Let's play "Illness or Allergies"...

AnnapolisLari

We came back from MD the Monday after Easter. Both kids then developed 103 fevers for a couple of days, then nasty respiratory ick.

It's now over a week and a half later and we're still having to run the vaporizers every night and do decongestants. They're hacking like 3 pack a day smokers.

In the last week everything around here has burst into bloom-- flowers, trees, you name it. It's also been very rainy except for the last 2 nice days.

They're both getting Zyrtec daily but it doesn't seem to be doing much good after about 12-14 hours.

Is there some respiratory funk going around or are they just overwhelmed with pollen?

REOM

I've had seasonal allergies my entire life, and I can't remember a month as bad as this one has been...

I think they probably had a virus over Easter (fever) and most recently are suffering with allergies like so many others. Plus, don't you live in the woods? I start itching thinking about it!

Bring on the rain!

AnnapolisLari

We do live in the woods. It's been so cold and rainy that everything bloomed at the same time. It's crazy.

I am pretty snotty and sneezy and my allergy meds are next to useless, too.

I will be glad when the pollen is under control.

AZ_Erica

We had something similiar a few weeks back.  It seriously took me like 2.5 weeks to fully get over it.  The kids were a little shorter time frame but it was bad.

firefightersgal

DD and I have been suffering with allergies like crazy lately.  I had to take out my contacts last night, because my eyes were so itchy.  (I very rarely remove them).

DD is on Zyrtec and a nasal spray and she's STILL itching and sneezing.

StarryNight39

We went through the same exact thing. Three weeks of illness, and awful, awful coughs. I kept giving allergy meds figuring that's what it was, but they ended up all having pneumonia. If it has been three weeks it is worth a visit to the dr. Good luck! FWIW, my kids were 110% better within 18 hours, it was amazing.