Fri Nov 15, 2019 Half Way Through November

Pagan · 2019-11-15, 08:44 AM

When I lived in the states, I had to take allergy meds all the time - or thought I had to. Moving to Finland was a whole eye-opener. Yes, I live out in the country, but I have all the same allergens around me plus some I never experienced like freshly harvested barley. The big difference? Those over the counter allergy pills we can get at any store are prescription only here. I thought I would die my first year. I even had my mom bring me a big bottle of Benedryl when she visited the summer after I moved. By the end of my first full year here I didn't need them anymore. Yes, you will feel crappy for the first bit but then your body relearns how to deal with these things. Trust me - mine were bad. If the neighbor across the street cut their grass I was in agony even though we were in a closed, air-conditioned office. Now? No problem at all. I don't even tear up much less get congested. Sometimes it is something you ate like dairy. Fall pollen season should be over for the most part.

And yeah, this month is flying by. We've been back for a month from California and Texas and I am still trying to catch up. Got my glasses, still getting used to them, still healing. Break time is over, so it is back to it for me.

2019-11-15, 08:44 AM	#2
Pagan Perverted Empress Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 5,114	When I lived in the states, I had to take allergy meds all the time - or thought I had to. Moving to Finland was a whole eye-opener. Yes, I live out in the country, but I have all the same allergens around me plus some I never experienced like freshly harvested barley. The big difference? Those over the counter allergy pills we can get at any store are prescription only here. I thought I would die my first year. I even had my mom bring me a big bottle of Benedryl when she visited the summer after I moved. By the end of my first full year here I didn't need them anymore. Yes, you will feel crappy for the first bit but then your body relearns how to deal with these things. Trust me - mine were bad. If the neighbor across the street cut their grass I was in agony even though we were in a closed, air-conditioned office. Now? No problem at all. I don't even tear up much less get congested. Sometimes it is something you ate like dairy. Fall pollen season should be over for the most part. And yeah, this month is flying by. We've been back for a month from California and Texas and I am still trying to catch up. Got my glasses, still getting used to them, still healing. Break time is over, so it is back to it for me. __________________ Is it naptime yet?