When I was a youngster, about 11 or 12 years old. I started developing hay fever. ( I have cats too but surprisingly I'm not allergic to them or the dog, and I'm crossing my fingers that I never develop an allergy to them either) At first it wasn't too bad but eventually I would go for days where I couldn't stop sneezing and rubbing my nose raw. Over-the-counter medicines did absolutely nothing, and I eventually went to the doctor and they gave me a prescription for Zyrtec. I was ecstatic when it started being sold over the counter as well. I take it probably daily probably from about April to November. About two years ago I started to get allergic reactions to pollen and mold in my eyes, thank goodness for Pataday, though it is exorbitantly priced. Today, I was fine up until about 11PM when I went out to dinner with a friend and fellow night owl after work. And then it hit. I'm not sure what the hell IT even was. Perhaps it was pollen or some cleaning solution they use at the restaurant we were at but I just started to feel like I'd been rolled up in a wool sweater. My arms, scalp and back just itch like hell right now. I took more medicine as soon as I got home but this is ridiculous! My allergies are getting progressively worse as I get older and I'm starting to run out of options. I hate having to miss the nice days of summer for fear that if I got outside I'm going to be miserable the rest of the day. Or even opening the windows! We've had to keep the air conditioning on just so that the air in the house gets the allergens filtered out. I'm really hoping that this skin itchiness goes away and doesn't become permanent. Constantly feeling miserable from allergies and medications is becoming a real drag. Hopefully this skin thing is just passing and doesn't become permanent. I wonder if there is some kind of herbal antihistamine that can be taken that doesn't knock you on your ass. Will have to research it, in between clawing my skin off and sneezing, that is.
Lately, I've also become extremely wary of bees and wasps. My brother and I had a lot of bee stings as kids so we are both afraid of them. There is something kind of funny and sad about two twenty-something adults running away from a bumble bee like small children. With my increased allergy sensitivity I'm doubly wary because I have no idea if I've become more severely allergic to bee stings or not. I'm not about to go out and try to test the theory either. (who gets killed by bees? Fuck bees! Tee hee Dane Cook :D) Not only that but I also had the misfortune of being a target for spiders too. The insect world has apparently been against me from birth.
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