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frogAhhhh hurricanes. Unpredictable, massive weather powerhouses of destructive fun. Good times, those. Yes, that was sarcasm for those of you who don’t know me well, yet. I’ve lived in Florida my entire life (no, you don’t need to know how long that is) and I’ve lived less than an hour from the coast that whole time. I’ve been through so many hurricanes I’ve lost track….big names I remember include Opal, Erin, Ivan, heck, even Katrina took a little swipe. The point I’m making is I know hurricanes. I know how horrible they can be and how incredibly unpredictable they are.

The first of June is when everyone starts gearing up for hurricanes and the end of November is a time for giving thanks, and not just for the traditional reasons. As it is now the firstish of June I’ve been thinking about hurricane preparedness, specifically for those of us with seasonal allergies and/or asthma. So, what do I recommend for those with allergies and asthma stock up on? (Remember folks, this is an opinion and you should consult your doctor for things specific to you)

An extra month of prescription medications- If you always have enough for one additional month you should be pretty well set. Even if it is a ‘big’ storm a month of medications ought to make it possible for you to be sell sufficient long enough to either (a) be able to buy medications in your town again (b) get out of the area and buy medications in another town, or (c) be able to wait for first aid workers who have access to medications to arrive.

Generator – these are great for medications that need to be kept cold. If you have one of the bigger ones you may even be able to turn on the AC and filter out allergens. Make sure you’ve checked that they are working properly and you have adequate fuel.

Non prescription medications – Eye drops, saline spray, tissue, over the counter antihistamine pills and creams, face masks and anything else that helps ease your symptoms.

These are the things I stock up on (in regards to my allergies and asthma) before a hurricane. What are your must have allergy items?

 

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pillsI have had one heck of a week. My son started getting sick Friday. Little bit of a runny nose, nothing too horrible. By Friday night he had a full blown fever. When he woke up at 4:30 a.m. his fever was close to 102, he was all kinds of snotty, and totally hysterical (a sick 17 month old gets scared). Things went downhill from there, no reason to scar you with the horror story. I’ll just say…it was bad. Within 48 hours hubby was sick and within 72 hours I was sick as well. Hubby and baby both had noses that could have been Olympic runners. Contenders for the gold even. Me? Not so much.

Sure I had the stuffyness, sore throat, exhaustion, headache, and even a little fever. But nary a drip. Want to know my theory as to why I didn’t suffer as much as my two boys? I’m not a doctor or anything but if you think about it ~ it makes perfect sense. All of the allergy medications I’m on are supposed to turn off the spigot, right? I think that’s exactly what it did for me, not to mention one of my allergy medications has a decongestant. Did my allergy medications keep me from getting sick? Sadly, no. Did they keep me from feeling as bad as everyone else in the house? Yup.

Of course there is a downside to feeling better than a house full of sick people. I got elected nurse, maid, cook, and errand girl and I got virtually no sympathy because my symptoms weren’t visibly dripping. ::sigh::

Have you ever noticed that your allergy medications make cold symptoms less severe??

Photo Credit Rodrigo Senna

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