When you drive during allergy season, the faster you drive, the more pollen you are exposed to. Without the lipstick your symptoms might be much less. Odors – perfume, lotions, and lipsticks – add to the allergy arithmetic. With allergy, you should carry a jacket or windbreaker for going in and out of air conditioning. Opening the curtains and exposing yourself to sunshine also wakes up your body’s thermostat.
If you drink hot tea, chicken soup, and some warm cereal, this warms up you body temperature and you avoid that bad morning cascade.
When you awake from sleep, your body temperature is low or cool. With allergy, your normal thermostat is “off.” Instead of warming up from cold in the regular manner, you sneeze, cough, and hack: this does warm you up, but it starts a cascade that can last all day.
