Seasonal allergies could spark depression, fatigue
‘She’s quite the social butterfly, but Lynn Stockmaster says that when seasonal allergies strike, time with her husband and friends, and even her dog, is sometimes usurped by a soft couch, a bottle of Benadryl and a box of tissues.
“Being congested all the time makes me feel more tired and grumpy,” says Stockmaster, 43, a telecommunications project manager from Rochester, N.Y. “Lack of oxygen? Breathing through my mouth? It’s just kind of unattractive and irritating. I am definitely less social when allergies flare up.”
As the dawn of spring allergy season arrives in much of the country this month, the 40 million Americans who have seasonal allergies — sensitivity to tree, flower and other plant pollens — will be sneezing and congested and fending off sinus headaches and red eyes for weeks to come.’
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