Back from the bush after checking my camera-trap, and got home to discover I'd brought a passenger.
The last time I had ticks on me I wound up in emergency with a severe allergic reaction - but that time I'd probably been bitten by 3 or 4.
My son helped me freeze it with compressed air, then pull it out with tweezers. Always a relief to see you've got the head out as well.
I have also discovered, on reading the Patient Info Leaflet, that my Loratadine (anti-histamine) may induce drowsiness (not unexpected), and also *sleeplessness*, rather more unexpected. I'd noticed on the nights when I sub in Cetirizine when I've finished a 15-count card of Loratadine, I've slept better; last night I just didn't take anything, and slept beautifully, with only one short waking period - AND I didn't need to get up to go to the loo! OK, I'll stick to one Loratadine a day in the mornings, then! The GP had suggested I could/should take 2 a day (or even 3 if needed), as there's an allergic component to my asthma.
And it begins.
At the Masters Tournament, beneath a towering oak tree, executives, sports agents, well-connected golf fans and club members in green jackets mingle as past and aspiring champions roam.Bring a business card. Better yet, bring an antihistamine.Augusta National Golf Club, where the Masters is held, boasts one of the world’s most beloved courses. It also presents a sniffle-and-sneeze-laden assault on the senses at this time of year. The oak by the clubhouse is but one of its scourges.“The pollen is just killing my eyes,” Tiger Woods said years ago after he donned sunglasses at a Masters. “I’ve been sneezing and hacking
The sound of laughter filled the air at a local family picnic when I noticed Sophie, one of my neighbors, sitting on the sidelines, scratching her arms with visible frustration. #allergymanagement #angioedema #antihistamines #chronicurticaria #hives #skinrash #urticaria
Full disclosure, I did'nt read the entire report, bc it's a LOT.
BUT this is very hopeful!!!
"Based on our studies here and previous reports by others, antihistamine drugs could be utilized both as early prophylactic interventions to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection and as late therapeutic countermeasures to mitigate long-term COVID-19 symptoms."
https://toot.cat/@skye/113070436397901033
#covid
#covid19
#LongCovid
#CovidIsNotOver
#CovidIsAirborne
#antihistamines
#MaskUp
#VaxUp
#GetBoosted
#DrinkWater
#TakeYourMeds
wow, apparently h1 antihistamines inhibit #covid infection, improve covid symptoms during active infection, and help with #longCovid symptoms https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.01088-24
How have we known this since 2020 yet it's only now becoming news, and that's only to us nerds on Mastodon?
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