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[drummo65]

For the last 2 weeks I've had particularly bad hay fever with cold-like symptoms - sneezing, itchy eyes and throat etc. I know it's not a cold because there are no chest symptoms & the snot is clear and watery.
I'm taking telfast (non-drowsy) and feeling 80% better but still struggling through my running, particularly fast sessions. My balance and coordination seem a bit below par (even more than usual:) , and my breathing is still all over the place.

Soo, how do other CRs cope with hay fever? How much does it hamper you? Any advice/stories most welcome.

Cheers!

Edited by drummo65, 22 April 2008 - 12:44 AM.

[blkbox]

Have you tried Beconase nasal spray??? IMHO the 12 hour options works better than the 24 hour one.

[littleblackpug]

drummo65, on Apr 22 2008, 12:43 AM, said:

For the last 2 weeks I've had particularly bad hay fever with cold-like symptoms - sneezing, itchy eyes and throat etc. I know it's not a cold because there are no chest symptoms & the snot is clear and watery.
I'm taking telfast (non-drowsy) and feeling 80% better but still struggling through my running, particularly fast sessions. My balance and coordination seem a bit below par (even more than usual:) , and my breathing is still all over the place.

Soo, how do other CRs cope with hay fever? How much does it hamper you? Any advice/stories most welcome.

Cheers!

I too have had this for the last week! With really bad sinus headaches some days also. I took a few days off to be on the safe side in case I was getting sick, but otherwise I've felt fine when I am training. And I had a race on Saturday that was not too badly effected.

I take Telfast mostly, but on Friday and Saturday I had to take chemist brand cold and flu tablets with more punch due to the headache. I also have a puffer for a bit of asthma, which has helped. But otherwise nasal decongestant spray is what I prefer at night, as I find anything else effects my sleep.

Not much help sorry......

Edited by littleblackpug, 22 April 2008 - 06:46 AM.

[slowaz]

I was treated (de-sensitised) for my hay fever as a kid so I am nowhere as bad as I was. Mine is now only an issue for a couple of weeks in early November. I actually prefer Sudafed which is basically a cold tablet with minimal anti -histamine I think, but I it dries my nose up very well and I find then that I have less problem with itchy eyes, sneezing etc. Plus it does not make you dopey like some of the others. I found Clarinase worse than useless, obviously this is the one that the chemist makes the biggest margin on. Several people have told me Telfast is pretty good but I have never tried them.

[plodalong]

When i was young i had accupuncture to try to control the symptoms but with little result.

I find some own brand cold and flu tablets work best for me.

I generally keep training with less intensity when I am suffering.

[drummo65]

Thanks for the replies.

I'll try some nasal spray before my next run. My breathing rhythm might improve if I'm not blowing my nose every 20 seconds.

[guff]

I get hayfever from late winter to mid autumn - not much fun especially considering I work on a golf course. clarinase/max works well for me at the start of the hayfever season but I quickly build up resistance and it rapidly becomes much less effective. The most effective long-term over-the-counter medication I've found is rhinocort nasal spray, helping particularly with itchy eyes, although it tends to give me nosebleeds. I know you're not supposed to but when it gets bad I take a cocktail of telfast, zyrtec and clara- as well as the spray.