Growing up in Michigan I never experienced allergy symptoms. In 1989, I moved to St. Petersburg, Florida and immediately began experiencing asthma. Because I am more of a summer person than winter, I have stuck it out in Florida. I have taken allegy shots for six years and am on Advair & Spiriva daily. However, at sunrise and sunset, I experience tightness of the chest, wheezing and general fatigue. This phenmoena is exacerbated by exercise (the more strenuous the more severe the reaction) the prior day.

Interestingly, I have made several trips to Atlanta, GA. This locale is pruportedly one of the worst areas for asthma sufferers. However, I feel fine there, even during the spring pollen season. I am contemplating a move there to exeprience a better quality of life. — Bradley, Florida

We didnt move here to find relief (arkansas), cause we never had any allergies.We moved from california 8 years ago and have been sick with allergies ever since. It is worse in spring and worse in fall. The rest of the time we are indoors but have develope dust and heater allergies. I love the beauty here,but we are thinking of moving to the dessert for relief. We never knew sick people in southern california, but here in NWarkansas, it seems everyone of all ages are sick,makes me nervous! — TJ, Arkansas

i`ve moved from pennsylvania to arizona in 1991 and had no allergies i thought,i did get sinus infections every year while here,i moved back to pennsylvania 4yrs ago and wammo full blown allergies so… back to arizona i went after surgery to the nose, i havnt been sick since i`ve been back but i`m dry as can be and allergies are less but the trees ang grass here now are givin me headaches, and because of the dryness its constant oceanspray and the pills just dry me out worse, so i`m goin to the beach for the ocean salt . why not i shove in up my nose everyday here and besides i wont have to buy it anymore from walgreens! diet does help some though! — Chuck, Arizona

I’ve done better with the molds in Mexico.I would like to save money to have a breakthrough treatment called NAET; it has had ahigh succes rate for allery elimination. — Michael, Mexico

I am 25 years old and moved to Kansas city, MO from ND three years ago. Since I have moved, my allergies have gotten out of control. I am greatly allergic to mold and grass pollen. I have had recurrent sinus infections in ALL seasons and have subsequently developed asthma since moving here. I take allegra-D, inhalers and nasal sprays, but it doesn’t seem to do much. My allergies are better when I do go back up to MN and ND, however there are much worse even there than they ever were before I moved to Kansas City. Does anyone have experience with Arizona, specifically Scottsdale, and allergies? — Karri, Kansas City, Missouri