I Miss Drugs

When I was in college, I was introduced to a particular drug that, when I took it for the first time - I was hooked and it changed my life. That drug was.... CLARITIN!!! (LOL!)

For 17 years of my life, I honestly thought it was normal to blow your nose every day, to sneeze every day, and to only be able to breathe out of one nostril at a time. I seriously thought this was the norm. I always left the house with at least 5 tissues folded neatly in my pocket - and always thought it was odd when I asked someone for a kleenex and they didn't have one???

God bless my girlfriend who noticed my symptoms one afternoon and said, "You should see your doctor, I'm pretty sure you have allergies." She told me about Claritin and how it worked wonders for her and her kids. Sure enough, she was right, and boy did that drug work - it was amazing! I could breathe (out of both nostrils!), I stopped sneezing, and I didn't need to carry around tissue any more! I took this drug on a daily basis... until I got pregnant.

Thankfully my allergies weren't that bad during my pregnancy. Now that I'm nursing, the pollen count decided to go way out of control and I am miserable. I can take Claritin, which does the job - but what I really need is Claritin-D, which has a decongestant in it. BUT, if I take it, it'll mess with my milk supply, and I'm not ready to stop yet.

So, I will deal with my symptoms... I'm feeling a little nostalgic actually. I've got a pack of kleenex in my bag, and tissues in my pocket. The amount of snot that I blow out of my nose every day is crazy - I can't believe I was like this every day! I guess it's not that bad - it's the sacrifice I make so I can continue to make milk for my baby - but boy do I miss drugs!