spring allergies coming soon. what do we use w/ severe dry eyes?

[jenny2008]

i again need soemthing other than steriods .. i have severe eye allergies on top of mgd and sjogrens.. ahhh.what to do..
has anybody tried singulair??

what about Cromolyn -is that drying? of course im allergic to preservtives too... if anybody can help it would be so appreciated.. i may have to order a big bubble to livein.. lol

[Nikki]

try Leiter's - they can Rx cromolyn pf -- but, kind of a pain in the butt as have to be refridge and use 4x/day.

other wise - try allergy shots (immunotherapy) -

or, also see an ENT MD to see if there are any nose problems that exacerbate allergies --

that's my 2 cents for the day -

Nikki

[jenny2008]

omg Nikki=i started the Cromolyn pf about 3 weeks ago! and 4x a day..do u use them? if so do they help?? i am also on sinugair... i cant do shots as i have allergice reactions to them-i think mostly likely cause of my sjogrens.. my arms swelll like footballs-tried them 3x!

thanks so much! i relaly hoping the cromolyn andsingulair save me.. i wont know until the flowers start to bloom-prob in a month!
thanks!

[kitty]

Patanol works well for me.

[jenny2008]

im allergic to BAK or id use it..

[jenny2008]

try Leiter's - they can Rx cromolyn pf -- but, kind of a pain in the butt as have to be refridge and use 4x/day.

other wise - try allergy shots (immunotherapy) -

or, also see an ENT MD to see if there are any nose problems that exacerbate allergies --

that's my 2 cents for the day -

Nikki

i have been on the cromolyn about 3 weeks now.. do your eyes get drier for a bit after using it? mine do. just curious.thanks. :0

[Nikki]

yeah - they do. I haven't found a good antihistamine eye drop. What i've found that helps is using nasal corticosteroids (my MD Rxs Veramyst... there are others) - and, that tends to bring down the allergies in the eyes. Much lower incidence of steroid-induced glaucoma/cataracts with that - very low risk if any.

and, before using a nasal steroid -- it's good to clean out the nose with a neti-pot. use distilled water for it -- otherwise you risk infection -- i use the upright bottle from neil med that uses "positive pressure" with the packets of NaCl/ sodium bicarbonate - and, after using, you can wash the bottle out following the directions (wash w/ distilled water & a drop of dishwashing liquid), adn then cook in microwave (for real!) for 1-2 minutes

don't know if nasal steroids would work w/ sjogrens- hope they do

[Nikki]

fyi i forgot that the nasal steroids also contain BAK -- nevermind then -- shoot.

you could try ciclesonide (omnaris). is preservative free - but, some people develop candida. asked my eye MD and he recommended storing it in the fridge if used. there's a dry version of ciclesonide - i think it's pf too