Morning, I have had what appears to be an allergy reaction to pollen since moving from One city to another. Runny eyes, runny nose, very bad chest cough, hot and cold flushes, slight temperature elevation. Saw my GP who said it was a reaction to pollen due to area I live in. Gave me Telfast 180mg. I have had this for more than 3months. Very tired, lack of sleep at night due to coughing fits etc. Also take a Multi Vitamin as well. I m 56 yrs and not getting any younger. Starting affect my daily routines, work, and external activities. Any suggestions please. Tony
Allergic rhinitis is not a rare disease and can effect a people of different ages. All the symptoms that you are having are more or less classical for this condition. There are three major ways to go about in treating Allergic Rhinitis1. Prevention - Taking medications to avoid having the symptoms2. Symptomatic - Taking medication to alleviate the symptoms you are experiencing.3. Immunotherapy - Make you immune to the allergens causing the symptoms in the first place. In your case as your symptoms have already started. We need to get your symptoms in control first. You are unfortunately having the full package of symptoms i.e., your eyes, your nose and your chest, all three things are involved. If your symptoms have failed to settle with an anti-allergic medication like Belfast and are experiencing fatigue and lack of sleep then its better you see your physician sooner than later. I would suggest that you should be on the following Chat Doctor. 