JCRiley09 said:
I've been dang near incapacitated every January since moving here 4 years ago by cedar fever. This year I've been using Flonase since November and haven't felt any symptoms yet - My doctor has always said to use a nose spray and I finally listened. Fingers crossed that it stays effective.
Flonase works for me. It's over the counter now too, can even get the generic version at HEB. On days the cedar is in the higher ranges I'll take a Claritan as well. That is the best combo for me, cedar season is usually the only time of year allergies really bother me.
FWIW, after being in Austin for 10 to 12 years, I tried the shots from the allergist. But during cedar season I was still having to use flonase and sometimes claritan. After doing the shots for a couple years eventually decided to do without. Wasn't worth the trouble if I still had some issues during cedar season; the cedar didn't bother me as much but I still had cedar allergies especially on the days it was in the moderate to higher ranges.