Allergy shots?

[Crankin]

I had to stop Flonase and start taking Nasacort because the Flonase made my nose bleed after a couple of months. I remember taking Flovent at one point, and since it's been a long time since I was treated for asthma, that med must have been around for awhile.
I have been taking a Claritin almost daily for years. I stopped taking it for about a week and my symptoms got much worse. I have had issues with my right eye for about 2-3 years, itching, red. So much, that I've ripped a lot of contact lenses. It's not my contacts initially, but taking it out eventually makes it better. I've been using antihistamine eye drops for about a year, but it's not helping. I've changed eye make up remover, mascara, cleaning my eye makeup brushes religiously and nothing helps. It seems to get worse after exercising outside in the cold or wind. Even the wind of my hair blower, or heat from my flat iron sets it off. But sometimes it just starts out of nothing! I hate wearing my glasses to work, but it's happened a few times recently. My eye doctor says there is nothing wrong with my eye.
Unless I am allergic to life, I can't try much more...

[Pax]

What a shame that the good place for her allergies was such a bad place for yours!

We are going to have some HVAC work done when we go back, install a UV system and some additional air filtration. If I can keep things clean and stable at home, I do much better trying to brave the outdoors.

I had to stop Flonase and start taking Nasacort because the Flonase made my nose bleed after a couple of months. I remember taking Flovent at one point, and since it's been a long time since I was treated for asthma, that med must have been around for awhile.

My doc just DC'd my flonase script. It was destroying my sense of smell and taste along with nosebleeds, she's worried if I continue it those changes will be permanent.

[ny biker]

My plan for the Flonase is to use it short term when pollen is really affecting me. With the forecast calling for a week of January-like cold, I was actually planning to stop taking it as of today. But then I decided to try wearing contact lenses for the first time in several weeks, and I put them in before using the antihistamine eye drops, and didn't feel like taking them out again for the drops. So one more day of Flonase, then I will try going without it. So far I may be experiencing one side effect from it -- I'm getting headaches at the gym. Hopefully I won't have any other problems with it, especially if I only use it for a few weeks out of the year.

Pax, I hope the changes in Florida work for you.

Crankin, does your eye itch when you're not wearing contacts? Or is it just that the contact lens makes it worse?

[Crankin]

It generally starts when my contacts are in. But now, it doesn't resolve right away when I take them out. I do my hair and take a shower without my contacts in, and I have been taking them out as soon as I get home. The past few weeks have been better, then all of a sudden, it's returned with a vegenance. I have had issues with my right eye, ever since I switched from the old, old version of Accuvues. I am now on my 3d brand for my right eye, since then.No eye doctor believes me. Basically, I used start having my right eye tear like crazy when the temperature was less than 40 or so, while skiing or riding. That threshold has gone up to about 50 or higher and I spend half my time hiking or skiing wiping my eye and taking my sunglasses on and off. I was told this is age. Well, I am not sure of that. My left eye has an astigmatism and after I finally found a lens for that that I could tolerate, the right eye started up. I used to have very poor vision in my left eye, with my contacts, because I chose not to wear a lens with the astigmatism correction.
Any suggestions?

[emily_in_nc]

We are going to have some HVAC work done when we go back, install a UV system and some additional air filtration. If I can keep things clean and stable at home, I do much better trying to brave the outdoors..

Are you returning to Florida? I missed that!

[Pax]

Are you returning to Florida? I missed that!

At some point, yes. We'll be there for a couple of weeks in July and head back down permanently by January, most likely. We're spending a fortune to be in IL and we have a paid for condo there.

[emily_in_nc]

At some point, yes. We'll be there for a couple of weeks in July and head back down permanently by January, most likely. We're spending a fortune to be in IL and we have a paid for condo there.

I remember you didn't like the culture, neighbors, or politics (and I totally get that), so I must admit I'm a bit surprised. Did you try to sell your condo and couldn't? I know that can be difficult! OTOH, the grass is always greener on the other side, and if we hadn't been able to sell our condo in Belize, I am sure we would be spending winters, at least, there now.

[Pax]

I remember you didn't like the culture, neighbors, or politics (and I totally get that), so I must admit I'm a bit surprised. Did you try to sell your condo and couldn't? I know that can be difficult! OTOH, the grass is always greener on the other side, and if we hadn't been able to sell our condo in Belize, I am sure we would be spending winters, at least, there now.

Yes, we took it off the market when two offers fell through due to a nuisance lawsuit filed by our next door neighbors, they are suing the HOA for something silly and will lose, but in the meantime no bank will finance in the complex. Still not a fan of the culture and bigotry, or the politics, but at least going back we know exactly what to expect. Before it was one shock after another and lots of unmet/unrealized expectations. Knowing what we do now, we know how to"be" there and will simply enjoy the parts we liked and lower our expectations for the rest.

[emily_in_nc]

Sounds like a plan, Pax. I sure will be wishing for the best for you and your wife. I do know what you mean about trying something a second time around with different expectations (taking off the rose-colored glasses!) Similarly, we talk about possibly returning to Playa del Carmen, because there was an awful lot we liked there, and a few things we didn't. But since we have our motorhome now, that makes the decision making a little more difficult. We'll make some decisions before next winter, after seeing how this spring/summer traveling season goes.