Seasonal Sickness

[Silver]

Is there a time of year when your immune system is weakest?

I tend to always get sick during the summer.

[brewer]

Is there a time of year when your immune system is weakest?

I tend to always get sick during the summer.

When school starts. It's not that my immune system gets weak but I get exposed to more shit. Kids pass it to other kids, then to parents, then to me. Usually it's limited to rhinovirus and I can take the runny nose ok. Don't tolerate the other end getting runny very well.

Looks like it will be three pokes for me this fall, flu, covid, RSV.

[h4ym4n]

Is there a time of year when your immune system is weakest?

I tend to always get sick during the summer.

Were you anywhere near Biden?

[Silver]

Is there a time of year when your immune system is weakest?

I tend to always get sick during the summer.

Were you anywhere near Biden?

I haven't gotten sick-sick yet, but this summer has been playing with me.

[no one]

Viruses leave me alone, professional courtesy.

[Fireball]

For the last few years, I've been having serious runny nose issues, and taking mass quantities of Benadryl for it. Last fall I went to the doctor because it was so bad. I was told to use Nasacort.  I wish that I had found out about it sooner. A few days on that, and my nose stopped dripping like a faucet. Now, the first time I start getting sniffles, I shoot some up my nose. I'm using 100% less Benadryl. You might consider trying Nasacort.

[Silver]

For the last few years, I've been having serious runny nose issues, and taking mass quantities of Benadryl for it. Last fall I went to the doctor because it was so bad. I was told to use Nasacort.  I wish that I had found out about it sooner. A few days on that, and my nose stopped dripping like a faucet. Now, the first time I start getting sniffles, I shoot some up my nose. I'm using 100% less Benadryl. You might consider trying Nasacort.

The thing with me it is only at home that my nose runs. Outside or at work, it doesn't. I'm thinking I have a mild allergy to cats, but it's tolerable.

[Thumpalumpacus]

I average about one cold a year, sometimes two, almost always between October and February.

[Thumpalumpacus]

The thing with me it is only at home that my nose runs. Outside or at work, it doesn't. I'm thinking I have a mild allergy to cats, but it's tolerable.

When's the last time you changed the filters in your HVAC? If they have a lot of allergens in the filters, those will still be pushed out and perhaps even concentrated.

Replacement filters at HD are a few bucks apiece, and definitely worth a look if you haven't done so already. We change our filters out here in November and May because of the local trees mating schedule.

[brewer]

The thing with me it is only at home that my nose runs. Outside or at work, it doesn't. I'm thinking I have a mild allergy to cats, but it's tolerable.

When's the last time you changed the filters in your HVAC? If they have a lot of allergens in the filters, those will still be pushed out and perhaps even concentrated.

Replacement filters at HD are a few bucks apiece, and definitely worth a look if you haven't done so already. We change our filters out here in November and May because of the local trees mating schedule.

We change ours once a month. Our dogs create a lot of dander and undercoat particulates.