Comments on: Swine Pollen http://www.brainhandles.com/just-personal/swine-pollen Whatever's tugging at my brain handles Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:46:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: Greg Bulmash http://www.brainhandles.com/just-personal/swine-pollen/comment-page-1#comment-8484 Greg Bulmash Fri, 01 May 2009 07:16:12 +0000 http://www.brainhandles.com/?p=1983#comment-8484 @Mike: Yeah, took a Claritin and it did bupkis. OTOH, I had an interview and a 20+ mile drive each way to get to it. I couldn't afford to be Benadryl dopey. Went from the interview to pick up the kids. When I got home, I was sure I had swine flu. I was probably a little extra freaked because of that story about the pediatrician over in Mill Creek who just thought she was having seasonal allergies and saw 22 patients before she developed a raging fever and ended up in the ER. I was so afraid I was going to have to call the people who interviewed me and say "looks like I may have exposed you to a deadly flu, hope it doesn't affect your decision." I took a Sudafed (the real stuff you have to show your driver's license to get), a couple of ibuprofen, made sure I wasn't running a fever, and an hour later all was well with the world. For my money there ain't nothing more reliable during cold season and allergy season than Sudafed. @Mike: Yeah, took a Claritin and it did bupkis. OTOH, I had an interview and a 20+ mile drive each way to get to it. I couldn't afford to be Benadryl dopey. Went from the interview to pick up the kids.

When I got home, I was sure I had swine flu. I was probably a little extra freaked because of that story about the pediatrician over in Mill Creek who just thought she was having seasonal allergies and saw 22 patients before she developed a raging fever and ended up in the ER. I was so afraid I was going to have to call the people who interviewed me and say "looks like I may have exposed you to a deadly flu, hope it doesn't affect your decision."

I took a Sudafed (the real stuff you have to show your driver's license to get), a couple of ibuprofen, made sure I wasn't running a fever, and an hour later all was well with the world. For my money there ain't nothing more reliable during cold season and allergy season than Sudafed.

]]> By: Mike http://www.brainhandles.com/just-personal/swine-pollen/comment-page-1#comment-8479 Mike Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:38:32 +0000 http://www.brainhandles.com/?p=1983#comment-8479 FYI - Costco has a generic version of Zyrtec now too, and I switched over from Claritin a year ago. The first few days feel like being on Benadryl, but like a vampire weaning off blood, you emerge from it harder, better, faster, stronger. And with a lot fewer allergy symptoms. :) FYI - Costco has a generic version of Zyrtec now too, and I switched over from Claritin a year ago. The first few days feel like being on Benadryl, but like a vampire weaning off blood, you emerge from it harder, better, faster, stronger.

And with a lot fewer allergy symptoms. :)

]]> By: Winnie http://www.brainhandles.com/just-personal/swine-pollen/comment-page-1#comment-8476 Winnie Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:44:57 +0000 http://www.brainhandles.com/?p=1983#comment-8476 You know, I almost did my blog on Swine Flu, but I found out that's what all the cool kids were doing... Darn you, Greg! This is a great site - this is the first time I've been here, but now I can say that I go to "Brain Handles" to "get my scam on"... You know, I almost did my blog on Swine Flu, but I found out that's what all the cool kids were doing... Darn you, Greg!

This is a great site - this is the first time I've been here, but now I can say that I go to "Brain Handles" to "get my scam on"...

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