Misery

[flemmings]

Dear lord but the allergies are bad this year. Worst since 1969, the unspeakable summer when they began. The constant runny nose, the constant tickle in the throat, the spasmodic unstoppable cough, the earth-shaking sneezes, and of course the ever-aching sinuses. I hope off the shelf Flonase helps some, because otherwise there's only my opioid cough medicine, which only works in double the dose my doctor wants me to take; and if I run out of it too soon, thrre's no way I can get more.

Opioids have everyone running silly, frankly. There's no way I'd use this as a recreational drug: the side-effects are too unpleasant. Sometimes I miss the happy days of laudanum, good for what ails you.

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[kore]

OTC Flonase Sensimist (who names these things) has been working okay for me, but not as well as Zyrtec, which sent me off to the Land of Nod for six hours like two hours after I took it. Sometimes I wish I could just power wash my sinuses. For the relief!

[flemmings]

Zyrtec or whatever it's called up here just made me dizzy, IIRC. Benedryl works just fine for sleep, which also works fine for allergy symptoms because when you're asleep you can't feel them.

Once upon a time they used to cauterize sinuses, only it never stopped mine dripping. Personally I'd like them removed, like adenoids. They can't be worth the misery they cause.