Oh, ugh, Tep, that doesn't sound like a great day. Maybe you can get store credit if you can find a manager.
I'll be in testing today, but my department has closed all it's issues so I'm really just standing by in case something comes up that needs my input. Really the only downside is that I have a less ergonomic workspace. Happy with my breakfast, though - poached duck egg on toast with Muenster (which was moldy but not all moldy and I know I'm not supposed to just go ahead and eat the still not moldy bits but I've been doing it all my life and never gotten sick from it (at least not obviously)).
It occurred to me last night that my little bout of maybe flu was maybe West Nile, that's supposed to be fluish, yes? I did get bit by more mosquitoes than usual in the last week or so. Anyway, seems to have passed whatever it was so it probably doesn't matter.
That doesn't sound good, Steph. Neither does West Nile!
I have switched from claritin to Allegra for the allergies, and it does seem to be helping-- but most of my problem is skin, not sinus, so maybe that is why?
most of my problem is skin, not sinus
You can take histamine 2 blockers meant for heartburn/GERD along WITH Allegra/Claritin/etc., because they actually are helpful for skin manifestations of allergic reactions.
The histamine 2 blockers are Tagamet (cimetidine), Pepcid (famotidine), Axid (nizatidine), and Zantac (ranitidine).
My doctor used to prescribe me Allegra for my skin reactions all the time: [link]
You can take histamine 2 blockers meant for heartburn/GERD along WITH Allegra/Claritin/etc., because they actually are helpful for skin manifestations of allergic reactions.
These are the only ones that work for my heartburn, the PPI antacids make it worse, somehow. Good to know they might help my skin reactions too.
What I need is an antihistamine that doesn't make me sleepy and dull, but still works.
So in an ongoing quest to figure out this woman's name, I thought maybe it's Ripsi, and now I think she may actually be the Ripsi who was on Bad Girls Club??? [link] Or they are related and/or it's just an Armenian "type." Anyway, at least now I know her name.
Angry Woman Keys "WORE" On Her Ex's New Girlfriend's Car
I didn't click on the link, but that is awesome.
What I need is an antihistamine that doesn't make me sleepy and dull, but still works.
That would change my life significantly. Probably revolutionize the world.
Way to go, Jesse!
I can actually decide what to do next, work-wise. Weird. I don't expect it to last long.
What I need is an antihistamine that doesn't make me sleepy and dull, but still works.
I take my Claritin/Allegra/whatever at bedtime. They generally work for 24 hours, but their initial sleepifying effect doesn't bother me the next day.
My doctor used to prescribe me Allegra for my skin reactions all the time: [link]
Ooops. I didn't mean that Allegra *doesn't* work for skin reactions; just that if someone needed extra help, the H2 blockers can help.
My sense of smell came back last night as suddenly as it left. I stood inhaling Vick's Vaporub marveling at the mentholness of it until I started feeling like an idiot. Then I spent the rest of the night coughing.
