Hay fever

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Anyone autistic have hay fever?

Bad or mild or in-between?

I developed it. So not great. I have no idea how anyone can develop hay fever in their adolescence either. It is usually present in children is it not? And might decrease in severity or vanish by the time of adolescence or later?

What do you do against your hay fever?

sister [aspie] has it severely,she developed it as well-like self [Sora].
if it;s a sunny hot day,she is housebound because of it,which isnt good in the summer as even with the windows open-she gets attacked by it,she takes prescription medicine [dont know which one],and wears glasses to stop the stuff going in her eyes but it doesnt help her much.
am sure she has had injections for it before,or at least...she said she was thinking of having them,they're supposed to last all year?

am have hay fever very mildly,as it's only to certain types of pollen,am lucky as there isnt any of it here,it only seems to happen in countryside,dont think have always had it,but its hard to know because have rarely been in countryside.

Mild to moderate depending on the allergen and amount exposed. Had allergies for a long time (went from asthma to hay fever throughout life. Seemed to develop hay fever in young adulthood; >18 or so). Avoid the causative agent where applicable. Mainly wool/grass, though dust will do it.

Never bothered with medication (except for asthma). Sinus cavities are kinda a big blur on x-ray; headaches from such a lot.

I've always had severe allergies to grass, flowers, perfumes, and basically to anything that stinks. Parents took me to an allergy specialist in my teenage years. Once the good doctor gave me, within a 5-day period, 13 injections. I never went back. My GP prescribes meds now and the meds do take the edge off the allergies.

I've had allergies since I was 12. Shots helped a little, but I still have them and they can be really bad sometimes. Especially at night. Decongestant pills only work a little and drugs like Claritin cause severe depression. Decongestant sprays are too addictive and cause rebound, but they work really well in emergencies.

My hay fever is quite severe, especially in spring. Late summer-early fall I have it mildly. Here in NJ that probably means I'm allergic to trees (severe) and ragweed (mild). I take Singulair, either Allegra or Zyrtec, and use Nasalcrom nasal spray a few times a day. Also antihistamine eye drops and my albuterol inhaler as needed. They usually help somewhat, but on days when the pollen count is high, especially in spring, it becomes unbearable and no amount of medication helps on those days.

It's not as severe as it was when I was a kid, though. Back then I not only had seasonal allergies, but also had them year-round, probably from dust mites and pet dander. The indoor allergies aren't as much of a problem anymore as now I use allergen proof covers on my bed and pillows, have an air cleaner in my room, and we only have one dog now (we used to have three).

People occassionally try to buy honey from me as a hay-fever remedy. The idea is that locally-produced, raw, 'unfiltered' (actually, of course I filter it, but I don't heat it to do so so I cannot and don't filter it finer than 200 microns) contains the pollens that cause your allergy in amounts too small to cause a reaction, resulting in some reduced response to larger amounts later. This doesn't really make much sense, but they're enthusiastic about it and claim it's effective.

Something interesting about me, and many here, etc.... RDOS mentioned it! We have the sniffles! I dont know of any allergy I have, but it IS interesting. By mother even spoke of how often I rubbed my nose. Outside of THAT though, I don't think I have any other symptoms.

I have tons of allergies and they make my life misarable, one of them is hay fever...pollen from berk trees, pine trees, walking nearby a wheat or rye field gives me an asthma attack

I have hay fever allergies which were much worse as a child. I use claritin and flonase which cuts down on the sinus problems.

I have mild hay fever and also sinus problems. I don't take anything. I do tend to massage the pressure points in my face to relieve the build-up though. Around the eyes and nose and cheeks.. there are points that you can press in...