Sounds like allergies

Post #56,883 by tuberculosis 10/15/02 5:51:31 AM Reply	Sounds like allergies If you take Benedryl does it help? I have allergies to anything you might inhale - dogs, cats, horses, ragweed, pollen, mold, farms in general... I get the extra bonus of allergy triggered asthma, I get the sinus thing with a steady drop in lung capacity. Antihistamines help and become necessary in the spring and fall. In Denver, it was the annual cottonwood shedding that sent me to hell every spring. Bronchodialators like ventolin or alupent become necessary and during peak times I occasionally need inhalation steroids for a couple weeks - especially to recover from a cold or similar. Change your venue (go to Arizona for a few days) and see what happens - you'll know then. I am out of the country for the duration of the Bush administration. Please leave a message and I'll get back to you when democracy returns.
Post #56,907 by drewk 10/15/02 8:56:56 AM Reply	What is it with geeks and allergies? I didn't grow up with allergies, but now I'm a mess throughout the fall and spring. Onset seemd to be about the time I started working with computers full time. Is it something in the silicon or what? === Microsoft offers them the one thing most business people will pay any price for - the ability to say "we had no choice - everyone's doing it that way." -- [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=38978\|Andrew Grygus]
Post #57,116 by tuberculosis 10/16/02 4:56:13 AM Reply	Had em all my life They are better now than they were when I was a kid. I used to wheeze all the time and was kept indoors in the winter time during recess in 1st and 2nd grade because the cold exacerbated the problem. So maybe I compensated for lack of physical development by reading a lot. I went to college in New Mexico - that was amazing - first time I was allergy free (mostly) in my life. Living in Denver was also good. The bay area was less good. I am out of the country for the duration of the Bush administration. Please leave a message and I'll get back to you when democracy returns.
Post #56,926 by deSitter 10/15/02 10:05:56 AM Reply	Re: Sounds like allergies Yes - in two ways 1) it works systemically as advertised 2) I sleep for days so I don't notice the discomfort. So that's usually out of the question. I actually got along well in Colorado when the natives were suffering. I rarely had any issues while growing up in the South. There must be a habituation component in the opposite direction, i.e. the more you are exposed over time, the more likely you are to develop a reaction. -drl
Post #57,117 by tuberculosis 10/16/02 4:58:33 AM Reply	Then it probably is allergies There are better non-drowsy antihistamines your doctor can give you. I think things like allegra and such. Your other option is to just move to a new climate. It takes a few years for you to develop sensitivity to new allergens. That's why you had a respite in Denver I'd guess. I am out of the country for the duration of the Bush administration. Please leave a message and I'll get back to you when democracy returns.
Post #58,077 by wharris2 10/21/02 3:00:45 PM Reply	Re: Sounds like allergies Actually, it's kinda weird, up until the past year or two I wasn't much effected by mold, pollen, whatnot - but over the past year I've been blowing up a storm. The lawyers would mostly rather be what they are than get out of the way even if the cost was Hammerfall. - Jerry Pournelle

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