by Ms Lee P.
Member since:
September 2, 2008

I am Sick! Woe is Me, Woe is Me!

February 03, 2013 09:55 PM UTC (Updated: February 03, 2013 11:19 PM UTC)
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I like to brag about never being sick.  In fact I loove to brag about never being sick.  I just don’t get sick … well, hardly ever.  But I think I’m sick!  Poor me!  I don’t do sick very well.  I moan, I groan and tell all my friends to go away and leave me alone!   Woe is me!

I don’t have the flu or a cold, no elevated temperature, it’s not that kind of sick.  I am having a severe allergy attack.  It’s all my flower beds fault!  We had a nice day a few days ago and I went outside and cleared the leaves out of my flower bed.  It was windy and I didn’t wear a scarf to cover my head and I think the wind just blew right through my head from one ear and out the other.  By the end of the day I was sniffling.  Yesterday I was sneezing and my eyes were watering.  By night fall my nose had started to drip.  Today I’m in full blown allergy mode!  My eyes are puffy and watery, my nose is dripping and bright red from blowing it so much and I can’t get the drip turned off.  I have sneezed so much that my ribs are sore and I can’t remember when I have felt so sorry for myself!  Poor me!

I went to Wal Mart about noon and purchased some Claritin-D and lots of Kleenex, hoping to get this attack under control.  I have taken one of the pills already.  The instructions say one pill every 24 hours.  I wonder if I would die if I took two?  I’ll wait until tomorrow and if I’m still sneezing I just might take two pills instead of one.  I’ve decided to drink lots of water and so far I’ve taken two showers today and washed my hair once.  Whatever it is that’s attacked me is NOT allowed to win!  I’m gonna fight back, but I’m also gonna moan and groan as I fight.  Woe is me, woe is me, I don’t like being sick!  AND, to add insult to injury (or sickness) my favorite TV channel (CBS) is hosting the superbowl tonight …I hate football, but I love “The Good Wife” (one of my favorite programs) and it’s preempted for the stupid superbowl game, I’ll just have to watch something on Netflix while I feel sorry for myself.  Woe is me!  Woe is me!

By the way, I didn’t get the leaf piles bagged up and the leaves are all back in my flower bed ….. Woe is me, woe is me!

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Comments: 110

Bob B. Feb 3, 2013, 10:00pm UTC
I hope you get feeling better soon.
Ms Lee P. Feb 3, 2013, 10:08pm UTC
Hi Bob. Me to! Thanks for commenting.
Mark-John K. Feb 4, 2013, 12:08am UTC
He-he...nice Bunny Slippers, Ms. Lee. :)
Donna C. Feb 3, 2013, 10:06pm UTC
Oh, my, I can so relate to this. I don't get sick either (very seldom), but I do have allergies sometimes. I don't know what to suggest to help you other than what you are
already doing.
So sorry for you, Lee.....:(
Ms Lee P. Feb 3, 2013, 10:09pm UTC
Sympathy helps, so thanks. LOL!
Nora D. Feb 3, 2013, 10:09pm UTC
Awwwwwwww, you poor thing.......sounds like you're soooo miserable! Sure hope you feel better soon.....the sneezing, the itching....they are not a bit fun, that's for sure. Maybe, tomorrow, take 2 pills instead of 1.
I sure hear ya about the darn Super Bowl.......I do NOT like sports of any kind.......ever since hubby's retired, he watches ALL sorts of sports and, of course, has had the t.v. on all day long......for anything to do with Super Bowl....ughhhhhhh! I could scream! Soooo, while he's been watching that, I watched one of my DVDs, "House of Dark Shadows." It was super good!!!
Ms Lee P. Feb 3, 2013, 10:12pm UTC
Wow, sounds like a spooky movie. Hey, maybe I'll watch a spooky movie and scare this stuff off of me .... LOL! Thanks for reading and commeting, I truly need sympathy .... LOL!
Truth Always Feb 4, 2013, 4:53pm UTC
I am an all year round allery sufferer... My nose drips and runs, constantly sneezing and blowing my nose... In fact, I am to take medicine everyday for it, but dont like to do this... as its a spray that works good, but I was operated on for sinus trouble and dont want to depend on a nose spray... but before I was always clogged up, now its going the other way, runs all the time... Its annoying...
As for not getting sick, this doesnt apply to me... I was always a sickly kid... Always, had something, except the chicken pox... I must be a carrier for them.... As I have been around those that caught them, but not me...
phil w. Feb 3, 2013, 10:16pm UTC
WOE IS LEE ! WOE IS LEE ! Get well soon !
Ms Lee P. Feb 3, 2013, 10:47pm UTC
Hi Phil. I feel pretty crappy! If I'm not better tomorrow I'm going to switch from Clairtin-D to Suphedrine-PE, it's supposed to be real strong. Thanks for reading and sympathizing.
Vj McMullan Feb 3, 2013, 10:17pm UTC
Hope you feel better.
Ms Lee P. Feb 3, 2013, 10:48pm UTC
Hi Vj. Thank you for the well wishes, I appreciate it.
Visionaerie B. Feb 3, 2013, 10:19pm UTC
Onions, garlic, apples -- these have quercetin which is great for allergies, and pineapple has bromelain -- combine those and you've really got a powerful combo. I take stinging nettles capsules too. That's a great antihistamine. Another tip from Tony of The Micro Effect's "The Remedy" program -- put 2 or 3 bottles of hydrogen peroxide in your humidifier or vaporizer, and it will oxygenate the air. Add some essential oil too. That's supposed to kill the germs and other junk in the air. Green tea always helps for me too. Hope you feel better soon and thanks for posting this!
Ms Lee P. Feb 3, 2013, 10:52pm UTC
Wow, Visionaerie, you are a walking home remedy encyclopedia. I like the Green tea and apple idea. I've been gargling with the Hydrogen peroxide just to make sure that I don't get a sore throat from all the sinus drainage .... ewwww. I hate being sick. Thank you for sympathizing.
Sassy *bacon makes me happy* Cat Feb 3, 2013, 10:26pm UTC
Believe it or not, I sneezed just as I finished reading your post! It's not an allergy, it's a cold and I caught it from your post! Oh, noooooooo!
Sassy *bacon makes me happy* Cat Feb 3, 2013, 10:29pm UTC
just kidding!

I certainly hope you feel better tomorrow! Are you eating right? Drink some juice for lots of Vitamin C. Take a multi-vitamin. Eat chicken soup. Eating salsa is supposed to help clear congestion (the hotter salsa, the better).
Ms Lee P. Feb 3, 2013, 10:58pm UTC
Don't have congestion but I just might eat some salsa anyway .... good stuff. My nose isn't stopped up it just won't stop running and I do mean running (like a faucet) .... it's awful. I wouldn't be surprised if was cyber contagious it's so bad .... LOL! Thanks for the sympathy, I need sympathy it helps, LOL! And no, I don't eat right but I do take a multi-vitamin.
Sassy *bacon makes me happy* Cat Feb 4, 2013, 4:44pm UTC
I hope you're feeling better! You post is #1 on the 'most recommended' list. ;-)

If you are not going to eat right, bake yourself a cake! Or have a doughnut or some chocolate. Those things always make me feel better.
JOHN BECK Feb 3, 2013, 10:27pm UTC
I hope you're feeling much better by morning, Lee.
Ms Lee P. Feb 3, 2013, 10:59pm UTC
Hi John. Thanks for the well wishes I appreciate it./
Susan G. Feb 3, 2013, 10:46pm UTC
I get the same symptoms when my allergies flare up so you have my complete sympathy. When my allergies are really bad, the whites of my eyes turn blood red. If I could only get my allergies in sync with Halloween!
Ms Lee P. Feb 3, 2013, 11:00pm UTC
Wow, my eyes are itching but they aren't red ..... Wow! That would be just awful. I'm hope the pills will do the trick. Thanks for the sympathy, I appreciate it.
Truth Always Feb 4, 2013, 5:34pm UTC
My eyes itched so bad while under one attack, I rubbed and rubbed so hard that I busted a blood vessel... For two weeks, it looked as if someone had busted me in the eye...
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 6:16pm UTC
Wow, I'll bet people thought someone had punched you. LOL!
Joy Bee Feb 3, 2013, 10:55pm UTC
Wow, you can draw when you are sick! I couldn't do that...I'd be laying on the couch watching TV or crawled up into the big bed.
Ms Lee P. Feb 3, 2013, 11:07pm UTC
I recycled an old picture and drew a lot of kleenex in it and put a bath robe and pajamas on my little grandma so she would look sick. MS-Paint is a wonderful program to draw on and it's so easy to edit the pictures, which I did. Two of my grand kids came over this afternoon and I sent them home and I've never done that before, now I feel bad about that ... LOL. Being sick just ain't no fun. I'm hoping the pills will kick in by tomorrow. Thanks for commeing Joy Bee, I appreciate it.
Anita D. Feb 3, 2013, 10:57pm UTC
Don't forget some nasal spray and some throat drops. Elevate your head as much as possible when sleeping. And be sure to enjoy hot tea and cookies.
Ms Lee P. Feb 3, 2013, 11:12pm UTC
Awwww, what nice advice. I have some nasal spray but I sure don't need it. I can breath okay, I just can't stop my nose from running, LOL. I also have some throat lozenges. I bought a bunch of stuff when I went to Wal Mart to get the Claitin-D. I'm hoping it will be all gone by tomorrow. Thanks for commenting Anita, I need all the sympathy I can get, LOL.
Debbie W. Feb 3, 2013, 11:01pm UTC
Well, for being so woeful, you are still pretty funny! I hope you get well soon, Ms. Lee! I love your bunny slippers! :)
Ms Lee P. Feb 3, 2013, 11:15pm UTC
Hi Debbie. I love my bunny slippers too, they are nice and warm. Thank you for the well wishes, I appreciate it.
Anita D. Feb 3, 2013, 11:03pm UTC
Oh no. Where are my manners. Get well soon.
Ms Lee P. Feb 3, 2013, 11:15pm UTC
Thank you Anita. I appreciate the well wishes.
M L M. Feb 3, 2013, 11:04pm UTC
I have heard that simply saline nasal spray can help, if you can find it. I've used it in the past to irrigate my nasal passages which did help some and because its so dry here it also helped moisturize the naisal passages. Just a thought. Hope you get well soon.
Ms Lee P. Feb 3, 2013, 11:17pm UTC
That's a good idea. I don't have any. I do have some of the regular kind but what you suggested will be better. If I have to go back to Wal Mart tomorrow I'm going to get some. Thanks. Thank you for the well wishes, I appreciate it.
M L M. Feb 4, 2013, 6:05pm UTC
Anytime Ms Lee P
August Lady Feb 3, 2013, 11:20pm UTC
Wow Ms. Lee, this was me like, 10 days ago~spent 5 days not being able to leave the house, 2 literally bed-ridden & my doc wanted me to come in! It was an allergy attack, also, as I had no other symptoms. I'm so pissed at the doc, I couldn't bring myself to call this past week, cuz I know my call would've been dominated with swear words. Wishing you a speedy recovery, but I know what you're going thru~I resorted to tripling my 25mg Benadryl!
Ms Lee P. Feb 3, 2013, 11:26pm UTC
Wow! You really were sick. I'm not bed ridden but I'm sleepy, I think it's the Claritin-D. I'm thinking about doubling up on that pill, but I'll give it through the night to do it's job. If swear words could run this stuff off I just might resort to swearing .... LOL! I'm happy you are all better and I thank you very much for the well wishes.
August Lady Feb 3, 2013, 11:56pm UTC
Funny, well maybe not, but I was sick all during the week of T/giving, & just happened to get Claritin-D thru Bzz Agent, which didn't help in the least. I posted my review about it, but allergy meds work so differently on people~I do well with Benadryl (in the right dosage) because it doesn't make me drowsy. Zyrtec was another med that helped, but I couldn't afford it when they went OTC.
I laughed through the whole thing, heartless as it may sound. I do feel sorry for your allergy attack, but you presented it in such a humorous way. How about some horseradish? My newest favorite snacks these days are those seaweed wraps that they use for sushi dipped in horseradish. Feel better soon.
Ms Lee P. Feb 3, 2013, 11:43pm UTC
Visionaerier suggested, garlic and onions and you are suggesting horseradish .... no one will ever come near me again if I eat all that stuff .... "oh what's that smell" they will all say. When I walk into Wal Mart the crowds will separate for me and let me through, not that they don't do this anyway as I sneeze my way into the store .... LOL! I'm hoping the Claritin-D will have some effect, it's been about six hours since I took one and the drippy nose seems to be less drippy, or maybe I just dripped out everything that there is in me to drip .... LOL! If I'm not better by tomorrow, I'm taking two of those darn pills. Thanks for the well wishes, I appreciate it.
Lawrence U. Feb 3, 2013, 11:51pm UTC
The sun will shine again, Lee - wishing you a speedy recovery!
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 12:04am UTC
Hi Lawrence. Oh I do so hope it will. I'm feeling as if all the sun has disappeared from me right now. It drowning in drippy nose stuff ..... ewwwww! Thank you so much for the well wishes, I appreciate it.
Nurse Nancy S. Feb 3, 2013, 11:53pm UTC
Do not take more medicine than prescribed...one tablet every 24 hours. Overdosage of Pseudoephedrine can cause restlessness, anxiety, difficulty sleeping, headaches, nausea and vomiting, difficulty breathing and a fast, irregular, pounding heart beat.
Results of an overdose is far worse than the sneezing and sniffles. Play it smart and only take one!
Olive Rossi Feb 3, 2013, 11:55pm UTC
I agree! It wo tu ld be wrse.
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 12:23am UTC
Thank you for the advice Nancy. I know nothing about drugs. I take Aleve on occasion for my aching back and it works and that's about all I know about drugs. I asked the pharmacist at Wal Mart pharmacy what did he suggest for my symptoms and he suggested either the Claritin-D or Sudafed. I'm hoping it will be all better by tomorrow. You have to sign for this at the pharmacy counter because it's a guarded drug. I think it's what they use in making crystal meth. I watch "Breaking Bad" on Netflix, (they are crystal meth cookers). I will take your advice and only take what the directions say to take. Being sick just ain't no fun, LOL! Thank you for your concern, I appreciate it.
Heather E. Feb 4, 2013, 3:14pm UTC
I can take plain Claritin, but when I take Claritin D I have the symptoms that Nurse Nancy mentioned. I like Benadryl (aka diphenhidramine) better. You take it more often, but it helps me sleep and dries me up better. I will go with the Onions, Garlic, Salsa, Horseradish, chicken soup, nasal saline spray, and hydrogen peroxide adding a drop or two to my ears. Fresh Pineapple soothes the throat as well, because of the bromelain.In addition to all of the above I would buy some fresh lemons and make hot lemonade sweetened with local honey. Lemon is a natural antihistamine, and local honey helps stop allergy.
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 3:55pm UTC
Hi Heather. Benadryl puts me to sleep .... seriously asleep. I avoid it unless forced to take it as a last resort. I can't keep awake when I take it. I would never make a good drug addict (if there is such a thing), I would sleep through the whole addiction, LOL! So far the Claritin-D hasn't made me sleepy, in fact it's just the opposite ...... I'm wide awake and I only slept about two hours last night. My sneezing seems to have stopped and the drippy nose is almost gone. Maybe by tomorrow I can stop taking the stuff. I absolutely hate pills. I'm so seldom sick that being so just makes me mad. LOL! I'm certainly going to search out the local man who sells local honey. That's a wonderful idea. No to the onions, garlic and horseraddish! Ewwwww. The hot lemonade sounds like a winner, I'm gonna do this too, LOL! Thanks for all your wonderful suggestions, I appreciate it.
Heather E. Feb 4, 2013, 4:25pm UTC
Prevention Magazine says if you do not like to eat horseradish, just breathe it. I have also read that you can get better by putting cayenne pepper in your shoes. It is the "D" in Claritin D that will keep me awake and "buzzing".
Olive Rossi Feb 3, 2013, 11:54pm UTC
I think you can allow the leaves tk become mulch for the flowers.
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 12:27am UTC
Hi Olive. In some beds I do leave the leaves, but this one really needs to be cleared out. It's deep in leaves. My daffodils are coming up and the tulips aren't far behind and they are being buried in ugly brown leaves. LOL! I'll get to them again soon, but I'll take more precautions next time and wear a scarf and also a mask while I do the raking and I'll bag the leaves as I rake them. Thank you for commenting Olive I appreciate it.
Sonia M. Feb 4, 2013, 12:39am UTC
I suffer from sinus attacks and allergies so I do empathize with you...Woe is you is right...it is a miserable feeling....scratchy eyes, itchy nose that doesn't stop dripping...and when I get into a sneezing fit I hurt all over because my sneezes are powerful and one after the other...my rib cage hurts for a day or two afterwards...

Having said all that...I hope yours doesn't linger and leaves you alone!!!
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 1:21am UTC
Hi Sonia. Sounds like you really know what exactly how I feel ..... Woe is me .... it's a miserable feeling. I'm hoping that the pills will work and dry this stuff up. Thank you for the well wishes, I need all the sympathy I can get .... LOL!
Sonia M. Feb 4, 2013, 2:06pm UTC
I hope you're feeling better today!
Heather - child of God, C. Feb 4, 2013, 12:41am UTC
Love your photo! I am so sorry to hear you are miserable. I hope you feel better soon.
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 1:23am UTC
Hi Heather. Thank you for the compliment on my picture and thank you for the well wishes, I appreciate it. I don't do sick very good. LOL!
Marsha C. Feb 4, 2013, 1:15am UTC
Hopefully that Clariton D kicks right in.
On that subject, I have a bzz campaign for Clariton D but I don't know why I took it since none of us really suffer from allergies. I even had to pay out money on top of the coupon they sent in order to try it.......maybe you can tell me how it relieves symptoms and such.
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 1:30am UTC
Hi Marsha. I don't usually suffer from allergy attacks either, but this one got me and it really hit hard. I think the drip from my nose is beginning to slow down a little so I'm going to believe that it's the pill finally working. I took it about 6 hours ago and it's supposed to be a 24 hour pill. I'll take another one tomorrow and let you know how it works so you can do a report on it. I'll be your test subject with a full blown allergy attack. The stuff is expensive. It was much more expensive than the other allergy pills that they had and the pharmacists suggested it so I decided that since it costs so much money then it was bound to be good .... LOL .... I'll let you know.
Ms Lee P. Feb 5, 2013, 12:33pm UTC
Hi Marsha. This is the third day that I've been taking the Clarintin-D and I feel soooo much better. The sneezing has stopped and the drippy nose has stopped. My eyes are feeling dry but they are not itching like they were. So I'm thinking that the Clarintin-D has done a fine job. I'm going to continue to take it for a couple of more days and see if the "stuffy" head feeling will go away. I thought I would let you know for your buzz campaign report.
Marsha C. Feb 7, 2013, 11:57pm UTC
I posted your comments and my own over on bzzagent...not sure if I will get credit as gather isn't face to face or on the phone, which were the only 2 choices other than writing a review.....which I will do after I take them for a couple of days. My daughter took one for a 3rd day today.
Betty S. Feb 4, 2013, 1:44am UTC
OH My goodness you poor soul.. you do sound miserable.. I'm not bothered much with allergies but a wasp sting could kill me. I was hanging clothes on the line one summer and one of those big yellow wasp got me twice on my upper lip.I was lucky to drive myself to the DRs. office where they started an Iv and shot me full og something to counteract that venom. I make sure I have Benadryl and I should be keeping Eppy shots but I have let so many exspire that I don't keep them anymore.
Anyway I sure hope that what you are doing helps and your back to your own peppy self shortly..
Cynthia C. Feb 4, 2013, 1:59am UTC
Hope you feel better soon:)

Thank you for sharing with us at Sadies Points :)
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 6:04am UTC
Hello Cynthia. Thank you for commenting and thank you for the well wishes.
David Prosser Feb 4, 2013, 2:15am UTC
I hope the new day brings you relief and you can stop the sneezing. It's awful to sit there with head ringing, being jerked by sneezing and a continuous drip from the nose that gets more sore each time you blow it. It's a big parcel of misery.
So if you're not quite right this morning, consider that it might not be an allergy and keep yourself warm. I'll have all fingers crossed that you're over it though. xx Hugs
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 6:09am UTC
Hi David. I'm feeling much better this morning. Still some dripping, but the sneezing seems to have stopped. Woo Hoo for drugs. LOL! Thank you for the get well wishes, I appreciate it.
William Dotani Feb 4, 2013, 2:51am UTC
Don't mess with OTC drugs. Take as directed and read the possible side effects on the label. These drugs are quite powerful, in my opinion.
You could watch Mr. Ed, The Jack Benny Show or Maybe The Gary Moore Show. I wonder if Netflix has these shows?
Rest, relaxation, and some laughter is about equal to the apple one day you must have recently forgotten to eat. Get well soon and keep warm.
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 5:59am UTC
Hi William. Yep these drugs are powerful, I'm just hoping that this one does what I want it to do .... get rid of the drip in my nose and banish the sneezing to somewhere harmless. I went to bed about 1:30 (here in my area) and snoozed for about two hours and woke up wide awake. So I'm up for the day. I haven't sneezed since I woke up and the dripping seems to have slowed down. My eyes aren't watering any more, in fact they really feel rather dry. I have some "real tears" eye drops that I think I'm going to put in them. I'm thinking that I'm on the road to recovery. I absolutely hate being slowed down from foreign particles invading my sinuses ...... grrrrrr.

My daffodils are coming up and the tulips aren't far behind and those leaves in the flower bed are covering them up. I think I'll put a bounty on the leaves and hire the grandkids to do away with them being careful not to do away with the soon to be blooming daffodils that are being held hostage by the ugly brown leaves. Killing two birds with one stone (so to speak). Save my nose and free the daffodils ..... Woo Hoo ..... what a plan!
William Dotani Feb 5, 2013, 2:25am UTC
I think my reply will be a story I'll write soon.
Get well soon.
Bernard C. Feb 4, 2013, 4:54am UTC
Sorry to hear you are not feeling too good Lee - one remedy can be found in the kitchen cupboard and that is the hot chicken soup - it helps reduce the fever as well - Do hope you are feeling better soon - be well - cute drawing

Thank you for sharing and submitting to
The Surreal Circus.
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 6:12am UTC
Hi Bernard. I haven't run any temperature with this sinus attack, thank goodness. Just the usual misery that comes with an allergy attack. Wow! I'm feeling better this morning and hoping this day will be the end of the misery. Thank you for the get well wishes, I appreciate it. Woo Hoo for drugs.
Sandra H. Feb 4, 2013, 8:44am UTC
Sorry to hear that your allergies are so bad, Lee. Glad to hear that you are feeling somewhat better this morning, hope it continues.....My mother and I both have severe allergies to flowers and tree pollen and we have been using a local remedy for years, it's local honey. My mom's doctor told her, years ago, to start using local honey, at least I TBSP a day......It has to be local because then you get honey from pollen in your area. I must say, it really does work. It takes a while to work but we have both had barely any reaction to the pollen since we started using the honey every day......We are lucky, there is local guy four miles from my house that sells honey and it is so good......Hope you have a better day today!
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 10:38am UTC
Hi Sandra. Oh what a great idea. There is a man who sits on a corner not too far from here with a big sign that says Local Honey. I shall go hunt him down. I have a feeling that it might cost more than the pills did, LOL, but it will be worth it. The drippy nose and sneezing has slowed down and I'm hoping that by tomorrow it will be gone, I was hoping for today but it sneaked back and attacked. I heard on the news the other day that "mountain cedar" is higher this year than it has ever been. I'm wondering if this isn't the culprit that did me in. At Christmas time I do a lot of sneezing due to all the different types of cedars that are cut down for christmas trees so this attack made me wonder about the mountain cedar pollen. Whatever it is, I'm tired of it and am determined that it will leave me alone ..... LOL!

Thank you for the well wishes, I really appreciate it.
Joann B. Feb 4, 2013, 10:33am UTC
Wow, empathy and sympathy in big drippy hunks from me to you!

The next time you go to Walmart, look for their generic brand (called ChlorTabs) of Chlorfeniramine Maleate (yeah, I know that's a mouthful). It's a single drug pill and the active ingredient in Chlortrimeton. It works really well for me and it's much harder to overdose than Claritin - it's also safe to take with most other medication, if you need to. Last, but definitely not least - it's cheap! (under $3 for 100 tabs)
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 10:42am UTC
Hi Joann. Thanks for the recommendation. I shall look for it the next time I go to Wal Mart. I'm hoping the Claritin-D will do what it's supposed to do but I'm beginning to sneeze again ..... Woe is me! I'm not gonna give up.

Thank you for commenting and for the great suggestion.
Trish A. Feb 4, 2013, 1:22pm UTC
I hope this finds you feeling better. I'm quickly becoming a fan of another home idea . . . Slice several onions in half and place around the house. They are supposed to draw germs to them. I've been doing this the last couple of weeks and I've managed to have my longest period free of infection and flu.
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 1:39pm UTC
LOL, LOL, LOL! You made me laugh out loud, thank you.

Trish, are you lonely? LOL! Are you wondering why your friends are shunning you? LOL!

I'm not secure enough to do this. I'll just have to take you word for it. LOL!

Visionaerie suggested onions and garlic and Sue B. suggested horseraddish , LOL! I just can't bring myself to do this. My friends might lock me up, it's for sure they would avoid me and my home ..... LOL! Hey, maybe they're the reason I'm having an allergy attack anyway. Naaaah, I've never been allergic to them before so I'll rule out my friends as being the cause and continue to blame my flower bed.

Thank you for the suggestion and most of all thank you for the laugh. Laughter cures almost everything. LOL!
Trish A. Feb 4, 2013, 9:53pm UTC
Friends shunning me!?! Actually after a couple of hours the odor disappears! I'm sticking with it if it keeps me healthy.

Hope you start feeling better soon!
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 10:09pm UTC
LOL. Well, I was sort-of kidding but I couldn't get past the fresh cut onion smell. I would never question your statement about the odor disappearing because I would not know this. I'm actually amazed. Trish, a person is never too old to learn and I have just learned something even if I did laugh about it. Thank you for following up on this comment. I appreciate it. I am so much better today, it amazing what a difference a day can make. I actually received some really cool do-it-yourself remedies that doesn't involve drugs. I'm sorry I laughed ..... noooo I'm not, it actually is funny! Now I shall not only remember you as a most extraordinary playwright and wonderful person, but also as "the sinus whisperer" .... Laughter makes everything better. Thanks.
Kevin E. Feb 4, 2013, 2:20pm UTC
I am very sorry that you are sick my friend, allergies sometimes feel worse than a flu or cold. I hope it clears up very very soon!
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 5:19pm UTC
Hi Kevin. Thank you so much for the sympathies. I thrive on them .... LOL! I'm thinking that I'm on the recovery road as I feel much better this afternoon. This has not been fun. I don't do sick very well. LOL. Thank you for commenting, I appreciate it.
Priscilla P. Feb 4, 2013, 4:16pm UTC
OH NO! How horribly horribly dreadful. And is there nothing we can do to help?
I am glad it is not the flu.
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 5:36pm UTC
Hi Priscilla. I get sick about once every three or four years and it's usually allergies. I know this one came on because I was not dressed properly for my "clean out the flower bed" day. I'll live. Yesterday I wasn't so sure, LOL. I hate, hate, hate taking pills but sometimes I have to poke all that foreign stuff down my throat in order to shed myself of whatever caused it in the first place. Thank you for your sympathy. I feed on it, it makes me strong .... LOL, I really don't do sick "very well". I've finally gotten past the "Woe is Me" stage and I'm now venturing into the "dare I go outside again" stage. Keep the sympathy coming, it's making me stronger, I can feel it, I can feel it. LOL! Did you read any of the suggestions from these the most kind people in the world? All were really good and probably cheaper than the darn Clarintin. I really love Trish's suggestion about cutting up onions and setting them around in different places in my house. I would probably end up crying the whole time, LOL. Thank you for commenting Priscilla, I feel stronger just by absorbing all the sympathy.
Priscilla P. Feb 4, 2013, 11:44pm UTC
Did you venture out today? What lives in those leaves that hates you?
Kim B. Feb 4, 2013, 4:44pm UTC
Allergies seem to be worse this year. I suffer constantly and Daisy now does too. I hope you feel better soon. Take care
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 5:39pm UTC
Awwww, I sure hope you don't get attacked as bad I as did. Man, this stuff can wipe you out. Can Daisy take an allergy pill? Poor you and poor her. It's awful to be allergic to the world isn't it. Thank you for reading and thank you for your well wishes, I appreciate it.
Kim B. Feb 4, 2013, 5:47pm UTC
Yes, I have been suffering through it like yourself. Sneezing like someone blew pepper in my face, over and over, then the drip, sinus headache so bad i could barely open my eyes. Poor Daisy had to take benadryl for awhile. her eyes constantly drip , but the worse was she would lick her feet constantly. So bad that she licked most of the hair off her paws. They say with dogs, they pick up stuff on their feet and I should wash her feet everytime before she comes inside. She is better now, except for the eyes. Doesn't help we live above a barn,lol!
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 6:03pm UTC
Awwww, I shall give you and Daisy part of the sympathy that I have received. All these well wishes have put me on the road to recovery, that plus $29 dollars worth of Claritin-D. It's expensive but I believe it's doing the job. I understand the thing about washing Daisy's feet. I took two showers yesterday, but only one today, hoping to wash the stuff off of me that attached itself to me and went up my nose .... LOL! Try the sliced onion thing that Trish suggested or the onion and garlic and horseraddish suggestions. I don't think I could get past the strong order of these veggies without cooking them and that would defeat the purpose. But they say it works and I don't doubt it one bit. If I ever get blasted by this stuff again, I'm gonna buy a sack of onions and cut them up and put them all over the house. It'll sure be cheaper than the darn pills. LOL! Hang in there, I got better (or I am getting better) and you and Daisy will too.
Kim B. Feb 4, 2013, 7:22pm UTC
Thanks for the advice. I've heard about the onion, but never tried it or the Claritin.
Truth Always Feb 4, 2013, 4:54pm UTC
Hope you feel better soon...
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 6:06pm UTC
Hi Ms Truth. I'm feeling better today. The drippy nose has almost stopped. Thank you for the well wishes, I appreciate it.
Susan N. Feb 4, 2013, 5:20pm UTC
When I think I have contact allergies from wind born allergens I get out my eye drops recommended by my eye doctor they are over the counter generic comparable to Zatador. They help a lot. I also try to remember to wash any clothes I wore as well as getting myself a shower to get rid of anything I might bring into the house on myself.....pets who helped might also need a bath!
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 6:12pm UTC
You do what I have being doing by washing everything, including myself. I have some Visine-A eye drops that are for allergies. I wonder if it will work as well as the one you suggested? I'm gonna go try them (I forgot about them). Thanks for the suggestion. Man this stuff really wiped me out. I think I'm almost all better and hopefully by tomorrow I'll be as good as new, or as good as an old lady can expect to be anyway, LOL! Thank you for commenting Susan and for the well wishes, I appreciate it.
Amber C. Feb 4, 2013, 8:16pm UTC
This is a true story. My Uncle Connie (yep, they named a boy Connie), when he was 45 called his wife at work and told her she had to come home because he thought he was dying. She came home worried, because he never took a day off and never got so much as a cold. She came home and after speaking to him told him he just had the flu. They took him to the doctor to confirm it, and the doctor confirmed it. But because he had never had one sick day in his life, not even a cold or allergies, the sick feeling was so foreign, he was convinced death was near.
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 8:31pm UTC
Awww, what a sweet story. I'm seldom sick and I know exactly how he feels, LOL. Any sickness on me and I think I might be dying .... LOL, as I said, I don't do "sick" very well. I like lots of sympathy. LOL! I'm much much better today but it got better as the day wore on. Thank you for commenting Amber. I knew a man named Carol once it used to a very popular mans name, perhaps Connie was once a very popular mans name at one time.
Amber C. Feb 4, 2013, 8:17pm UTC
Alos, they say while most people wash their sheets once a week, it's good to change your pillow covers twice a week because of allergens. Also, to take a shower at night because you wash them off without going to bed and inhaling anything that might irritate your allergies.
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 8:36pm UTC
This is good advice. I did wash my sheets and my pillow cases also my bathroom towels. I have also washed "me" almost away. But I only washed my hair once and that was yesterday. Whatever it is that attacked me, the Claritin-D is about the wipe it out. I hope I don't get attacked again. Thank you for commenting Amber, I appreciate it.
Ryan Reid Feb 5, 2013, 12:02am UTC
Woe is Lee, hope you are feeling better!
Ms Lee P. Feb 5, 2013, 10:49am UTC
Hi Ryan. Clarintin-D works. Woo Hoo! I'm good as new today. Woo Hoo! Thank you so much for the good wishes, I appreciate it. It took three days but it seems to be okay. No sneezing today and the drip is gone. Now I'm hungry and that's always a good sign, LOL!
Shelbia C. Feb 5, 2013, 2:43am UTC
Love your post, though I am sorry you were feeling bad. I hope you are feeling better now.
Ms Lee P. Feb 5, 2013, 10:51am UTC
Hello Shelbia. Being sick is just no fun. It took three days but I think I'm all better today. Woo Hoo for Clarintin-D, it works. Thank you for the sympathy, I appreciate it.
Debbie W. Feb 5, 2013, 8:41am UTC
Hope you're feeling better
Ms Lee P. Feb 5, 2013, 10:52am UTC
Hi Debbie. Clarintin-D works. Woo Hoo! I'm good as new today. Woo Hoo! Thank you so much for the good wishes, I appreciate it. It took three days but I seem to be okay today. No sneezing and the drip is gone. Now I'm hungry and that's always a good sign, LOL!
Pam Brittain Feb 5, 2013, 5:52pm UTC
Lee, even when you feel bad, you take the time to make me laugh.

Try a Niti Pot (Walgreens carries them) and use sea salt. My alergies will kick in as bad as yours in March and it's the only thing that actually helps - it really helps and keeps me from taking a bunch of pills that usually give me a bloody nose.
Ms Lee P. Feb 5, 2013, 6:20pm UTC
Hi Pam. I'm sure going to get me one of those (Neti Pot). I like this idea better than any of the suggestions that I've received so far. I'm not sneezing today and my nose has finally stopped dripping but my head still feels sort-of stuffy. I still have leaves to rake out of the flower bed (again) and I'm wondering if it will hit again. I wonder if a person can die from raking leaves? I don't like taking pills and this one took three days to actually work (today being the third day). As I said, "I don't do sick very well". Never thought about the nose bleed thing but I can certainly understand how this could happen from pill popping. I'm buying a Neti Pot ... Woo Hoo ... and thank you. You may have saved my life and saved me from becoming a pill junkie. Now don't get any ideas about me being so beholden to you that I have to follow you around until I can repay you by saving your life .... I don't think I would like Arizona .... and it's so close to Las Vegas that I would probably stay broke all the time, so ... I'll just have to owe you one! Thanks for the great suggestion, I appreciate it.
Pam Brittain Feb 5, 2013, 6:32pm UTC
I just hope you don't gross out when the sea salt goes through all your sinuses through one nose and comes out the other. Oh, there's a song - ♫Well, you push the first valve down and the music goes round and round, etc., and it comes out here♫
Ms Lee P. Feb 5, 2013, 6:40pm UTC
LOL, I'm tapping my toes. I'm not faint at heart, except when it comes to spiders and snakes.

I just noticed that the ads at the top of this article are all about Nasal Congestion ..... LOL, big brother is watching! LOL!
The Red Headed Witch of Gather G. Feb 7, 2013, 2:26pm UTC
Claritin never worked for me, I always used Allegra D
Ms Lee P. Feb 7, 2013, 3:13pm UTC
I shall have to try Allegra D if this thing ever happens again. After all the Clairtin D did take three days to really work. I'm like everyone else, I want instant relief. Thanks for telling me about Allegra D and thanks for commenting.
JoAnn C. Feb 8, 2013, 6:55pm UTC
hope you are feeling better

congratulations! you reached 100 views
Steph-in-NE ..... Feb 10, 2013, 2:18am UTC
so srry you are or were sick (this being a week behind so sorry on that), hope you and your bunny slippers have a great week
Regina R. Feb 17, 2013, 8:24am UTC
poor Ms Lee hope you are better by now. I dont have allergies but I am battling some other health problems right now and I bet they wont win but I will as I fight them, also with a bit of groaning here and there,

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