acetaminophen.

I used to not have any allergies but as I have gotten older I have seasonal allergies. I am not sure what it is I am allergic to but it seems to be different every year. There was one summer a few years ago where I could not be around fresh cut grass but I haven't had a problem since that one summer.

I had 2 allergy attacks about 20 years ago that were quiute frightening. After eating some (Apparently) fake lobster salad from a lunch place, I woke up at night unable to breathe, my lips freakishly swollen. My husband drove me to the hospital ER and they gave me a shot of epinephrine/ adrenalin (spelling?) which stopped the swelling. I spent the next day at home resting, then had THE EXACT THING HAPPEN the following night. Knowing what was happening, I went back to hospital, After the second adrenalin shot, I was told to take over the counter benadryl for a week. And given a prescription for an Epipen. I decided against having full allergy testing afterwardsbut I've been very careful about eating anything new, especially seafoods. I've never been sure, but I think this allergy episode may have contributed to my subsequent kidney failure years later, which required 4 years on dialysis plus a successful kidney transplant in 2012.

Wow Vicsgirl! How scary!

Oh, my, where to start?

Ragweed, Cedar Trees, Mums are really high on my plant list,

Coconut is extremely high on my food list

Dog, Cat, Birds are on my indoor pet list, horses and cows on my outdoor animal list

Add to this dust, feather pillows and then all the minor stuff.

I take two shots every 16 days. During cedar tree pollen and ragweed pollen time I also take an allergy pill daily, and if it gets bad, I add nasal spray and over the counter pills, and do nasal rinses daily along with showering and washing my hair before entering my bedroom in the evening. I also run an air cleaner all night long in my room, to get a break from annoying pollen.

I can no longer spend a night at friends houses, if they are indoor pet owners, without maxing out on allergy meds.

Moni

My main, serious allergies are Tetracycline, latex and insect bites. The insect bite one is the worst as I'm an avid gardener, okay obsessed, love the outdoors (especially remote wilderness) and hiking. If bitten, I take 2 Benedryl, inject myself with Epi Pen and get to the hospital by 20 minutes.

Had a bad reaction to Amoxicillin some years back so my doctor and my pharmacy have me down as allergic to 'cillins.

I get pretty severe contact dermatitis quite easily. Generally from many liquid soaps. I am also careful to wash my hands after touching powdered laundry detergent. I have not been tested for a specific ingredient but it probably a preservative or the like. I have found Dial Gold bar soap is best for me to use for hand washing and bathing. I have never had a problem with shampoo.

Strong scents give me migraines but I think that is more a reaction than a true allergy. I stay away from room fresheners, strong scented candles people who bathe in their perfume.

As far as pollen and weeds I may get a little congested on a windy day occasionally but nothing a whiff of one of those OTC chapstick sized nasal inhalers can't take care of.

Mostly dust, but some seasonal allergies like tree pollen. I didn't have any allergies when I was younger either, but as I've gotten older the seasonal allergies bother me more. I was tested about 10 years ago which is how I found out I have these. I wasn't off the charts at the time with the tree pollen (oak, primarily), but I can tell the sensitivities have increased some with time.

MSG is my big one, oh the pain it causes....:( My skin is very sensitive, I cannot wear make up of any kind. I can if I have to, get away with bare minerals for a short time. Then it is washed off. Just started with seasonal allergies, but it is minor as of now.

I have seasonal allergies--year-round (or so it seems). Allergic to penicillin and all derivatives; codeine; sulfa. Food allergies: Cheese (all kinds) and scallops.

My dad, one sister, and my daughter have seasonal allergies -- tree pollen in the Spring, grass pollen in the Summer, ragweed pollen in Fall. I'm allergic to house dust. Oh, and cats -- I can't breathe right if I'm around a cat too long. Otherwise we'd have at least three or four cats, wouldn't that be fun?

Big problems -- Tree Nuts, Coconut, Penicillin, Sulfa Drugs, Tagamet. Those require Epipens and a trip to the hospital. Smaller ones to molds, dust, seasonal pollens etc.

Not really, or at least not severely. I can get contact rash from bandaids any place but a finger so am careful with adhesive. If I should need a bandage which isn't often I can fashion my own with gauze and steri strips which don't bother me.

My guess is tree pollen from the timing. I'll get stuffy, sneezy, cough but it hasn't affected me enough to be tested - I don't know which trees ;0)

Not allergic to anything that I know of. Had a reaction to shrimp one time, and I thought oh no! Anything but that. But evidently it was a one time thing because I can still handle them and eat them.

Not really allergic to anything.

I have always jokingly wondered that since epinephrine is basically a synthetic form of adrenaline, and since adrenaline is released by the body when you are badly scared, would it work in an emergency if someone was experiencing anaphylaxis, and no epinephrine injector was available, could you just shout "You are going to die!", frighten them badly, and save their life?

Probably not.

I seemed to have gotten exposed to something yesterday in the garden that my skin is sensitive to. I pulled a lot of three weeds: A grass, wild clematis, and euonymous. I was wearing gloves, but they were canvas, so maybe some "juice" got through. In a few hours my fingers were itching. When I woke up this morning, I had tiny, deep blisters on my fingers. I'm using cortisone cream.

Anyone have experience with either euonymous or clematis causing a reaction? I've certainly pulled lots of both in the past, but I usually have leather gloves.

Many years ago, I had a prescription for Lamisil (anti-fungal, IIRC) that I took for just one week and had a nasty reaction so I stopped it. I lost my sense of taste in such a way that every single thing I ate tasted like you would imagine something that had been marinated in a litter box. Truly VILE.

The horrible reaction lasted for three full months, during which time I lost 25 pounds as I simply could not eat. Eventually found I could manage nibbling on a saltine and drink V-8 juice, both of which tasted normal. Good thing I loved V-8 anyway -- it was a life saver!

No sweet corn in the summer, loonlake?? Oh man!

Penicillin and sulpha drugs.

Chocolate, if I eat very much of it at a time, or even small amounts if eaten daily. And I LOVE chocolate! The darker, the better! And the dark affects me more than the milk chocolate does. I get red, very itchy spots in various places from it. As I get older, I'm finding that almost all sweets do that to me if I don't limit the amounts.

I do get reactions from some pollens occasionally. Not sure if that could be termed an actual allergy or not. And it seems to be lessening as I get older.

Rusty

What am I NOT allergic to! And then there are the adverse reactions to multiple drugs.

sulpha drugs, Zetia and other cholesterol lowering drugs, shellfish, codeine, Cipro

Goodness, I'm so glad I don't have the allergies that some of you guys have! YIKES! I was having pretty bad pollen allergies at the beginning of Spring with all the tree pollen everywhere. My eyes, ears, nose and throat were itching, oh and the roof of my mouth too. Drove me nuts! I am allergic to many soaps also. Poison Ivy is a bad one too. Nothing extreme though, thank goodness!

My mom is allergic to sulpha drugs and morphine. Morphine allergy runs in my family with my mom, my sister, her son, and my son. I've never had it so who knows.

I don't have allergies but I have a strong sensitivity to scents and my eyes go nuts. I also can't have eucalyptus branches in flower arrangements. That's a big no-no. If someone brings me flowers my husband always takes them first and checks them outside. Any eucalyptus branches have to be taken out before coming into the house.

My DS, now a young adult, has a mouth ( oral) allergy to some fresh fruits and vegetables. As a young child, when I served him raw carrots, he would tell me his mouth itched. Others foods foods bother him as well: cantaloupes and cabbage. The weird thing is it only bothers him in the raw state. Once cooked or processed, all reactions are gone. I believe this allergy is pollen related.

seasonal allergies but nothing i'd go to doctor about. not predictable but spring and/or fall can/might be sneezy & itchy. i am allergic to grass... contact. i HAVE to have a blanket/towel between me/skin and grass or will be a bumpy itchy mess in short time. goes away on own or with benadryl.

VERY allergic to poison ivy. last time i had it... started with 2 little patches behind knees?? i am very aware of surroundings, so couldn't figure out HOW i caught it? found smallest sprig of poison ivy trying to grow along fence. only thing i could think of was dog(s) walked close enough and the pushed behind my legs (as often did) as i was watching tv. next came hands,,, then doctor visit and prednisone!

It's pollen for me, and inside the house - dust. I live in a really old house and dust is always around no matter how many times I've cleaned.

This is a timely post, as this morning I woke up with a stuffed up nose and painful sinus and a headache. There's something definitely in the air. Also experiencing a little nausea, eating only toast for breakfast. Maybe there is a flu going around again?

watchmelol -- If that 'chapstick like' nasal inhaler is what I think it is, trash it. After one insertion in your nose it will be infecting you over and over.

I have aspirin sensitivity, so no NSAIDs. (The active ingredient in many pain relievers is aspirin -- Ibuprofin and the like.) Allergic to sulfa.

I will suffer sinus headaches the night after spending more than an hour in a clothing store/mall. (Like yesterday's bra-fitting fun.) I avoid being outdoors in wind. Dust and mold are triggers. I can't live in a slab home or one with only a low crawlspace. I need flow-through humidifiers on my furnace. (The medium dries between cycles; doesn't grow mold.)

I had allergy test done years ago and the things that came up was dust mites, mold and mildew. We got rid of wall to wall carpet and put in hardwood floors and got leather chairs and sofa. I wash all the bedding, blankets, mattress pad as well as sheets every week. Dust and vacuum a lot.

Odd thing happened today. I went to my favorite greenhouse where I have always loved the smell of flowers and earth and my nose began to burn and I was sneezing and stuffed up. Never happened to me before. I had to leave. Perhaps it was something new they added?

I used to love avocado, but now get stomach cramping which lasts for hours from as little as a dollop of guacamole. Also, any more than one egg at a time has the same effect.

I'm allergic to idle gossip. It gives me the heebie jeebies.

I only discovered a few years ago that I'm allergic to bee stings. :/ Luckily the incident only involved a single sting and we got to the hospital right away.

Chisue - It can only reinfect if there was a bacterial problem. It's only going into me, it's not shared. You can't reintroduce an allergy this way. The thing gives me relief. If I have a bad cold I use one for the duration and toss it after it's over but even that is really unnecessary. It's like saying you should use a lipstick only once , or your toothbrush.

I can't take decongestants or OTC cold medications and I prefer to use the least medicinal way to gain relief. The camphor ,menthol and pine is soothing. It lets me breath better.

Dust, dust mite residues, and dander from dogs, cats, birds, etc. That's why we clean our home so often, and have a central air purifier. We change pillow cases and linens every 3 days. It's made a dramatic difference.

Penicillin.

@tbenjr: Have you told your doctor about this?

@watchmelol: What is the name of that nasal inhaler thingie you use? I have non-allergic rhinitis and don't like to use nasal sprays.

Sammy I use the generic one from Walgreens. But Vick's and other companies have them too. They all use the same active ingredient.

https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-nasal-decongestant-vapor-inhaler/ID=prod6001753-product

Just about everything outside. Especially pine trees and goldenrod. Also cats, dogs, mold, dust, etc. And, cockroaches! Yuck. I get 3 shots every couple weeks, take Allegra, have 2 prescription nasal sprays and an inhaler. When it still gets out of control I have to take Sudafed also. Saltwater nasal rinses helps a lot also.

I had a severe reaction to aspirin once years ago and twice I had bad reactions to certain seafood.

Mine's mostly sinus swelling in response to gases and particles in the city air. Pine pollen may be one irritant; another might be lilac, but I adore lilacs very much. Its just not the city alone. I have the same effect if I return the farm in southern Illinois. Its not life threatening; Its a nuisance. I notice relief after a cold wave passes through bringing cold, fresh air, or spend a day in the north woods of Wisconsin.

My wife is allergic to cats and dogs. She was tested when starting high school. She reacts strongly to the dander of a cat or dog. The remainder of the animal is ok. She is not allergic to poodles. Their hair is more wool like and their skin oils are different. She lived in the Qaud cities of Iowa/Illinois when tested. The allergen specialist found one other thing she was allergic to: Dust from Mississippi river beach mud in the Quad city location.

Elizabeth....perhaps the greenhouse operators had used a pesticide of some sort for insects or plant diseases. Or, a shipment from another source was loaded up with systemics, contact pesticides, and/or growth regulators. That's the standard practice, I'm afraid.....the norm rather than the exception.

I've had allergies and asthma since I was a child. Worse offenders are dust, weeds ,trees, cat dander, mold, cedar, grass, pine, feathers, lots of other environmental allergies. Can't use the fireplace cause of allergies to most woods. I have to avoid the aisles in places like Home Depot where the wood planks or siding is kept. Once even had an allergic reaction to an iron infusion....caused severe asthma attack, had to use epi-pen and ended up with ambulance ride to the ER. I was that kid who missed more school in elementary years than I attended...allergies, asthma morphed often into bronchitis and/or pneumonia. Caught every bug that came along, etc. Grew up with plastic encased pillows and mattresses and plastic curtains in my room. Doctors told my mother that I'd "outgrow" the asthma and most of the allergies, but unfortunately, I haven't. Instead, some of them have worsened. I live on antihistamines and decongestants and should buy stock in Kleenex. I feel great sympathy for others who live with allergies...it affects all aspects of life.

I am allergic to sulfa drugs too. Many years ago I had some allergy test done and all they could find was a Nickel allergy. I think I may have a slight allergy to shrimp, one time I ate quite a few and I didn't feel good. I am getting some pollen allergies now that I am getting older.

I grew up with asthma and eczema due to environmental allergies. Also have a serious allergy to peanuts, one of my first memories is refusing to eat a peanut butter sandwich because it gave me a tummy ache.

Still have environmental allergies and peanut allergy and have added allergies to tree nuts, melons and avocado. If I eat a lot then it's bad, if I eat a trace then I have a mild stomach ache that lasts for weeks. It mimics hunger pangs so I eat and eat. Awful.

Terribly allergic to cats but if I give the dogs a bath every few weeks I'm fine with them. Apparently I'm reacting to the pollens and such that get into their fur more than the dander as their licking annoys me but doesn't cause any problem. A couple times a kiss from a large dog has caused a reaction though.

When I was commuting to college by bicycle I could ride through a mild asthma attack, that was wonderful. Sometimes I can walk through one nowadays. There's a Ukrainian physiologist who developed breathing patterns to correct the panicked pattern that asthmatics do, suspect that is what was going on when I rode or walked through a mild attack. It isn't supposed to work but it does for me.

Re: Vicks and similar inhalers. My DH stopped having sinus troubles after an allergist asked what he used when he had nasal stuffiness. When DH told him he used a Vicks inhaler, the doctor had a fit. "Throw it away!"

That was the end of DH's sinus infections.

These sticks don't 'cause allergies'. They grow bacteria, and when you re-use them, they can re-introduce an infection. I don't think there is any medical upside to them. There's no comparison between the environment of lips (lipstick) and mouth (toothbrush) and the ideal breeding ground of the warm and moist nasal passages.

I have non-allergic rhinitis. I can use Azelastine HCI (Generic Astalin) and Flonase. (My MD explained that there is really no such thing as 'non-allergic rhinitis', but that's what they say because they have no current means of knowing what causes the reaction in some people. Lucky us!) My diagnosis is actually a 'named-for-a-physician' triad: Non-allergic sinusitis, aspirin sensitivity, and asthma. (Named, but not cured -- ha ha.)

My biggest allergy is to GARLIC!! I have a few others, but that is the biggest food wise.

I am allergic to honeysuckle and some grasses. I get an awful stingy/itchy, almost like poison ivy, rash without even touching these plants. For several summers, I was covered on inside of thighs, underside of arms from my wrist to elbows, and midriff. Initially I sought help from dermatologists who had not idea what the rash was, but one gave me a cream with augmented something which worked to clear up the rash and deterred a full blown outbreak. I saw an allergist who identified the allergens and suggested that I take a clarinex daily from March to August which helped. It broke the cycle or something and, knock on wood, I have not had an outbreak for several years. I do not take clarinex to deter the rash anymore either. I do keep the cream on hand and use it when I get an occasional bump. I also do not use the free mulch from the county anymore either and use round up when the crab grass and honeysuckle try to take up residence in the garden.