Allergies are killing me. Well, no, not really, but they are still giving me a pretty hard time.
It seems summer has become a difficult period for me. For a few years, I have felt... drowsy, I suppose, in the summers. Anti-histamines have helped against this, though, so I have written things off as some sort of developing allergy. Last winter, I had an allergy test to verify that theory, but it came out negative. In spite of this, I have experienced the same symptoms this summer as previous summers, and they may in fact be increasing in severity . Additionally, the last week or so, I have also experienced physical symptoms as well--a slightly running nose, a feeling of my head being full of phlegm, and slight fever from time to time. I'd write it off as a summer flu (and come to think of it, I might have done so last summer), but taking anti-histamines immediately improve my physical condition for half a day or so (at which point I take a new dose).
In spite of the flu-like symptoms, it is the mental effects that annoy me the most. Even with anti-histamines, my concentration is shot, my memory is clearly worse than usual, I'm rather irritable all the time and have trouble getting things done. This is especially true for evenings. I pop a pill before going to bed, which gets me through the night, and another pill to get through my work day, but once I get home it evidently starts wearing off. As a result, my evenings have been spent staring stupidly on the computer screen, or trying to make sense of some book, or trying to gather enough energy to do the dishes. Good luck with those.
So yeah. I realize I haven't posted anything (or otherwise been particularly productive) for the last three months or so. This would be the reason why. (Thankfully, it seems to be getting better now--we've hit a rainy period, and I'd assume that water binds the pollen. At least some sort of positive side to autumn.)
