Severe hayfever, advice needed

[JoAnn&Aimee]

I get bad hayfever most years but this year has hit extremely badly. It is probably due to the hormones but I need to take something for it. I am seeing my doctor on Friday and I am praying that she can give me something as all hayfever tablets say 'do not take if pregnant'.
Does anyone know if there is anything I can take to tide me over?

 

[BeckyJ]

i asked the same the other day on here and have asked my midwife and she said there is nothing i can take

 

[JoAnn&Aimee]

oh no! I was afraid of that!

I shall be letting lil madam know just what I went through while pregnant with her! All the suffering!

 

[Suzie and Faith]

THERE IS HOPE!
I went to the pharmacist and he said that doctors don't prescribe it but you CAN TAKE PIRITON - BUT the one that CAN make you drowsy. In Boots it is £3.15 for 30 tablets which are to be taken 4-6 hours apart - though i'm just taking them as necessary!

Boots are also doing free trial pots of Hay-Max with every hayfever purchase - it's like a lip balm but you put it round your nose - it's supposed to stop the pollen irritating.

OBV with the piriton they advise you not to drive/operate heavy machinery!

 

[Geordie&Bairn]

THERE IS HOPE!
I went to the pharmacist and he said that doctors don't prescribe it but you CAN TAKE PIRITON - BUT the one that CAN make you drowsy. In Boots it is £3.15 for 30 tablets which are to be taken 4-6 hours apart - though i'm just taking them as necessary!

Boots are also doing free trial pots of Hay-Max with every hayfever purchase - it's like a lip balm but you put it round your nose - it's supposed to stop the pollen irritating.

OBV with the piriton they advise you not to drive/operate heavy machinery!

DITTO i was going to say the same ive taken them myself due to my allergy to animal fur when i was up home for xams 5 dogs in the house i was in pure agony, and Collier's fine doctors have to air on the side of caution theses days
luckly my hayfever hasnt bothered me this year Hope yours gets better soon love i know how horrible it is and sympathise compleatly

 

[lb1787]

I asked at the boots pharmacy today, they said there's nothing I could take and if it gets worse to ask my gp.

 

[JoAnn&Aimee]

I will get some piriton at boots tomorrow. As the day has went on my hayfever had gotten worse. My entire face feels like it has been punched and I am sitting here with my mouth wide open in an attempt to breathe!

 

[Minime]

My GP told me Piriton too as I get early hayfever (tree pollen) so I've been taking them for weeks

 

[CharlieC]

Same here went to Docs and he prescribed Piriton too! I've decided only to take it though when I'm really suffering, I used to take Cetirizine (Zirtek) every single day before becoming pg.