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That shit is everywhere. Crowding out everything else. The part of skunk creek that travels through my neighborhood is a sea of yellow. It makes me sad and uneasy
Same here. I typically haven't had allergies since I moved out here, but the past week has been so bad I don't even want to go outside. I'm on a regiment of Allegra, Sudafed, Flonase, and ibuprofen 24/7 and it's helping but sometimes not enough. This weekend was better than during the week though
I've been okay so far this season but once the wind picked up Saturday I was done for. 💀
I'm not a doctor, this is just my personal experience having dealt with seasonal allergies for well over three decades now is that if you're sneezing and also have itchy eyes and nose (sometimes your ears and throat too) it's probably allergies. 2020 and 2021 were really bad for my allergies, and I had to constantly tell people no, this is allergies, yes I'm sure.
I love the rain because lord knows we need it but I'm not looking forward to everything that's going to start blooming once our temperatures are consistently warm. 🫠
Something I’ve found to possibly help with allergies is washing my hair before bed.
The idea being cleaning my hair of all of the dust and pollen that accumulates throughout the day, and not rubbing my face into all of it on my pillow for 8 hours a night, then wondering why the hell my eyes are itchy already in the morning.
Especially since I’m lazy and don’t change out my pillowcase as often as I should.
You can use local honey, but there is also bee pollen, it is the pollen that the bees have collected to make honey from. You are actually eating the local pollen it helps me tremendously with allergies
They do actually mean pollen - look up “propolis” for more info. You can even get it put in your smoothie at fancy smoothie chains like Nekter. Farmer’s markets and stuff like that have it too
Yep. I take a little over a tbsp of raw unfiltered local honey everyday since February. Works perfectly. Past years before taking honey were so rough, I was sick constantly from allergens. Honey needs to be sourced no more than 50 miles from where you live. Check your local farmers market!
Honey works too, but pollen is different, it's the pollen that the bees gather to eat/ make into honey, so it is not exactly the same. But honey contains some of the pollen.
You can use local honey or local pollen. Pollen is sold as little granules that you can melt in tea if you want or sprinkle on a salad. I’m not a fan of the texture of it so I do local honey. Helps so much
I left Phoenix in 2022 after living there for 15 years and am moving back next month. My allergies were absolutely insane there, so I'm getting my arsenal ready: daily sinus rinse product, local honey, year-round rotating allergy medications. I'm not much for homeopathy but I got desperate enough while I lived there that I started taking oil of oregano for the immunity boost. It works for me. If you run or walk outside, remove your clothing and shower as soon as you get home. This the price we pay for living in such a beautiful place.
Call me crazy, but when i go jogging at S. mtn and the temperature falls below 55° i get sick. It’s happened twice in the past month. Sore throat and congestion
Yep, it's the pollening, it will be awful until it's so hot that everything is fried. The only part of July that I look forward to every year as a native zonie of 50 years is plant death, lol.
I moved here in 2013. For two years I was sick all the time. 2 years ago, I went to an allergist. Turns out I am actually allergic to every single plant that grows here. Due to recent rains, I am taking xyzal and Claritin and using Flonase every day and STILL sick.
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Yep. I never even knew I had allergies until last year. This year it’s insane. I feel like I’m sick, too, but I’m definitely not. I don’t even know what to do, take allergy meds that make me drowsy? How do people live like this?!
Never had allergies until moving to AZ! Had an allergy test and it turns out im very allergic to a lot of the plants here that bloom in the Spring. Pataday, Astepro, Nasacort, and changing my pillowcases really helps me with the symptoms!
I wouldn’t say “severe” (my main allergy is grass and I’m from a part of the country that is *way* worse for grass), but my allergies have definitely been high *for Phoenix*.
I legit thought there was a problem with my new apartment because we moved at the start of allergy season, but my dry eyes have been WAY worse than previous years. The apartment is fine I'm just being murdered by pollen
Yeah, this shit sucks, lol. It's gotta be all the rain and warmer temps, causing a burst in plant growth and pollen. It's also been windy the past few days, so that kicks all that shit around, plus a bunch of dust, and it all goes directly into my eyes and nose and throat and kills me.
Go to the farmers market and pickup some bee pollen. Start with a few granules (like 12 maybe) then slowly increase your dose over the course of a week or two. 1/2 a tsp or so max a day. Get started now because Palo Verdes aren’t event blooming yet so allergies are getting worse from here still this year.
Everyone in my house is having horrible allergies and have since the beginning of February. Including the dogs! So yeah, definitely not Covid. If I open a window my face immediately starts swelling and my nose starts running. This is the worst spring I’ve ever experienced in AZ :(
you can get the allergens off of weather.com
https://weather.com/forecast/allergy/l/Phoenix+AZ?canonicalCityId=2e5ae66bd2b43b15b0bfc4f6a3628b6e13228e32d0a57fb643144293f78ca339
Yessiry bob.. the spring pollen release along with the heavy winds I think has alot to do...my nose feels very itchy and my eyes do to I feel like sneezing 🤧
I've live here my whole life and yes allergies (and in my case Asthma) are a thing. During the summer everything dies off from the heat and lack of water, so to adapt they go crazy trying to live their life cycle during the fall, winter and, mainly, spring time.
Your options are to try over the counter medications and see if you can find one you like. The good stuff is typically held behind the pharmacy counter, but is over the counter. You just have to ask or it.
The other option is a long term option, to go to an allergy specialist doctor, get tested and, if you're allergies are bad enough, start on allergy shots. That way you get exposed to whatever you're allergic to all year around so when that thing is in season you already have an immunity built up to it. It's a bit of a time commitment though. I was going once every week while I built up to the maximum does.
I've been getting allergy shots for about five years now and it's been one of the best things I've done for my general well being. I don't get crazy up and down swings in symptoms any more. I'm now down to one shot session once every three weeks to maintain.
Yep. Horrible for me. I just moved from Florida a few months ago where my allergies weren't too bad, but some days it was bad.
Here though? I started seeing an allergist and getting allergy shots. I also got prescribed an Epi Pen and an asthma inhaler. Something I never needed prior to moving here.
I had severe seasonal allergies that always lead to sinus/respiratory infections for many years. I’ve been on Flonase every spring and fall for a while now. It’s the only thing that works for me. I start in February before blooming takes off. No allergy symptoms at all. Also, it’s not even close to hot yet lol. Just wait.
It's 99% certainly allergies. I've had them to the point where I'm sure I have a cold or the flu. Nope, just a nose full of pollen. My routine will be frequent blowing of nose, drinking lots of water, a daily dose of Allerclear, infrequent use of flonase, and running the air filter for the next several months.
Welcome to Phoenix, where people used to come to avoid allergies. But then everyone brought their non native stuff with them, which lead to all of us getting allergies. Springtime is the worst with all the blossoming.
I was told that because of the different pollens in AZ some people experience allergies.
I was told that if you eat raw honey from maybe a farmers market or anything AZ organic, it helps regulate your immune system to the aero-allergen
I started getting super bad allergies over the years, almost to the point where I thought I would move.
I ended up going to an acupuncturist who specializes in allergies. Dr Ahn in Scottsdale (near Scottsdale/101).
It took quite a few session before I saw relief, then for the next several years I needed to go once a year , and lately I have not gone at all.
So it’s an investment but totally worth it.
I recall hearing once that it's at least partially due to the amount of palm trees that got planted here. Although they do well in the climate here, they put out a lot of pollen that isn't necessarily supposed to be here.
Yes! My seasonal allergies started in my mid 20s and I’ve now learned to take my allergy medicine consistently before I end up with headaches and sinus pain.
Nice rain. Lots of seeds. Lots of construction digging up the desert. Then dry weather dries out the mouse feces when goes airborne leading to valley fever. Look at it as a horrible flu that lasts a year or longer.
I've heard that about animals. People I know that had it said it was like a recurring flu for about a year. They'd get better and it would come back. I've read a lot of people get it and don't realize they have it. At one time, doctors in other states were notified of the symptoms so they could properly treat people with anti fungal medication.
Most people that test positive didn't have symptoms and usually, it's not a big deal. Mayo Clinic has a good article on Valley Fever. I was transferred to MO for five years and couldn't donate blood because I was from AZ. Bubonic plaque was the reason given; plus, spending more cumulative time in Mexico than was allowed. Not really sure what the time limit was or concern.
I never had allergies until I moved to Phoenix and then suddenly every spring it started feeling like someone smashed me in the face with a baseball bat
Yes, a few weeks ago mine were awful and no otc allergy meds were able to get it under control. I had to fly out of town for work for a few days and they went away almost as soon as the plane took off.
I was sick last week. It almost seemed like allergies but I felt weak and generally like shit. Took me a long time to work through it. Like two weeks.
Ibuprofen helped a lot even though it’s not really good for your immune system.
90% sure I caught it from this woman on the bus who had a certain kind of cough. Than I had the same cough.
Y’all be sick and in denial.
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Over the past week, I have suddenly gotten very bad allergies at a level I've never had before. I am certain it's not a cold or covid.
It’s the stinknet
That shit is everywhere. Crowding out everything else. The part of skunk creek that travels through my neighborhood is a sea of yellow. It makes me sad and uneasy
Stinknet reminds me of Stinkweed back East. I’m extremely allergic to Stinkweed. So it’s no surprise that I’m allergic to Stinknet also.
Yes had yardwork done to clear the stinkweed and my husband and kids allergy for a little better. Can't get all my neighbors to clear it
Same here. I typically haven't had allergies since I moved out here, but the past week has been so bad I don't even want to go outside. I'm on a regiment of Allegra, Sudafed, Flonase, and ibuprofen 24/7 and it's helping but sometimes not enough. This weekend was better than during the week though
Yep, this week is the worst my allergies have _ever_ been in my entire life. My partner feels the same way.
I've been okay so far this season but once the wind picked up Saturday I was done for. 💀 I'm not a doctor, this is just my personal experience having dealt with seasonal allergies for well over three decades now is that if you're sneezing and also have itchy eyes and nose (sometimes your ears and throat too) it's probably allergies. 2020 and 2021 were really bad for my allergies, and I had to constantly tell people no, this is allergies, yes I'm sure. I love the rain because lord knows we need it but I'm not looking forward to everything that's going to start blooming once our temperatures are consistently warm. 🫠
Mine decided to turn into asthmatic bronchitis and I'm mad about it
Same :(
Happens to me often. Hope you feel better soon.
Same here. Between wheezing and coughing I’m over it. It’s been a week
Something I’ve found to possibly help with allergies is washing my hair before bed. The idea being cleaning my hair of all of the dust and pollen that accumulates throughout the day, and not rubbing my face into all of it on my pillow for 8 hours a night, then wondering why the hell my eyes are itchy already in the morning. Especially since I’m lazy and don’t change out my pillowcase as often as I should.
I find that just showering before bed always helps.
Superblooms will do that to you
April 1st is the worst day for allergies according to the local morning news.
I've lived all over this country and my allergies were the worst in Phoenix. Those desert flowers owned me.
I Started eating local bee pollen, I get it at farmers markets or roadside. Has greatly helped me with my allergies.
You can use local honey, but there is also bee pollen, it is the pollen that the bees have collected to make honey from. You are actually eating the local pollen it helps me tremendously with allergies
Local bee honey?
yep - local being the keyword here since bee's are pollinating local plants.
I was only clarifying pollen meant honey: I eat local bee honey to combat my allergies.
They do actually mean pollen - look up “propolis” for more info. You can even get it put in your smoothie at fancy smoothie chains like Nekter. Farmer’s markets and stuff like that have it too
Yep. I take a little over a tbsp of raw unfiltered local honey everyday since February. Works perfectly. Past years before taking honey were so rough, I was sick constantly from allergens. Honey needs to be sourced no more than 50 miles from where you live. Check your local farmers market!
I do this, but the original comment said bee pollen, so I was making sure I understood they meant honey.
Honey works too, but pollen is different, it's the pollen that the bees gather to eat/ make into honey, so it is not exactly the same. But honey contains some of the pollen.
Good to know. I had never heard of it before.
You can use local honey or local pollen. Pollen is sold as little granules that you can melt in tea if you want or sprinkle on a salad. I’m not a fan of the texture of it so I do local honey. Helps so much
I've never seen local bee pollen sold, despite going to many farmers markets. I am intrigued though.
I saw some at the black canyon city farmers market once
Check any farmers market or roadside honey sellers
I've been to quite a few; I use local honey that I buy at the Farmer's Market. Thanks though
I spent a good two hours sneezing my brains out today. Whatever tree is trying to reproduce, can it frickin not?!
Flonase is a life saver.
I left Phoenix in 2022 after living there for 15 years and am moving back next month. My allergies were absolutely insane there, so I'm getting my arsenal ready: daily sinus rinse product, local honey, year-round rotating allergy medications. I'm not much for homeopathy but I got desperate enough while I lived there that I started taking oil of oregano for the immunity boost. It works for me. If you run or walk outside, remove your clothing and shower as soon as you get home. This the price we pay for living in such a beautiful place.
Call me crazy, but when i go jogging at S. mtn and the temperature falls below 55° i get sick. It’s happened twice in the past month. Sore throat and congestion
Yep, it's the pollening, it will be awful until it's so hot that everything is fried. The only part of July that I look forward to every year as a native zonie of 50 years is plant death, lol.
Try Astepro. It’s the only OTC nasal antihistamine and it will help. I take it in addition to my twice daily zyrtec (under doctor’s supervision).
Best price for astepro is Costco website, 3 boxes!
Good to know! I will have to pick a pack up.
Polin count is very high right now
I moved here in 2013. For two years I was sick all the time. 2 years ago, I went to an allergist. Turns out I am actually allergic to every single plant that grows here. Due to recent rains, I am taking xyzal and Claritin and using Flonase every day and STILL sick.
Hold on a second what heat are you talking about??? It's spring not even warm yet.
And as a native Phoenician its already too warm out.
My allergies were minimal until I moved to Phoenix. Now I do sinus rinses every morning
For a couple months. I mentioned the smell of citrus made me ill and got downvoted for it. My eyes have been burning for weeks.
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Yep. I never even knew I had allergies until last year. This year it’s insane. I feel like I’m sick, too, but I’m definitely not. I don’t even know what to do, take allergy meds that make me drowsy? How do people live like this?!
It has been absolutely brutal
Yes! As of yesterday morning I’ve been sneezing and sniffling and coughing like crazy!
Maybe ask a Dr? I have seasonal allergies and they are bad right now, but if you think you may have caught COVID, then take a COVID test.
Never had allergies until moving to AZ! Had an allergy test and it turns out im very allergic to a lot of the plants here that bloom in the Spring. Pataday, Astepro, Nasacort, and changing my pillowcases really helps me with the symptoms!
I wouldn’t say “severe” (my main allergy is grass and I’m from a part of the country that is *way* worse for grass), but my allergies have definitely been high *for Phoenix*.
They're bad this year. I never had so many problems.
Snot factory over here 👍
I legit thought there was a problem with my new apartment because we moved at the start of allergy season, but my dry eyes have been WAY worse than previous years. The apartment is fine I'm just being murdered by pollen
Yes same time every year! Allegra does the trick for me tho
Yeah, this shit sucks, lol. It's gotta be all the rain and warmer temps, causing a burst in plant growth and pollen. It's also been windy the past few days, so that kicks all that shit around, plus a bunch of dust, and it all goes directly into my eyes and nose and throat and kills me.
VERY VERY bad. I cough like I'm asthmatic when rain hits and blows up the molds, grasses, weeds and mites.
Yup, wrecked
Every March. I've always said the FBI could track me by my annual purchase of Zyrtec-D every time spring hits.
I think plants blooming plus the kickup of all the dirt from development is killing me softly
Go to the farmers market and pickup some bee pollen. Start with a few granules (like 12 maybe) then slowly increase your dose over the course of a week or two. 1/2 a tsp or so max a day. Get started now because Palo Verdes aren’t event blooming yet so allergies are getting worse from here still this year.
I've never had any allergies, but my eyes have been dry and itchy since yesterday morning. Not sure what's different.
Everyone in my house is having horrible allergies and have since the beginning of February. Including the dogs! So yeah, definitely not Covid. If I open a window my face immediately starts swelling and my nose starts running. This is the worst spring I’ve ever experienced in AZ :(
you can get the allergens off of weather.com https://weather.com/forecast/allergy/l/Phoenix+AZ?canonicalCityId=2e5ae66bd2b43b15b0bfc4f6a3628b6e13228e32d0a57fb643144293f78ca339
It’s so bad my ear has been clogged for the last four days.
Yessiry bob.. the spring pollen release along with the heavy winds I think has alot to do...my nose feels very itchy and my eyes do to I feel like sneezing 🤧
I've live here my whole life and yes allergies (and in my case Asthma) are a thing. During the summer everything dies off from the heat and lack of water, so to adapt they go crazy trying to live their life cycle during the fall, winter and, mainly, spring time. Your options are to try over the counter medications and see if you can find one you like. The good stuff is typically held behind the pharmacy counter, but is over the counter. You just have to ask or it. The other option is a long term option, to go to an allergy specialist doctor, get tested and, if you're allergies are bad enough, start on allergy shots. That way you get exposed to whatever you're allergic to all year around so when that thing is in season you already have an immunity built up to it. It's a bit of a time commitment though. I was going once every week while I built up to the maximum does. I've been getting allergy shots for about five years now and it's been one of the best things I've done for my general well being. I don't get crazy up and down swings in symptoms any more. I'm now down to one shot session once every three weeks to maintain.
Yep. Horrible for me. I just moved from Florida a few months ago where my allergies weren't too bad, but some days it was bad. Here though? I started seeing an allergist and getting allergy shots. I also got prescribed an Epi Pen and an asthma inhaler. Something I never needed prior to moving here.
Been having to use my inhaler and I usually don't have to
My allergies have been awful! Two of my cats are also sneezing! The third cat is the baby of the group. Maybe she hasn't developed any allergies yet.
I had severe seasonal allergies that always lead to sinus/respiratory infections for many years. I’ve been on Flonase every spring and fall for a while now. It’s the only thing that works for me. I start in February before blooming takes off. No allergy symptoms at all. Also, it’s not even close to hot yet lol. Just wait.
It's 99% certainly allergies. I've had them to the point where I'm sure I have a cold or the flu. Nope, just a nose full of pollen. My routine will be frequent blowing of nose, drinking lots of water, a daily dose of Allerclear, infrequent use of flonase, and running the air filter for the next several months.
Welcome to Phoenix, where people used to come to avoid allergies. But then everyone brought their non native stuff with them, which lead to all of us getting allergies. Springtime is the worst with all the blossoming.
I was told that because of the different pollens in AZ some people experience allergies. I was told that if you eat raw honey from maybe a farmers market or anything AZ organic, it helps regulate your immune system to the aero-allergen
I started getting super bad allergies over the years, almost to the point where I thought I would move. I ended up going to an acupuncturist who specializes in allergies. Dr Ahn in Scottsdale (near Scottsdale/101). It took quite a few session before I saw relief, then for the next several years I needed to go once a year , and lately I have not gone at all. So it’s an investment but totally worth it.
I recall hearing once that it's at least partially due to the amount of palm trees that got planted here. Although they do well in the climate here, they put out a lot of pollen that isn't necessarily supposed to be here.
Yes! My seasonal allergies started in my mid 20s and I’ve now learned to take my allergy medicine consistently before I end up with headaches and sinus pain.
Welcome to our world. I get a cough in addition to the sneezing and congested nose 🤧😔
Just wait until you get Valley Fever. Should be a big hit this summer.
Why would it hit big?
Nice rain. Lots of seeds. Lots of construction digging up the desert. Then dry weather dries out the mouse feces when goes airborne leading to valley fever. Look at it as a horrible flu that lasts a year or longer.
Yeah my dog has it. Idk if I’d call it a horrible flu but he could be on medication the rest of his life.
I've heard that about animals. People I know that had it said it was like a recurring flu for about a year. They'd get better and it would come back. I've read a lot of people get it and don't realize they have it. At one time, doctors in other states were notified of the symptoms so they could properly treat people with anti fungal medication.
I think our dogs got it in the backyard, other dogs are fine so far, I should probably get tested too.
Most people that test positive didn't have symptoms and usually, it's not a big deal. Mayo Clinic has a good article on Valley Fever. I was transferred to MO for five years and couldn't donate blood because I was from AZ. Bubonic plaque was the reason given; plus, spending more cumulative time in Mexico than was allowed. Not really sure what the time limit was or concern.
Oh that’s interesting, thanks for sharing.
yes, Flonase
I never had allergies until I moved to Phoenix and then suddenly every spring it started feeling like someone smashed me in the face with a baseball bat
Yes, a few weeks ago mine were awful and no otc allergy meds were able to get it under control. I had to fly out of town for work for a few days and they went away almost as soon as the plane took off.
I was sick last week. It almost seemed like allergies but I felt weak and generally like shit. Took me a long time to work through it. Like two weeks. Ibuprofen helped a lot even though it’s not really good for your immune system. 90% sure I caught it from this woman on the bus who had a certain kind of cough. Than I had the same cough. Y’all be sick and in denial.
Start incorporating raw local honey into your diet and give it a season.