Dealing with pollen allergies
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Johnny505
Semi-Pro
I take anti histamine, 1 a day tablet, as soon as the forecast predicts a rise in pollen count in the weather report, set my alarm an hour before I have to wake up and get the medication in my system in the 'calmest' period of the day. Maintain this without fail until the end of the summer.
Never dry my clothes outdoors and close windows as much as possible on high pollen count days, change out of clothes as soon as I'm home and wash hands and face immediately.
Never dry my clothes outdoors and close windows as much as possible on high pollen count days, change out of clothes as soon as I'm home and wash hands and face immediately.
Thanks, does that help with the headaches too?
happyandbob
Legend
I used to have to go on antibiotics 2-3 times every year with sinus infections before I started doing this
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It's uncomfortable until you get used to it, but it works. I do it twice a day during spring and fall pollen seasons, and haven't been on antibiotics since.
SystemicAnomaly
Bionic Poster
@Piickle
It might be best to stay away from Benadryl and other antihistamines that are anti-cholergenic. These types of anti-histamines can have an adverse effect on cognition. They could hasten the onset of dementia (Claritin MIGHT be ok).
SystemicAnomaly
Bionic Poster
I’ve had surprising results with an Amway supplement, ClearGuard by Nutrilite. It takes a few minutes longer to act alleviate symptoms but it has been well worth it.
It compares very well with Claritin (Loratadine) and other antihistamine that I’ve tried. More than half the time with these antihistamine products, I’ve had unpleasant side effects. Those effect are usually mild to moderate but unpleasant just the same. Have felt a bit jittery or nervous, lethargic / tired or just a bit queasy / uneasy. But I’ve never experienced any side effects with the Nutrilite ClearGuard product.
Most times now, I’ll just use the Nutrilite product. But every once in a while, I’ll take the ClearGuard with a half dose of Claritin.
In the following scientific study, ClearGuard fares very well against Loratadine (Claritin). Fairly equal in most categories measured and it even has a slight edge in a couple of categories:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
It compares very well with Claritin (Loratadine) and other antihistamine that I’ve tried. More than half the time with these antihistamine products, I’ve had unpleasant side effects. Those effect are usually mild to moderate but unpleasant just the same. Have felt a bit jittery or nervous, lethargic / tired or just a bit queasy / uneasy. But I’ve never experienced any side effects with the Nutrilite ClearGuard product.
Most times now, I’ll just use the Nutrilite product. But every once in a while, I’ll take the ClearGuard with a half dose of Claritin.
In the following scientific study, ClearGuard fares very well against Loratadine (Claritin). Fairly equal in most categories measured and it even has a slight edge in a couple of categories:
Clinical and biochemical effects of a combination botanical product (ClearGuard™) for allergy: a pilot randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial
Botanical products are frequently used for treatment of nasal allergy. Three of these substances, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Malpighia glabra, and Bidens pilosa, have been shown to have a number of anti-allergic properties in-vitro. The current study was ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
SystemicAnomaly
Bionic Poster
Benadryl, higher dementia risk:
Common anticholinergic drugs like Benadryl linked to increased dementia risk - Harvard Health
...
www.health.harvard.edu
Anticholinergics
Explore our list of anticholinergics and learn how they work, what side effects they can cause, and what risks are associated with them.
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LuckyR
Legend
Benadryl, higher dementia risk:
Common anticholinergic drugs like Benadryl linked to increased dementia risk - Harvard Health
...Anticholinergics
Explore our list of anticholinergics and learn how they work, what side effects they can cause, and what risks are associated with them.
Did you even read this "study"?
"While this study and other observational studies have also found this association, it doesn't prove that these drugs cause dementia"
Crap like this gets trotted out in the lay media as a "sensation" several times a week.
SystemicAnomaly
Bionic Poster
I read more than enough to convince me that I should take this seriously. My mother had full-blown Alzheimer’s (fully incapacitated) and my father had been diagnosed with a serious case of dementia. I’m fairly certain I have a genetic predisposition for dementia /Alz.
So I’m not inclined to play Russian Roulette with this — in the hope that there’s nothing to this threat.
I first became aware of the possible link between anti-cholinergic drugs and dementia from Dr L. Kernisan, a board-certified medical doctor in geriatric medicine. I looking into this further, I came across several credible sources that indicated that there is an increased risk for dementia with anti-cholergenic drugs such as Benadryl. In one study published in JAMA, it concluded that:
“Exposure to several types of strong anticholinergic drugs is associated with an increased risk of dementia. These findings highlight the importance of reducing exposure to anticholinergic drugs in middle-aged and older people.
I also came across articles from Harvard Health and WebMD that indicated that there is significant correlation between patients who took anticholinergic drugs and those developing dementia. It also found that the higher the total amount of anticholinergic drugs taken over the ten-year study, the greater the risk of dementia.
For me, that is more that enough evidence to take the threat seriously.
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