RAGWEED POLLEN & Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, Erie: allergies, moving to, places)

[Tiger Beer]

I know allergies exist in PA, as they do everywhere...

But how about RAGWEED POLLEN in particular...it is generally in the AUTUMN (NOT spring). So ragweed sufferers get it in August, September in particular.

Any ragweed pollen sufferers get it bad in PA that time of year (AUTUMN)?

(I keep stressing Autumn, because so many associate allergies with springtime and hay fever, which doesn't effect me whatsoever).

Are there places in PA that are better or worse than others?

[scottrpriester]

I'm originally from Erie and my ragweed allergies there were beyond horrible.

I hoped that moving to Pittsburgh would alleviate my allergies, but moving down here brought about a year round allergy that I hadn't experienced much in Erie, and my allergies are worse ever in my life. The allergy that I discovered was mold. I was tested at UPMC using the arm prick test, and my arm swelled up in certain pricks so bad, the doctor asked to take pictures for research.