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Yup, this is ragweed.

I don't even need to look at any charts.

It's a distinct shitty feeling.

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  • wild_turkey
    wild_turkey

    Ophthalmologist here with a little info about allergy eye drops… Avoid anything with a redness reliever. This includes Opcon-A, Naphcon-A, anything with naphazoline in it, and generally most Visine a

  • Brisketexan
    Brisketexan

    I think I saw "Cedar Pollen-Infused Snot" play at Raoul's back in the day.  They were loud.

  • WithoutAClue
    WithoutAClue

    Allergy count for Jan. 16, 2024.

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ozone has been high as well.  Nose & throat have been burning the last couple of days 

Well that is reassuring (I guess), I noticed I had a itchy throat that felt like allergies but had not checked. 

21 hours ago, austingirl said:

I am having a hell of a time today - constantly watering eyes, stuffiness, sneezing. KVUE says mold is high which is just a bitch since we haven't even gotten the benefit of rain lately.

July bakery overproduction

Something started up this weekend and has been brutal. Can't wait till Laura floods it away.

  • 2 weeks later...

If you think you’re dying today, there’s good reason.   

Yesterday was apparently the second highest count total in history.

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for what, mold?

I think mold was around 18,000 in San Antonio yesterday.  High temps + lots of moisture = don't sit still too long or mold will start to grow on you.

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1 minute ago, miguelito said:

for what, mold?

I think mold was around 18,000 in San Antonio yesterday.  High temps + lots of moisture = don't sit still too long or mold will start to grow on you.

Si.  Jim reported a count of 46,500 last night. 

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Damn.  Maybe that's why my eyes are messed up; there is mold growing in them.

  • 2 weeks later...

Fall elm and pigweed are worse for me than ragweed. I’m better off indoors for a while.

Dying today with the Elm and Ragweed. Is it just me or was it hazy/Smokey out also (Austin area)?

It was hazy. Smoke from the fires made it’s way down here. 

I've started wearing a mask when I'm home alone. 

  • 1 month later...

Anyone else buggin out right now or is it just me? My eyes have been watering all day and nose is a faucet

2 minutes ago, BayouBill said:

Anyone else buggin out right now or is it just me? My eyes have been watering all day and nose is a faucet

Started last night about 10.   Had to take two Benadryl’s before it finally calmed down.  My nose would not stop running for a few hours.  

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Same. Mold is moderate, but that's all that's being reported. My nose says different. 

2 minutes ago, miguelito said:

Same. Mold is moderate, but that's all that's being reported. My nose says different. 

Kind of felt like some Mountain Juniper.  Like a little taste of what's to come.

Whatever  it was, it's gone, I've been fine all day, and there's no way the Benadryl has lasted that long.  I've been taking Zyrtec daily as well before now.

8 hours ago, miguelito said:

Same. Mold is moderate, but that's all that's being reported. My nose says different. 

Allergy counts always seem a day behind. 

  • 1 month later...
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Yup. Woke up here in SW Austin yesterday morning feeling like something was fucky with my sinuses and could immediately sense that it felt different than the typical early morning crud associate with allergies. Went to the KVUE site and saw that cedar was listed in the low count. Here's to looking at two months of itchy eyes/nose, constant low grade (if lucky) headache, crusty boogers blocking the snot from flowing out, coughing/hacking up phlegm, and just an all around fatigued/achy body. Cheers!

  • 3 weeks later...

I could feel it coming on yesterday. Woke up with a sore throat and sneezing/stuffiness today and sure enough, cedar's high. Here we go.

Yesterday was really the first day most of us could feel it.  Hopefully with the dry fall the pollen will be less.

Well it probably will, but who am I kidding?  3 grains of that crap is lethal, never mind 3,000.

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7480.

And now the eternal debate about allergy medicine and alcohol.  That combination is bad for one's liver, I hear.  Well, if I'm going to be miserable, I might as well be drunk.

Ok. As much as I hate having severe allergies, it’s good to see this thread rehashed instead of my symptoms perhaps being caused by, well, you know. 

Holy shit I have been suffering the last two days.  Inside I keep it in check with xyzal, nasal rinse, aller flo, and ipatroprium bromide.  Plus zatidor eye drops.  I’m oding on a allergy meds.  Fuck cedar.

Cedar starting to kick hard and take no prisoners.

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I've been wearing my covid mask all the time outdoors. I spent a few hours out in the garden, kept the mask on. It might have helped, but I was still pretty snotty later.

Ha I was hoping this thread was bumped. Got bitch slapped on Friday with the cedars. Better now. The wife was giving me the Rona Stare. 

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I was out wandering today, trimming some branches, and, well....

 

 

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Serious question: Why not cut them all down and burn them.  Maybe not out in the country, but why would any town have a cedar inside city limits?

“Some local guy on the Internet” says this stuff sold at HEB helps a lot with his allergies. Anybody here ever try it?

 

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Is the price <$1000?  If so, then it probably doesn't work.  I assume that would be the established price point for a magic bullet to combat cedar fever in Austin.

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I know a guy who swears by that stuff.  I tried it, but didn't notice any difference.  Maybe I didn't use it long enough, or maybe I wasn't supposed to use it as a suppository. I don't know.

I'm still curious about eating the berries directly, or making a tea with them or something like that.

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30 minutes ago, Parliament said:

Serious question: Why not cut them all down and burn them.  Maybe not out in the country, but why would any town have a cedar inside city limits?

The golden cheek warbler has a very powerful lobby.  I think some municipalities still list cedars as a protected species.

(Personally, I'm making notes of the trees on my property, identifying the males for future chopping)

39 minutes ago, Parliament said:

Serious question: Why not cut them all down and burn them.  Maybe not out in the country, but why would any town have a cedar inside city limits?

The pollen from the ones out in the country is what blows in with the winter winds. 

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Fuckin' mold.

 

I mean, fuckin' cedar.

I think God hates me.  this has been the worst day for me since last winter. 

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