<p>hey, im a prospective junior in a boarding school in us. Currently I live in Moscow, Russia and i’m really suffering from pollinosis right now. I wonder if on the east coast (near boston) there is such disease and if yes, how do you treat it in USA? thanks</p>
<p>Check out pollen.com it will show you a daily pollen count in USA. Hay fever and pollen related symptoms are usually bad in the Fall & Spring in the Northeast. I use over the counter medicine (bought in pharmacy) like Claritin. Feel better and good luck with your applications!</p>
<p>In my experience and from what I have heard when you move you are likely to have a ‘bad year’ if this is a sensitivity of yours, just because you have no tolerance to the SPECIFIC pollen. That was true both times I moved a major distance, although I just have basic seasonal allergies, not a major sensitivity. As for medicine, I use over the counter too, but I turn my driver’s license over for sudafed which is the only thing that works for me that doesn’t make me groggy. Unfortunately, some property in it can be used for nefarious purposes and the rest of us have to jump through hoops to get it, now. Prescription is not the issue, however.</p>
<p>If you’re actually allergic (like more so than just a normal issue with it), then you might be able to get a prescription made for you by your doctor. Otherwise, over-the-counter allergy medications can help alleviate some of the symptoms, like itchy eyes or runny noses. And just remember to be careful and stay clean and away from most of it- wash your hands before coming indoors, keep shoes outside or in a mud room, wash clothes and linens often, etc.</p>
<p>If your allergies are really bad then you can always consider getting the shots. My DC gets four shots every two weeks and it has worked wonderfully. We have discussed this with the folks at his new BS and the plan is for him to continue to get those injections through the health center at school. I think this must be a worldwide problem; spring is always so difficult as all the pollen is in the air.</p>
<p>How do you treat it in Russia? </p>
<p>In the US these days, there are several medicines,somewhat similar-Zyrtec, Claritin, and Allegra are the brand name versions. There are also much cheaper ‘generic’ medicines that have the same drugs, but not nearly so expensive. Loratidine is the name of drug in Claritin,for example. These can all be bought over the counter. You do not need to see a doctor. Can get them in any pharmacy or many grocery stores. In order for them to work well, you need to take one every day throughout the entire allergy season, preferably starting the regimen just before the pollen gets bad. You have to experiment to see which one works best for you and also to see if any make you sleepy, as that can be a side effect. These work much better than medicines that were available years ago. There are also eye drops and nasal spray that some people use who have it really bad. The best of those are by prescription from doctor, but there are some OTC(over th counter types available as well.)</p>
<p>The tree pollen in the spring is what causes this. It isn’t the flowers on the ground. In the late summer/fall it’s a weed- ragweed, that causes the allergy. Some people are only allergic to one, and some suffer both seasons. </p>
<p>I just thought of something else. Do people get fall pollen allergy in Moscow? I recall a couple of years ago when visiting Finland I was told that ragweed had come in as an invasive species, not native, but it hasn’t caused allergies because the growing season there is not long enough for the plant to flower. It must propagate some other way vegetatively, but no pollen. Moscow is south of Helsinki,but not much, and you might not even have the plant. Anyhow, if you don’t have it there, that will be something you’ll get here. It starts very late summer and lasts until the first hard frost.</p>
<p>@celesteroberts there is no fall allergy in moscow, this spring allergy is enough for me 
It’s really bad here now, i’m not leaving my apartment and just sit near air purifier. I do use Zyrtec and some nasal sprays, but its still really bad. I’m considering starting allegy shots therapy here and continue in US, i think that it will be fine, won’t it?
Thanks everybody for replies.</p>
<p>It sounds similar to the United States. I’d just continue whatever you do over there here and figure out what works for you. Good luck!</p>
<p>thanks, but ‘whatever i do’ doesn’t help me here so its gonna be tough in us.
i have already paid my deposit at one school but im considering waiting in cate wl since its near the sea so there is less polinosis there, do you guys have any idea if there are any spots left?</p>
<p>I’m not sure, but I can say one thing. I would not make my school decision based on where there is less pollen.</p>
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<p>I’ll second this. While they won’t help you overnight, shots are really effective in the long run. My only suggestion is wait out a year or two since you’ll be in a new environment, and it takes some time to develop allergy to new allergens.</p>