Sinus problems and Tickle in throat

[Crankin]

I agree; you have to pre-treat with anti-histamines AND use saline, whether in a rinse, spray, or pot. If this approach doesn't work, get tested.
I felt like a giant truck hit me this morning, until I realized I had slept with the windows open and there's a high allergy alert. After letting the Claritin take effect, I am fine.
Singulair didn't work for me, but it generally does help. I was on immunotherapy for years, but my allergies/asthma/chronic bronchitis have improved so much since leaving AZ, I stopped.

[Owlie]

I had a thing earlier this year where I couldn't tell if it was a bad cold or bad allergies. So +1 on getting it checked.

I'm weird and none of the non-sedating antihistamines work for more than one season. I'm taking Allegra this year--it makes me fuzzy, but it's working better than Zyrtec or Claratin have recently. Zyrtec doesn't do anything to my attention span, and Claratin makes me a bit fuzzy. (Benadryl doesn't do anything, and it IS a sedating antihistamine. Funny how these things work.) I supplement it by taking a shower (including rinsing my hair) as soon as I get home.

[itself]

Gonna have to get checked. I forgot to mention that I have had laryngitis for two weeks now....did I tell you I hate doctors and medicine?

[OakLeaf]

Ha, I hate doctors too, with a passion, but I make an exception for my allergists.

[tulip]

Are you familiar with quercetin? It's a supplement that I started taking when I visited my mother, who has three cats. Normally I would take Claritin or even Benedryl just to survive at her house. I'm very allergic to cats.

I started taking quercetin and I have had nary a sniffle on my visits to Mom's. It has anti-inflammatory properties and has been a tremendous help to me. You might want to research it to see if you want to give it a try.

Also, do you live in a house or apartment with carpeting? I was constantly sick when I lived in a carpeted apartment years ago, and it all cleared up when I moved to a place with wood floors and no carpets. Carpets can cause alot of problems.

[Crankin]

A generic "hate medicine" might keep you away from a treatment that would really help you. You've been suffering for a while, and it is not "normal" to have repeated bouts of pneumonia, etc. All of this can be allergy related. I've had this stuff my whole adult life, and while there are *lots* of environmental things you can do to eliminate the triggers, as Tulip mentioned, it doesn't seem productive at this point to avoid going to the doctor. Be proactive and assertive with your providers, but listen to them. There are a lot of different treatments for allergies.

[goldfinch]

A generic "hate medicine" might keep you away from a treatment that would really help you. You've been suffering for a while, and it is not "normal" to have repeated bouts of pneumonia, etc. All of this can be allergy related. I've had this stuff my whole adult life, and while there are *lots* of environmental things you can do to eliminate the triggers, as Tulip mentioned, it doesn't seem productive at this point to avoid going to the doctor. Be proactive and assertive with your providers, but listen to them. There are a lot of different treatments for allergies.

This.

[itself]

Are you familiar with quercetin? It's a supplement that I started taking when I visited my mother, who has three cats. Normally I would take Claritin or even Benedryl just to survive at her house. I'm very allergic to cats.

I started taking quercetin and I have had nary a sniffle on my visits to Mom's. It has anti-inflammatory properties and has been a tremendous help to me. You might want to research it to see if you want to give it a try.

Also, do you live in a house or apartment with carpeting? I was constantly sick when I lived in a carpeted apartment years ago, and it all cleared up when I moved to a place with wood floors and no carpets. Carpets can cause alot of problems.

Arizona is full of dust, and yes, we have carpets unfortunately. Good advice by all. My mom and my partner are all over me to get to a doctor...

[malkin]

Gonna have to get checked. I forgot to mention that I have had laryngitis for two weeks now....did I tell you I hate doctors and medicine?

As my granny would have said, "Suit yourself."