Allergies and flying...

My eyes swelled
shut, and stayed that way for a couple of days.

While the allergy pills help some with the eye problems, prescription
allergy
eye drops work very well for a severe case like this. Alrex would quiet
this
down within minutes.

Thanks, Doc. What made it especially bad was that I rubbed the heck out of
my eyes in my sleep. Thus, I woke up with them almost literally glued shut.
I needed a warm wash cloth to melt the goop so I could open them.

Since I haven't been outside as much (and since the trees seem to have shed
all that stuff), I haven't had a reaction like that again, thankfully.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote

Are these all still prescription meds?

George Patterson


Yes. Depending on how good a relationship you have with your doctor, you
may be able to call and tell the nurse that you would like to try one of
them, and since there is very little to go wrong, they may call you in a
script. You really have to try one if you have any significant allergies.
They take up to 2 weeks to become fully effective.
--
Jim in NC


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I have year-round allergies and have been MOST pleased with Flonase (and
it's okay with FAA). I'm always clear (nasal passages) which I never
totally received from Allegra and its' 'clones'. You do have to remember to
use it everyday during the pollen season.

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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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On Sunday we spent all day outside, getting the pool ready at the inn. It
is
shaded by giant river birch trees, which -- at this time of year -- are
shedding lots of little flakes of pollen (?).

I'm apparently violently allergic to this tree pollen. My eyes swelled
shut, and stayed that way for a couple of days. Allegra, my usual
FAA-approved medicine (which I use for late-summer hay fever), didn't
help.

Can anyone recommend any other FAA-approved allergy medicines?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Mike

Most Docs don't like one to be on cortisone for extended periods. Some
of the long term side effects are not nice.

I agree it's great for short term use for many ailments but beware of
staying on for extended periods.

Big John


On Fri, 28 May 2004 04:52:46 GMT, Mike Adams
wrote:

"Jay Honeck" wrote:

Yes, I'm also a big fan of the cortisone nasal sprays. I've used
beconase and flonase in the past and they are totally effective with
absolutely
zero
side effects. No contest compared to the usual over the counter
antihistamines and decongestants.

Are they habit-forming like the decongestant nasal sprays?

Anyone who has ever felt the "rebound effect" of using nose spray too
much knows what I mean...

Like others have said, no rebound effect. I used to use Afrin when I was
really stopped up, but the next day was worse than the original problem.
The cortisone sprays are completely different. They take a few days to
become effective, but then it's like the pollen just disappeared - no
sneezing, no congestion. It's really been like magic for me since I found
out about them.

Mike

"Big John" wrote in message
...
Mike

Most Docs don't like one to be on cortisone for extended periods. Some
of the long term side effects are not nice.

I agree it's great for short term use for many ailments but beware of
staying on for extended periods.

Big John

Not true of this type of cortisone. It is designed with a special, long
molecule that is too long to enter the bloodstream. It sits there on top of
the nasal surfaces, keeping the receptors from getting messed up with the
allergens. It is, unlike other cortisones, permitted for long term use.
--
Jim in NC


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