What's your "dealing with allergies" strategy? (crazypeople.online)

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Question inspired by what seems likely to be my mild, newly developed environmental allergies

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[-] Zarobi@aussie.zone 1 points 16 hours ago

I have a lot of experience with this. I'm allergic to literally all species of grass somehow 😂

Avoid triggers. For example, I avoid lawnmowers and freshly mowed lawns. Sometimes that means taking the extra long way around.
Be wary of dry and windy days.
Carry an asthma inhaler and spacer if relevant.
Carry antihistamines ~ they come in nasal spray, eyedropper, and pill form. Choose what's best for you based on worst symptom.
Use a covid-style face mask and eye protection like wraparound sunglasses. This seriously helps a lot.
Don't "tough it out" ~ if you're suffering, go inside and take time to look after yourself.
If it's severally impacting your life, go see an allergist. They can give you the good shit.

[-] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago

There was sometime where I was having no problems with allergies, then hanging out at a friend's house, my friend commanded his teenage son to go weed whack a bunch of weeds by the road ("get off the computer and do something useful!" It was utterly useless though). I immediately started sneezing and had pretty significant allergy problems for like 3 weeks.

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