Who out there has allergies? I didn’t think I did, but I’m starting to wonder if I haven’t, somehow at the age of 36, developed some seasonal allergies.
I got a nasty cold a couple weeks ago - nasty sinus, chest, cough, throat, fever, etc. Definitely a nasty cold. Then last weekend, I started getting stuffy again . . . but that’s it. It’s just an itchy sinus thing that kind of comes and goes - it’s always there, but worse some days than others. I was thinking I was getting another cold, but I don’t think it is. Then I got to thinking . . . the past 3 years I’ve gotten this weird little “cold” in March. Just about the time we have a warm spell and the trees start to bud.
So, who thinks that I’ve developed some seasonal allergies? Can you just develop them later in life if you’ve never had a hint of allergy ever before? How would I tell if it’s a cold or allergies? I’m a total allergy novice - never had ‘em - what’s good OTC stuff to try to see?
my hubby suffers from seasonal allergies- that itchy sinus thing that is constant sounds just like him! He takes tylenol sinus allergy stuff - he has tried the claritin OTC stuff but it is a bit expensive since he has to take daily for months.
I think you can develop allergies later in life- I read or heard somewhere that your body ‘readjusts’ every 7 years or so and you can develop new allergies or become no longer allergic to things during those cycles. Of course- I am no a pro at this- I’m probably just making it all up!
I take Clartitin -D when mine act up. They have ageneric now, but you have to sign away your first born just incase you are making a meth lab:)