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So it looks like my pollen allergy is seriously getting worse each year and just today I had to see my dermatologist because my eyes got incredible irritated.

Does anyone here know if Japan offers Hypersensitization? In Germany its a common thing but you have to get it regularly over the period of a year or so.

Any advice is more than welcome.
 
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Sudsy said:
Have you tried Vitamin C? Doses of 2,000 - 3,000 mg per day have been shown to have a positive effect on various pollen allergies.

This study, for example, on 2,000 mg per day: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2221490
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I have never thought about that or even tried it. The last time I took too much vitamin C my stomach wasn't very impressed about it haha
 
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I would be careful about Vitamin C dosages. There is research that says that Vitamin C can damage your body if the amounts are too high.

It is better to eat green peppers and lemons to get enough Vitamin C.

Have you tried a dermatologist? There is one in Tokyo that advertises allergy shots. That would be the best choice. The second best choice is to go to the source of the allergen and expose yourself to it. If it is grass, roll around in it. Your body should naturally adapt. The frequency of attacks should decrease. If you get an attack it would probably not be from the grass. It would be another source. Building up your immunity to allergens is tricky, because of inflammation, but it could be done.
 
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Partylyk1999 said:
I would be careful about Vitamin C dosages. There is research that says that Vitamin C can damage your body if the amounts are too high.

It is better to eat green peppers and lemons to get enough Vitamin C.

Have you tried a dermatologist? There is one in Tokyo that advertises allergy shots. That would be the best choice. The second best choice is to go to the source of the allergen and expose yourself to it. If it is grass, roll around in it. Your body should naturally adapt. The frequency of attacks should decrease. If you get an attack it would probably not be from the grass. It would be another source. Building up your immunity to allergens is tricky, because of inflammation, but it could be done.
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I went to the dermatologist today. Maybe it was the same you are referring to. The place is called Hiroo garden clinic. If not, I would be very happy if you share the other place. For now I got oral medicine (although I have one, supposedly not working well at the moment) and some creams and eye drops. At least the swelling somewhat went away and I don't like like I've just got a very bad double eyelid surgery done :LOL:

I don't think it's grass. The doctor gave me a chart and it looks like what is bugging me right now could be ハンノキ、スギ、ヒノキ and シラカンバ
Hard to tell without a test. Although for Germany my reactions always started around early February. This is early but according to my doctor it's still possible as she has some symptoms as well.
 

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Allergies really suck. It may be cause the severity of your reaction is worse that the medicine isnt working. Hence a new one. Hope you feel better! It is covered by insurance right?
 
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I am really surprised you are already have allergy reactions in January. Could it just be dry eyes from the dry air? Or are you allergic to an animal (pet. yours or another's) that you recently spent time with? I know cat's and dog's sometimes get my allergies going mid winter.
 
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It's not the dry air and I thought so too at first. Yesterday I only had like irritated eyelids. A bit red but nothing more. (Saturday my eyes were tearing outside a lot) and just this morning I woke up with extremely swollen eyes. No pet allergies (I'm not even exposed to pets here).

The swelling is almost gone by now thanks to the cream and eye drops. I also haven't tried any new products on my face.
 
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Japanese anti histamines are completely useless. I would suggest you stackup on proper anti histamines everytime you travel. I do the same. Hope you feel better
 
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Japanese anti histamines are completely useless. I would suggest you stackup on proper anti histamines everytime you travel. I do the same. Hope you feel better
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Not true. The antihistamines I used in the US were useless. The ones I use here in Japan actually help. What works for you may not work for others, and vice versa.
 
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Anna Summer said:
It's not the dry air and I thought so too at first. Yesterday I only had like irritated eyelids. A bit red but nothing more. (Saturday my eyes were tearing outside a lot) and just this morning I woke up with extremely swollen eyes. No pet allergies (I'm not even exposed to pets here).

The swelling is almost gone by now thanks to the cream and eye drops. I also haven't tried any new products on my face.
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Could it be conjunctivitis?
 
I have some serious issues with pollen allergies aswell. I usually start to feel them around march. Nothing really helps in my case so I just have to endure it until the end of summer. But somehow I'm very lucky because when I'm Japan the allergies don't bother me at all. My hometown is pretty green compared to Tokyo though but I can stay in a park all day and feel okay afterwards. If I'd been in a park back home for a day I would probably die.

Guess I'm not contributing to the thread at all with my story but now you know ;) hope you get better Anna.
 
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Anna Summer said:
I've had that in the past and none of my symptoms match that. I don't have any discharge from my eye as well. Besides the swelling everything is normal. No blurred vision etc.
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Since you've already seen a dermatologist, this probably isn't a cause (assuming the doctor can differentiate between allergies and contact dermatitis) but change any towels or pillowcase that you use. Might just be something on them that caused the irritation.
 
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Its probably pollen allergy, i saw some people with symptoms last Friday so that matches anna's... not sure if the medicine is really helping as it looks like prople got naturally better after the weekend. I guess the allergen levels dropped with temperatures?
 
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I recommend asking the doc to get you on the kanpo treatment...It's much healthier than taking the traditional type of medicine but you'll need to start early on in order to be effective.
 
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macdaddymeister said:
I recommend asking the doc to get you on the kanpo treatment...It's much healthier than taking the traditional type of medicine but you'll need to start early on in order to be effective.
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I will ask for that! Thank you. Have to go there again this month anyways so I will ask if she is able to do that on me. (Hopefully not too late)
 
Anna Summer said:
I went to the dermatologist today. Maybe it was the same you are referring to. The place is called Hiroo garden clinic. If not, I would be very happy if you share the other place. For now I got oral medicine (although I have one, supposedly not working well at the moment) and some creams and eye drops. At least the swelling somewhat went away and I don't like like I've just got a very bad double eyelid surgery done :LOL:

I don't think it's grass. The doctor gave me a chart and it looks like what is bugging me right now could be ハンノキ、スギ、ヒノキ and シラカンバ
Hard to tell without a test. Although for Germany my reactions always started around early February. This is early but according to my doctor it's still possible as she has some symptoms as well.
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Early February 2018 and my eyes are itchy as hell, swollen, watery, some gunky discharge but no blurry vision.

Severe eye symptoms started this year aka going on my third year living here.
 
The only thing that would make this thread even better would be some advice from Sashasin based on how her grandma in the Ozarks inhaled okra slime to cure her allergies. 99% of the allergy symptoms that start about now and end in May or so in the Kanto area are from Sugi and Hinoki pollen. It has been that way since the 60s when all of the trees planted after the war began to emit pollen. Read about it on Wiki. There are Jibiki doctors all over the place who prescribe very effective modern drugs (not Benadryl or other old school anti-histamines) that will alleviate most of the symptoms and will not make you sleepy or have any other unhealthy side effects. You should also wear mask and glasses if you need too. You can try okra slime, kampo, vitamins or drugs from overseas, but the local approach is the best. Allegra sold OTC here now is also pretty good. I started taking it from this morning and I feel great. Clear as a bell.
 
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Anna Summer said:
I will ask for that! Thank you. Have to go there again this month anyways so I will ask if she is able to do that on me. (Hopefully not too late)
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It is incorrect to make the broad statement that kampo is healthier than Western drugs. Just like Western drugs, some kanpo remedies have proven to be very dangerous. Most have proven to be ineffective.
 
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stringen said:
I have some serious issues with pollen allergies aswell. I usually start to feel them around march. Nothing really helps in my case so I just have to endure it until the end of summer. But somehow I'm very lucky because when I'm Japan the allergies don't bother me at all. My hometown is pretty green compared to Tokyo though but I can stay in a park all day and feel okay afterwards. If I'd been in a park back home for a day I would probably die.

Guess I'm not contributing to the thread at all with my story but now you know ;) hope you get better Anna.
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This is because you developed the antibody to whatever the allergen in your home country was. If you stay in Japan long enough, you might develop the antibody to the allergens here, namely Japanese Cyprus and Cedar.
 
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macdaddymeister said:
I recommend asking the doc to get you on the kanpo treatment...It's much healthier than taking the traditional type of medicine but you'll need to start early on in order to be effective.
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Kampo is generally quackery - there's the occasional effective treatment, but the bulk of it is pretty much placebo effect. It's sad that it actually has government backing....
 
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