful so slept pretty much from when I got home at 530 to 8 this morning with an hour wake up to get some pasta.

So today I decided to see how much hayfever stuff I needed to take to stop sneezing. The bottle states do not take more than 8 sprays but I figure they always put less than the "dangerous" dose to allow idiots like me a buffer zone.

0800: Woke up : 4 sprays
0820: Had Shower returned to room: 2 sprays
0822: Dried hair, still sneezing: 2 sprays
0834: Went downstairs in hunt for food, still sneezing: 2 sprays.
0835: Found some Zirtec allegy tablets in kitchen claims to be one a day, took two
0847: Left for work.
0900: Arrived at work still sneezing: 2 sprays.
0901: Reasoned I can't drink and sneeze at the same time. Started on tea.

1210: 8 cups of tea, a donut and 2 more sprays I have stopped sneezing but feel somewhat spaced out. Left eye is twitching. Boss asking if I am winking at him.


*may be an exaggeration
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 29 Jul 2008, 12:13, 14 replies)

I've suffered mildly from hayfever
And I found in the past that NOT blowing your nose in the morning at all, and instead dabbing it gently with a tissue...may lead to improvement..

Or may not :(
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 29 Jul 2008, 12:15, closed)

i really simple idea to use
if you are in dire need of some relief from hay fever, is to

1.wash your face: the pollen clings to hairs such as eyebrows or eye lashes..

keep you bedroom window closed as your pillow will be covered in it.

2.Snort soapy water up your nose: Now , i know what your thinking, but trust me, it feels like horrible for 5 minutes, but your left with about 1 hr of no hay fever at all. It clears all the pollen from your nasal hairs and nasal walls.

The above is a last resort, but one my doctor advised me of if i ever get it really bad with no medication around.
(Dan dan dan They tik urh jerbs!!!, Tue 29 Jul 2008, 12:24, closed)

I was under the impression that
"doing" more nasal steroids wouldn't really help too much since there's a time-lag between you starting your course and the steroids taking effect (something like a few days if I recall) and then it's a constant effect of you ignoring what your nose is telling you it wants to do. I may well be wrong - I'm sure a proper doctor will be able to correct me.

Looks like the Zirtec did the job in about three and a half hours though. If I was in your situation I'd just take more anti-histamine and have a bloody good shower with lots of nose-blowing/clearing out until I felt better. Sod work.
(Shippy likes linebreaks and doesn't care what you think, Tue 29 Jul 2008, 12:28, closed)

Zirtec
Are the best tablets. I am allergic to cat hair and my in laws have approx 1 billion cat's*. One zirtec keeps me sneeze free all day long.


* may not be true.
(Spokes, Tue 29 Jul 2008, 12:30, closed)

oh btw
i get my 'Clariton' online

its called Loratadine and you can buy it for about 99p for 30 tablets

instead of paying £3 for 7.

check it out... ive used it for ages, cant fault them AND its approved by NHS:

www.chemistdirect.co.uk/search_results.php?q=loratadine
(Dan dan dan They tik urh jerbs!!!, Tue 29 Jul 2008, 12:37, closed)

I think the delay
Is a few days at first but if you take it every day it's more of a boost and you absorb it quicker? Of course I may just have made that up.

Cheers Dan I'll check out that link - it is a bloody rip off in the shops!
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 29 Jul 2008, 12:45, closed)

Normal hay fever tablets don't work for me
I need the hardcore ones (Vallergan) they've tried to stop prescribing to people cos they're apparently really sedative - I'm fine on them and they get rid of my hay fever though.

Handy hint - they can also be used as a date rape drug, I gave one to my girlfriend last week cos she'd run out of cetrizine, and she looked like she was off her face on smack for about 18 hours. I had to make her 3 cups of coffee with 5 spoons of instant coffee in each before she was safe to drive the next morning!

& free prescriptions FTW (although you do have to suffer the slight inconvenience of a chronic disease that will take years off your life) - I keep all my mates supplied with painkillers by claiming mystery migraines every time I go to the doctors - fuck paying for them!
(Son of Sam-i-am We're all as mad as hatters here, Tue 29 Jul 2008, 12:53, closed)

.
"Snort soapy water up your nose"

Not sure about soapy water, but I've tried salty water. You can get capsules of a salty solution designed especially for pouring up your nostrils and to be held in your nasal cavity for a bit. Cleans out your sinuses but doesn't stop them being filled up again.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Tue 29 Jul 2008, 13:20, closed)

i've never
ever blown my nose.

Thought you might like to know!
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 29 Jul 2008, 13:20, closed)

Doxylamine Succinate (Restavit)
is sold as a non-prescription sleep aid because it is too powerful for most people to use as an antihistamine. It is THE strongest stuff though, works really well for me.

Or you can get yourself infested with pig gutworms(ask your doctor)

They can't mature in you so are passed after about 2 months, but while they are in you they release immuno suppressants which can stop hayfever.
Or you can just HTFU.
(Edktstsss, Tue 29 Jul 2008, 14:02, closed)

*Sympathises*
I get really bad hayfever to the point where I get allergic asthma. Having finally convinced my doctor that it was bad enough for more than over the counter antihistamines, he prescribed Fexafenadine. This has worked so well, that I am virtually symptom free. Could be worth a go if you haven't tried similar already.
(hutchers, Tue 29 Jul 2008, 17:41, closed)

Beconase
Tried Beconase for a while, but the feeling of spraying it up my nose actually started me sneezing.

However, the pump-spray bottle can be refilled with a suitable flammable liquid (I think I used surgical spirit, as it was in the bathroom cabinet), whereupon it makes a handy mini-flamethrower. Note: it should not be used to treat hayfever after this modification.
(Photon wasting your time since, Tue 29 Jul 2008, 22:13, closed)

try...
eating local honey

hay balm (not cheap but it stops the pollen particles going up your nose) similar to vaseline approach.
(twiceydrinker hmmm is it pint time?, Wed 30 Jul 2008, 9:02, closed)

I like
The mini flame thrower I may have to make use of my empty bottles...

The honey thing didn't work for me although it seemed to work for my boss.

I had a free sample of that balm thing which was ok as long as I didn't blow my nose, which I had to so it would all get rubbed off :(

I think the massive influx from the other day means I at least won't be sneezing today or tomorrow!
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 30 Jul 2008, 12:08, closed)