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Old 10-04-2010, 01:19 PM
 
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I just moved to the Austin area about a month ago from VA and my allergies are at an all time high. The only time I git allergies in VA was the change from spring to summer!
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Old 10-04-2010, 01:24 PM
 
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My allergies are horrible this season. I'm sitting here snuffling as I type. You are not alone in suffering from them.
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Old 10-04-2010, 01:33 PM
 
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I just moved to the Austin area about a month ago from VA and my allergies are at an all time high. The only time I git allergies in VA was the change from spring to summer!
Austin is one of the worst cities for allergy sufferers in the country.
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Old 10-04-2010, 01:42 PM
 
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Unfortunately, the Austin area isn't a great place for allergy sufferers. If you're not already taking a Claritin a day, you might want to start. It actually helps a lot. Cedar Fever hits in January and that's when most people I know suffer.
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Old 10-04-2010, 02:40 PM
 
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So when should it "let up" ?
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Old 10-04-2010, 02:43 PM
 
Location: central Austin
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So when should it "let up" ?
Never! Fall trees and ragweed now, then ceder fever (nov-march), then spring trees, then mold at any time plus high concentrations of airborne dust during the summer, (smoke from S. America, dust with animal dung from Africa), and then repeat!
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Old 10-04-2010, 03:47 PM
 
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you are not alone, my friend! This is the first year I've had allergies and it is absolutely miserable. It makes me sad because the weather gets amazing and I go outside to enjoy it and pay dearly with bug bites and head explosion. I still worked in the garden today. Sometimes I just don't care how much I'm going to pay. The weather is heavenly and I'm trying to catch all the breezes I can.
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Old 10-04-2010, 04:00 PM
 
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Last couple of weeks have been particularly bad.....
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Old 10-04-2010, 04:09 PM
 
Location: Brambleton, VA
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I was told by my doctor when I moved to Austin that although I was never allergic to anything before I moved there, that I would be before I knew it and he was right. It took about six months before my allergies went crazy so I had a bit of break initially. I don't know what makes Austin so unusual because it wasn't much different from the places I have lived before or after it, but it was the only place where I had some major allergy issues and my sinuses hated it there. Although I loved the city, I was glad when my company asked me to transfer to one of our other offices because I haven't had any seasonal allergy issues since.

I would find a great allergist who can help you pinpoint your allergies and find the best solution that works for you. I was lucky because Benadryl worked well for me. My allergies were always the worst at night (so bad that I would have to sleep sitting up) and the Benadryl made me drowsy enough that I could sleep well and worked well enough to eliminate the congestion I would get.

Good Luck! Austin is so beautiful but most people pay for it with allergies!
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Old 10-04-2010, 04:38 PM
 
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We have lived here since mid May and no allergy problems for us till about two weeks ago. Now both of my kids are living on Claritin.
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