In today's WTF headline/news story:

I liked the line "He, and his severed penis, were taken to Cedars-Sinai." It's like "He and his estranged wife" or something. Like they had to convince the penis to go to the same location as the idiot who broke up with him/it.

Tep (or anyone who might know) - I took a Claritin this morning, think I followed it up with a Zyrtec as I often do and just now added an Allegra to the mix (because I didn't have my preventative med that I know doesn't interact with the others and I have an annoying amount of allergy symptoms still). My heart's not going to explode or anything, right?

My heart's not going to explode or anything, right?

That's a whole lot of antihistamines you've got going on there! I feel your pain, because my head is stuffy but my nose is also runny. Stupid pollen.

I strongly suspect you'll live, but I also don't think that's a good combination to repeat. It really IS a whole lot of antihistamines. Have you tried taking 2 Claritin (or 2 Zyrtec or 2 Allegra) -- without any additional antihistamine? Sometimes doubling up on the same one works really well.

Also, now that Nasacort is OTC, have you tried adding that? It'll take a week or so to really take effect, but it should be helpful.

OMG, work person IM'ing me with only "hi Brenda." Tell me what you want and I'll answer. Otherwise you have just made IM more inconvenient than email.

Nasacort

Is that the spray? I keep forgetting about that one.

Nasacort

Is that the spray?

It is. It only recently became available OTC, but since it's a steroid and not an actual antihistamine, it works differently, and generally pretty well, and is safe to use with antihistamines.

I think Sara's got allergies -- she's been coughing up a storm since the other day, and she doesn't have a fever. Poor noodle. She sounds so ragged.

I didn't know Nasacort is OTC now. I ought to give that a try.

Stupid finds a way.

That is the truth.

My grandboss just called a meeting with my team to get some feedback. Afterward, my super-eager and slightly longwinded new hire went to tell him some more stuff. I walked in a couple of minutes later because I had a scheduled meeting with the grandboss. He was CLEARLY trying to get her to wrap up, and she just....kept going. Luckily, I knew this about her already and have a good relationship with him, because I was pre-mortified by the time she left.

Thanks! I haven't tried Nasacort. I've been using Nasalcrom with some success, but that's prevention only, not treatment. I'll pick some up when I go to the drugstore after work (the more times I repeat that I am going to the drugstore, the more likely I will remember to actually go. Drugstore. After work.)

The Claritin and Zyrtec both have big DO NOT TAKE MORE THAN ONE DOSE IN A DAY notices in the documentation, though I am really not taking another of either today because they are at home and I am at work where the Allegra lives...I suspect what I really need right now is Benadryl, but I don't have that to hand either...