My first thought as I woke up was "Holy shit, how much did I drink?"

[Rabrrrrrr]

and then I realized that I haven't had any alcohol in the last week.

Fuckin' allergies.

Now my nose is running like an overflowing sewer pipe, my head feels the size of Rush Limbaugh, and my throat has that itchy feeling that one can get only from allergies.

Fuck.

[Moochy]

1. Take two oxycontin

and call your maid/pusher in the morning.

> my head feels the size of Rush Limbaugh,
Might as well make the rest of you feel like Rush !! :)

I love the hot water + fizzy antihistamines /aspirin tablets when I wake up like that. They seem to do the trick alot faster than just plain old pills.

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. Wish I had access! Alas, I am camping, and stuck with my loratidin

or whatever the hell it's called.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

3. You're posting while camping?

Good Lord. Ain't technology grand?! You must camp like we do! :evilgrin:
Duckie

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. Well, it's certainly not REAL camping

It's cabin camping, in a place with wireless in some buildings.

I'd prefer not to call it camping, but I don't know what else to call it, since it isn't a resort, or a hotel, but isn't as rustic as true camping, either.

We need a word for the middle-road of hotel <--> camping

[YellowRubberDuckie]

8. Pamping:

Pampered Camping. We do it, but out of a tent. We have air mattresses and we take my computer and DVDs to watch. We eat great food and chill. :evilgrin:
Duckie

[fishnfla]

4. Allergies or DT's ?

just kidding

maybe you should start drinking

[HysteryDiagnosis]

5. Just a thought... but why don't you check into some of this

information... it shouldn't hurt and it just may help....



http://www.lef.org/protocols/prtcl-005.shtml
Allergies
Updated: 05/21/2003

Types of Reactions
Avoidance of Allergens
Therapeutic Options
Leaky Gut Syndrome
Healthcare Professional
Additional Suggestions

Summary
Allergies are abnormal immune reactions to specific agents known as antigens or allergens. Examples of common allergens are foods, drugs, pollens, dust mites, mold spores, animal dander, feathers, and insect venoms, as well as other substances which non-allergic people find relatively non-dangerous with usual exposure. Allergies may develop when an otherwise innocent substance has significant contact with an already inflamed surface (sensitization), such as from a viral infection or exposure to irritants, and becomes involved in the immune response. Thereafter, repeated exposure to such a substance may evoke an allergic response with the release of histamine and a variety of other pro-inflammatory substances, including enzymes, leukotrienes, and interleukins, and the creation of damaging free radicals. The multiplicity of these pro-inflammatory substances explains why single medications such as antihistamines often fail to completely control symptoms.

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. Thanks for the info - it's all natural stuff that does me in

August is always an awful month for me, since the ragweed is out, as well as shitloads of other stuff, and I imagine I've been in an area (since I'm camping) that's chock full of mold.

And I spent a lot of time outside this week, and it just builds up and builds up...

I have such a headache now.

Really sad.

[New Earth]

9. the only solution is

to get trashed :beer: