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This City Makes Me Sick—Literally!

Now that the insanely hot and humid weather has subsided (for now, at least), the winds have started to pick up. It’s only August and I’m already getting a small taste of the gusty winds that this city is known for. Although the winds have introduced a nice breeze, they have also brought on something else—my allergies. I have been feeling sick for the past 30 hours and MISERABLE for the past 24 hours. It kind of hit me all of a sudden. I have been sneezing for the past week, but I didn’t think anything of it. Then, effective yesterday afternoon, I began feeling pressure around my sinus area and felt the onset of a migraine. By the time I left work at 5:00 p.m., I was feeling fatigued, achy, and cold. I figured I was coming down with a cold. I definitely can’t afford to be sick right now, so I headed to Walgreens to pick up some cold/ flu medicine so I can knock out this sickness immediately. Upon further research, however, I realized that my symptoms were more of an allergy/ sinus infection than a cold. Great. I didn’t have the time, energy or money to go back to the store for allergy medicine, so I took some Alka Seltzer Cold medicine (the “night” version) and it had me knocked out by 9:00 p.m. When I woke up this morning, I felt the same. I took some Benadryl at about 6:00 a.m. (not the best idea), and began to iron my clothes for the day (I told you, I passed out so early last night that I barely had time to eat). By 6:15 a.m., I was sleepy so I went back to bed. LOL. Next thing I know, it’s a little past 8:00 a.m. and I have to rush to get ready for work. Although I felt tired, the Benadryl helped enough to at least get me out of the house, on the bus, and into the office. That good feeling didn’t last long, though, so I snuck out for an early lunch and bought a small pack of 24-hour Claritin D from CVS. I feel MUCH better. I’m a little drowsy and some of the pressure is still there, but at least my appetite has returned and my migraine has downgraded to a headache. I’m glad I had this episode before school started. I can’t imagine trying to study for finals and then all of a sudden I feel how I did yesterday. Looks like I’ll be stocking up on Claritin D. Darn you, Chicago wind.
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