Remedies

MarriedInAFever

I need suggested remedies for the following things:

--allergies (cannot include medications or the Neti-Pot)
--hickey
--zit

I am such a hot mess right now. Help me out please and thank you?

cupcakesfrosting

Allergies - Don't go outside? The only thing I would recommend is Clearasil Allergy Eyedrops.

Hickey - Freeze a spoon, and hold it to your hickey until ithe spoon warm. Repeat. Oil based concealer. Don't let H give you hickey's in spots where peope can see.

Zit - What kind of zit? White head or black head? Does it have a head or is it just red and under the surface?

Steph0871

allergies- no meds at all?  That's tricky.  It helps if I drink lots of water.  As far as the sneezing though? Drugs, and only drugs.

Hickey? Um.... let me go ask my 17 year-old sister  Seriously though? Concealer should work ok.  Both powder and liquid stuff if you have it.

Zit- ice, like Sarah said... and some more concealer. 

Nebb

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[QUOTE]I need suggested remedies for the following things: --allergies (cannot include medications or the Neti-Pot) --hickey --zit I am such a hot mess right now. Help me out please and thank you?
Posted by MarriedInAFever[/QUOTE]
Allergies - not immediate, but start eating local honey
Hickeys - yellow toned concealer
zit - something with salyicic (sp?!?) acid, do not put anything over it.

katiewhompus

Allergies : If they are pollen related I have heard that consuming local honey can help. You can also try a humidifier to help with the stuffyness.

Hickey : I got nothing...

Zits: Tea Tree oil helps me a bunch for a spot treatment. It dries them up and makes the go away fairly quickly. I've also just switched to using all Clean N Clear products and it's made a huge difference on my face.

MarriedInAFever

I have a heart condition that prohibits me from taking antihistamine, diphenhydramine, astemizole and pseudeoephedrine. If someone knows of an allergy medication that does not those things, I will run out and buy it NOW.

The zit is one of those terrible, under the surface red ones.

I'm freezing a spoon NOW

MarriedInAFever

I'm doing all of those things.

Nebb, I forgot to tell you. I was eating local honey all summer and then I got ANTS. So I freaked out and threw away all the honey. I'll get some more, but the local kind I got is sold in bottles, which causes a bit of leakage. Anyway, ants. It was scary.

Also you haven't done a MM recap thread yet.

thesuninherhead

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[QUOTE]<strong>If the zit is under the surface, there is nothing you can do until you get a head on it, and even then, I woudn't recommend doing anything.. </strong>You can put concealer on it, but make sure you actually wash your face and not just let it rub off over time.. And don't pick it! I used to be really bad with my face, and have two scars.. :/
<p>Posted by cupcakesfrosting[/QUOTE]</p><p> </p><p>I say this. I would try to avoid touching it as much as possible- if you rub it at all, you'll agitate it and make it worse. I would just wash the area and leave it- and hope it goes down.  </p>

MarriedInAFever

I'm taking all of these tips into consideration!

Pirate, I'm going to keep that info for once I go off BC!

curlycue27

Allergies- can you use a rx nasal steriod spray?  I use veramyst and it works wonders.  No antihistimine in it.

MarriedInAFever

Curly! That's a good idea too! I think I can do that!

curlycue27

I hope you can!  I used everything out there and this is the only thing other than benedryl (which knocks me out) that has ever worked.  GL!

MarriedInAFever

Yup. I can do that. Excellent!

Frozen spoon and warm compress next. You guys are the best.

Night_Sprite

Fexofenadine might be okay.  It's the equivalent to allegra I think.

For the hickey get a fine tooth comb and run it over the surface, it should help dissipate the blood pool under the skin. 

Night_Sprite

Fexofenadine is prescription, ps. 

MarriedInAFever

I figured, NS. But it's helpful. I thought my allergies were completely hopeless and they are bad.

MarriedInAFever

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[QUOTE]MIAF:  if you're stopped up, try sudafed PE decongestant. it's OTC and contains phenylepherine, not pseudoephedrine (no stimulant). I combine benadryl with it (store brands of both) but you'd have to leave off the diphendydramine.
Posted by missy68[/QUOTE]

Oh wow! I can take that too. This is awesome. Thanks Missy! You guys are allergy drug geniuses.

Nebb

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[QUOTE]I'm doing all of those things. Nebb, I forgot to tell you. I was eating local honey all summer and then I got ANTS. So I freaked out and threw away all the honey. I'll get some more, but the local kind I got is sold in bottles, which causes a bit of leakage. Anyway, ants. It was scary. Also you haven't done a MM recap thread yet.
Posted by MarriedInAFever[/QUOTE]
I cant knot at work so I cant actually participate if I do one unless people start waking up at 6am to talk with me :(

Could you possibly transfer it to a glass container?

MarriedInAFever

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Remedies : I cant knot at work so I cant actually participate if I do one unless people start waking up at 6am to talk with me :( Could you possibly transfer it to a glass container?
Posted by Nebb[/QUOTE]

Yeah. 6 a.m. is pretty early for a MM recap.

I need to get a honey bear or something. The bottle they use looks like a bourbon bottle. I need something that doesn't leak on the side because it apparently attracts ants from three neighboring states.

Nebb

None of my "what if you..." ideas seem feasable other than transfering it into a better container. how do you USE it, is the big question. I only use honey in tea, so cold honey wouldntbe a big problem for me (fridge storage?).

sosterhout

For allergies: go to an organic/ homeopathic storen like Wegmans.

For a hickey: the spoon works and you can also use the spoon to "break up" the blood that has been surfaced

For a zit: Try a salicyclic acid product like clearasil, oxy, etc. and to cover use a green stick, it helps hide red, and then a concealer over.

sosterhout

For allergies can you use Claritin(loratdine) or Zyrtec(cetirizine)?

MarriedInAFever

Unfortunately, I can't take Claritin or Zytec. The nasal stuff is good though!

jasmineh7777

Curly- Do you have a border collie?

Zit- I second the toothpaste, or some diluted tea tree oil. It burns, but it works really well.

Hickey- Ha! Ha! (Nelson laugh) You have a hickey!

jasmineh7777

p.s What heart condition do you have?

cassandralandis

This is going to sound crazy but try milk of magnesia for the zit. I get the deep red/sore acne often from stress. When I heard about milk of magnesia I thought it was a crazy idea but being desperate at that point I tried it and now I'm hooked.

First, it has to be the unflavored kind. Dab some on the spot before you go to bed and you should notice a difference in the morning. After a few days it should shrink to a manageable size and after about 10 days it should be almost gone. Also, you can wear it as a mask to bed about 3 days a week, I do this and have noticed a huge improvement in my skin.

MarriedInAFever

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[QUOTE]p.s What heart condition do you have?
Posted by jasmineh7777[/QUOTE]

It's called Long QT or PITA syndrome.