I have suffered with hives and allergies all my life. Born and raised in the southeast-TN, FL, NC. As an adult I chose to move around the country to find healthier ground. I went to the Northeast – too cold – so I moved to Las Vegas in 1997.
I thought the dry heat would help. Once you get past the first year of nose bleeds and sinus dryness and dehydration, it does get a little better becuase there are no real season changes. Although there are many new allergies I had never felt before – Watery burning eyes for weeks from the dust and blooming olive trees (olive trees which became such a air hazard they were banned from the county).
The first year was bad but after 8 years I decieded to move back southeast to NC. Mainly due to the pollution (air qaulity) in Las Vegas has gotten so bad. Now that I have been back the first six months have been as it should getting use to the changing of seasons again. In six months I have had two colds which put me into the antibiotic slide. One drug to the next always ends up giving me horroable hives/angioedema for weeks.
Now in my mid 30′s I am finally learning how to deal with my body reactions to environment and medications with all the side effects. Live where it makes you happy and manage the side effects of everthing else. Life is to short to be stuck indoors or in one place. Enjoy life! — GW, North Carolina
ALWAYS A YEAR OF HELL TO DEAL WITH
WE have lived in California,Nevada,Utah
I was born and raised in Southern California always had a (walrus cough as I call it) as far back as I can remember… married and moved to Riverside county California had mild seasonal allergies every year there … moved to Las Vegas in 1995 had horrific allergies for the first year ( I agree with your comment “GW in North Carolina” your body needs at least a good full year to adjust ) we lived in Las Vegas for 13 years moved around to differant parts of town and realized that the far west side of town we had much less suffering than we did on the east side of town ( tried to stay away from all olive trees they REALLY made our allergies act up ) … we just moved to Southern Utah 2 months ago and we are starting all over again ( myself, my husband and son all have been living on allergy pills… trying to deal with the itchy watery eyes,sneezing,couching,drippy nose, sinus headaches,you know the works and on top of it we all are just getting over a week long cold )… I feel for everyone I can relate, God Bless to all of you
Live A Good Life, and in the end, its not the years in a life, its the Life in the Years
I live in the South too- and here in Richmond, VA allergies are some times unbearable. I think the warmer climate makes it so. When I visit up North- such as Saratoga Springs, I feel much better. But I could never live through their winters. I think its what you make of it. Its a trade of for nicer weather we have here in the Southeast, you put up with more allergens.