I lived in california,arizona,minnesota and now i'm in DC.My parents live in St louis,mo.I went there for a week and my last 2 days i ended up with the watery,itchy eyes,sneezing,coughs and feeling dizzy.I took some Benadryl and yesterday i tried Claritin.It only made me sleepy.I came back to DC and ever since i moved here 4 months ago i've been getting headaches.Can it be the weather change?I never had a cold in California or Arizona.And it is dry there.But the midwest and the eastcoast not working for me.Do i need to have a doctor perform an allergy test on me and see if i need some medication?Please any replies are welcome.

TX

I lived in california,arizona,minnesota and now i'm in DC.My parents live in St louis,mo.I went there for a week and my last 2 days i ended up with the watery,itchy eyes,sneezing,coughs and feeling dizzy.I took some Benadryl and yesterday i tried Claritin.It only made me sleepy.I came back to DC and ever since i moved here 4 months ago i've been getting headaches.Can it be the weather change?I never had a cold in California or Arizona.And it is dry there.But the midwest and the eastcoast not working for me.Do i need to have a doctor perform an allergy test on me and see if i need some medication?Please any replies are welcome.

TX

I'd see an allergist. Do you have more trouble inside or outside? I have a bad mold allergy and tend to have more trouble here on the East Coast. When I lived in CA, I was allergic to grass, but never had the mold problem. You may also want to look at a dehumidifior, maybe? I've never had it worse than in the midwest, Chicago area. It's interesting because I'm from Central PA, which is ranked among the worst for seasonal allergies. Go figure.

Regardless, you'll want to go to an allergist in DC because they know the allergens in the DC area. You might also mention your St. Louis allergies so the allergist can give you some insight. Hope this helps.

i am allergic to myself

i am allergic to myself


what kind of stupid reply is that?you know what,don't waste your time answering it!

last 2 days visiting parents, i ended up with the watery,itchy eyes,sneezing,coughs and feeling dizzy. I came back to DC and ever since i moved here 4 months ago i've been getting headaches. TX These are signs of a body 'objecting' to chemical exposure (to one of the ethylene glycol ether chemicals, most likely) - this is not the same thing as having an allergy, although it could appear so. Please check some other posts, as I give more info.

This is a serious concern These chemicals are very harmful, and you must think back to what you were doing when this first started, especially the burning, watery eyes ... Were you painting? Were you cleaning? What were you doing that was different? Did your urine turn dark? Did you feel an overwhelming fatigue? If it is this chemical (the one I know the most about is 2-butoxyethanol also known as ethylene glycol monobutyl ether) You will have a lot of other odd symptoms, too - Margaret