Here I am sitting in my office, where I spend the whole day talking on the phone and typing on the computer.
So unlike many, people can't see my scratching at my eyes and nose, and reaching for the kleenex box every few minutes.
You know that feeling that suddenly creeps up on you! You are congested; you have an itchy or runny nose and itchy and watery eyes.
Why are you experiencing these symptoms? Allergies, of course! Perhaps you are one of these people, like I am, who suffer in the presence of pollen, dust, animal dander, mold and mildew.
You immune system sees all of these things as a threat if you are an allergic person and your body reacts accordingly! Nobody really understands why it is that the human body goes all haywire over harmless stuff like plan pollens, but allergies seem to becoming more and more common: some studies say more than 20% of adults have allergies, and that the rate of new allergic patients is rising every year.
Well, you probably don't care much about all those other millions of people with allergies.
You care about yourself, and your own suffering! Perhaps you need a new plan of attack.
What you can do is arm yourself with one of the newer medicines, for example a modern nasal spray like Astelin.
This is a steroid-free antihistamine nasal spray that your doctor can prescribe for you.
It provides relief from all of those bothersome symptoms including itchy/runny nose, congestion, postnasal drip and sneezing due to environmental irritants or seasonal allergies.
You noticed a said 'steroid-free?' This is an important point.
Many allergy sufferers treat their symptoms with some kind of steroid-based medicine.
Steroids are very common in nasal sprays.
The thing to remember about steroids is how they work: steroid basically suppress one of your body's natural reaction, that is inflammation.
They provide relief by reducing or eliminating the swelling of delicate tissues in your eyes and nose.
Just remember that using too much steroids can leave your body in a weakened state, less able to defend itself against REAL threats such as disease and injury.
So steroid must never be used at more than the recommended dosage, and should not be used for long periods of time.
Unlike steroid sprays, a non-steroid spray like prescription Astelin is able to relieve your nasal symptoms because it blocks the effects of histamine which is the main cause of allergy symptoms.
So, to compare this to steroid sprays: steroids try to dampen your body's inflammation response to an allergic reaction, whereas an antihistamine tries to prevent the allergic reaction in the first place.
When you are considering treatment options, please keep this in mind when comparing any steroid-based treatment with some kind of antihistamine.
As far as Astelin is concerned, at the moment this is the only antihistamine nasal spray that requires a prescription that has been approved to treat your nasal symptoms no matter if they are caused by environmental irritants or seasonal allergies.
That is to say, that many medicines are approved to treat outdoor allergies like hay fever, and others are approved to treat allergies to things like perfumes, but this is the only spray approved for both kinds of allergies.
What is the benefit of this being a nasal spray, rather than a pill? The medicine in the spray is directly delivered to the area that most needs it which is inside the nose.
Oral medications, either prescription or over-the counter medications, take time to travel through the body and make their way to your nasal area.
By the time these medicines make in through your bloodstream, who know how much effective medication is actually being delivered to your poor suffering nose tissues? As I mentioned before, Astelin is an antihistamine.
The primary cause of your allergic symptoms is due to histamine, a chemical that your body releases, signaling that a defensive response is required.
An antihistamine is able to relieve your symptoms because it effectively blocks histamine from being released, or absorbs it before it can do much damage.
Astelin is also, by the way, the only prescription antihistamine that has been approved to treat congestion.
You see, many antihistamines on the market today are used in combination with pseudoephedrine which is a decongestant.
Astelin contains no pseudoephedrine, but has its own natural decongestant effect built-in.
Why does that matter? Some people who take pseudoephedrine have feelings of restlessness or may find it difficult to sleep.
And this decongestant should definitely not be used if you have conditions such as an enlarged prostate, sugar diabetes, high blood pressure, heart of blood vessel disease and an overactive thyroid.
Aren't you glad that you avoid these kind of risks with a medicine like Astelin? So let's review.
What makes this medicine work? Seasonal allergies bring on symptoms because the body's immune system is activated.
The immune system produces antibodies which in turn cause the release of histamine from certain specialized cells known as mast cells.
Histamine is the primary cause of why people experience certain allergy symptoms such as congestion, postnasal drip, sneezing, runny nose and itchy eyes and nose.
Astelin is able to relieve these symptoms because it effectively blocks effects of histamine.
Why is Astelin so unique? It's uniqueness lies that it is a steroid-free nasal spray that gives relief from allergic symptoms no matter if the trigger is an allergen such as grass, pollen, mold or trees, or is an irritant such as perfume, car exhaust, cigarette smoke, cleaning agents, cold air or both.
Many people that have seasonal allergies are sensitive to both irritants and allergens and do not really know that they are.
No other prescription antihistamine has been approved to help you be able to endure the symptoms that come from the sensitivity due to irritants.
This may explain why some people are not satisfied with their current method of treatment.
Aren't you glad you have options? Check with your doctor so that both you and he may come to the decision to try it.
You will have made an informed decision,and I think you will be happy to have given Astelin a try!
So unlike many, people can't see my scratching at my eyes and nose, and reaching for the kleenex box every few minutes.
You know that feeling that suddenly creeps up on you! You are congested; you have an itchy or runny nose and itchy and watery eyes.
Why are you experiencing these symptoms? Allergies, of course! Perhaps you are one of these people, like I am, who suffer in the presence of pollen, dust, animal dander, mold and mildew.
You immune system sees all of these things as a threat if you are an allergic person and your body reacts accordingly! Nobody really understands why it is that the human body goes all haywire over harmless stuff like plan pollens, but allergies seem to becoming more and more common: some studies say more than 20% of adults have allergies, and that the rate of new allergic patients is rising every year.
Well, you probably don't care much about all those other millions of people with allergies.
You care about yourself, and your own suffering! Perhaps you need a new plan of attack.
What you can do is arm yourself with one of the newer medicines, for example a modern nasal spray like Astelin.
This is a steroid-free antihistamine nasal spray that your doctor can prescribe for you.
It provides relief from all of those bothersome symptoms including itchy/runny nose, congestion, postnasal drip and sneezing due to environmental irritants or seasonal allergies.
You noticed a said 'steroid-free?' This is an important point.
Many allergy sufferers treat their symptoms with some kind of steroid-based medicine.
Steroids are very common in nasal sprays.
The thing to remember about steroids is how they work: steroid basically suppress one of your body's natural reaction, that is inflammation.
They provide relief by reducing or eliminating the swelling of delicate tissues in your eyes and nose.
Just remember that using too much steroids can leave your body in a weakened state, less able to defend itself against REAL threats such as disease and injury.
So steroid must never be used at more than the recommended dosage, and should not be used for long periods of time.
Unlike steroid sprays, a non-steroid spray like prescription Astelin is able to relieve your nasal symptoms because it blocks the effects of histamine which is the main cause of allergy symptoms.
So, to compare this to steroid sprays: steroids try to dampen your body's inflammation response to an allergic reaction, whereas an antihistamine tries to prevent the allergic reaction in the first place.
When you are considering treatment options, please keep this in mind when comparing any steroid-based treatment with some kind of antihistamine.
As far as Astelin is concerned, at the moment this is the only antihistamine nasal spray that requires a prescription that has been approved to treat your nasal symptoms no matter if they are caused by environmental irritants or seasonal allergies.
That is to say, that many medicines are approved to treat outdoor allergies like hay fever, and others are approved to treat allergies to things like perfumes, but this is the only spray approved for both kinds of allergies.
What is the benefit of this being a nasal spray, rather than a pill? The medicine in the spray is directly delivered to the area that most needs it which is inside the nose.
Oral medications, either prescription or over-the counter medications, take time to travel through the body and make their way to your nasal area.
By the time these medicines make in through your bloodstream, who know how much effective medication is actually being delivered to your poor suffering nose tissues? As I mentioned before, Astelin is an antihistamine.
The primary cause of your allergic symptoms is due to histamine, a chemical that your body releases, signaling that a defensive response is required.
An antihistamine is able to relieve your symptoms because it effectively blocks histamine from being released, or absorbs it before it can do much damage.
Astelin is also, by the way, the only prescription antihistamine that has been approved to treat congestion.
You see, many antihistamines on the market today are used in combination with pseudoephedrine which is a decongestant.
Astelin contains no pseudoephedrine, but has its own natural decongestant effect built-in.
Why does that matter? Some people who take pseudoephedrine have feelings of restlessness or may find it difficult to sleep.
And this decongestant should definitely not be used if you have conditions such as an enlarged prostate, sugar diabetes, high blood pressure, heart of blood vessel disease and an overactive thyroid.
Aren't you glad that you avoid these kind of risks with a medicine like Astelin? So let's review.
What makes this medicine work? Seasonal allergies bring on symptoms because the body's immune system is activated.
The immune system produces antibodies which in turn cause the release of histamine from certain specialized cells known as mast cells.
Histamine is the primary cause of why people experience certain allergy symptoms such as congestion, postnasal drip, sneezing, runny nose and itchy eyes and nose.
Astelin is able to relieve these symptoms because it effectively blocks effects of histamine.
Why is Astelin so unique? It's uniqueness lies that it is a steroid-free nasal spray that gives relief from allergic symptoms no matter if the trigger is an allergen such as grass, pollen, mold or trees, or is an irritant such as perfume, car exhaust, cigarette smoke, cleaning agents, cold air or both.
Many people that have seasonal allergies are sensitive to both irritants and allergens and do not really know that they are.
No other prescription antihistamine has been approved to help you be able to endure the symptoms that come from the sensitivity due to irritants.
This may explain why some people are not satisfied with their current method of treatment.
Aren't you glad you have options? Check with your doctor so that both you and he may come to the decision to try it.
You will have made an informed decision,and I think you will be happy to have given Astelin a try!
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