Midwest, Florida

5 Comments

1. AllergyNurse says:

   September 19, 2005 at 12:07 pm

   I think you are right that what you are allergic to plays a big role. The trick, I guess, is finding a climate that has less of these allergens, along with your ideal quota of moisture.
2. Sandy M says:

   August 9, 2008 at 8:17 am

   I feel for you. I grew up in Miami and was always short of breath, but my parents ignored it. I moved to Minnesota in my mid 20′s and lived there up until 2 years ago. I developed asthma and some allergies that were controlled with meds. I moved back to Florida on the Gulf side. Within 6 months of moving here, I have become sick year round. I have a tighntess in my chest, shortness of breath, and dry cough with sore throat. I have been tested for allergies and am allergic to molds and pine trees. My Dr. said welcome to South Florida. I am selling my house and moving back to MN. I would rather deal with the winters there, than be stuck in the house year round here and feel miserable.
3. Harold Pringle says:

   October 26, 2008 at 11:29 pm

   When I lived in Florida, I suffered from nasal congestion and bronchitis from July through December. It was worse when I lived in the Niceville/Ft.Walton Beach area, but disappeared when I visited my father in-law in Miami. When I lived in California, my hay fever went crazy when the Santa Ana winds kicked up. The rest of the year, I suffered from nasal congestion. Since I have lived in Idaho, I don’t have the nasal congestion, but sinus drainage year around. It seems worse with the sage brush in the Fall. For the most part the sinus drainage was a very thick mucous until I started taking Claritin (Generic Brand)once a day. That has changed the drainage from a thick mucous to more of a watery consistency. I remember living in the Panhandle of Texas in the ’50s, when I was stationed at Wichita Falls. Then I didn’t have the slightest allergy problems whatsover, not even a cold or sore throat. It is when I left that area, that I started experiencing allergy problems again. Since I am now retired, would that area of Texas, be better for my allergies than Idaho, etc., etc.?
4. newto panhandle says:

   October 21, 2010 at 3:51 pm

   hi,

   did anyone reply? this last week trying to settle in lubbock, drove around
   cotton fields. last few weeks learnt ragweed here, worse than around I-20 and east. very bad sneezing last few days, leading me to research if has
   to do w/ cotton harvest. found out that ragweed my way off chart allergen allergy is tied to sensitivity not so much to defoliants or the boll-poppers but pyrethroids, popular last 10 yrs only, as pesticides. one thing compounding the other. i’m doubting that a titration of this would be included in allergy shots and i’m really concerned about the severity. wish i could find a ragweed SIG! so maybe consider this aspect w your idea.
   grew up around cedar (red), never heard of cedar allergy til moved to tx.
   was kinda bad from like feb into may. hope this helps.
5. Lubbock resident says:

   December 12, 2010 at 6:58 am

   I have lived in Lubbock, Texas over twenty years now and each year I experience allergies when the cotton farmers start to harvest their cotton. I would say that at least 80% of the people I know here are experiencing some level of upper respiratory issues during the cotton harvest and ginning process. Of course, that is not to say that ragweed or cedar and maybe other allergens are not part of the problem as well. I feel your pain!