When I was growing up my grandfather was pharmacist and he’d always bring me the newest and best allergy meds and tell me just how much a child my age ought to use. Yeah right! I’d pop pills ‘til my eyes stopped itching. There wasn’t 4 milligrams of anything that could put a dent in my allergies. Eight was good but 16 was better.
Anyway, I got older and started taking shots and rotating through all of the heavy prescription allergy meds. Finally I just got tired of being a pincushion. I also realized that I hate being medicated in any way unless it’s absolutely necessary. It seems unhealthy to prophylacticly (sp?) medicate for allergies that aren’t currently bothering me. If I don’t feel stuffy I don’t want to take meds for stuffiness.
This brings me to my current issue. It’s spring again and last weekend I could feel the pollen in my throat so I took a pill. I took them regularly, as I’m supposed to, for a few days. Then I started feeling better and stopped the *unnecessary* meds (no sniffles = no meds, see?) and got slammed with congestion which became a post-nasal drip with alarming speed. So now I’m miserable and it’s all my fault. I really do know better – I JUST HATE TAKING MEDS!

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