Calling all seasonal allergy sufferers! I’m here to tell you, you are not alone in this struggle. Honestly, I thought giving birth to M had cured me of my seasonal allergies. Seriously, up until his birth, I was taking a daily antihistamine to help with allergies. Then, once he was born, it was like a miracle beyond his birth had happened. My seasonal allergies (and other allergies) were all but gone, minor, rare issues would sprout up, but never did I feel the need for an antihistamine.
Until this summer…
This summer has broken all the rules since M’s birth. Itchy, watery eyes, sneezing – Oh! The sneezing! – Non-stop runny nose, and when it does stop, congestion, straight up inability to breath. Headaches, sinus pressure. It feels never ending and when one of those severe allergy attacks hit, I’m down for the count!
Yes, I’ve popped an antihistamine twice this summer. It felt necessary, but you know what? The antihistamine didn’t help. No, really, it didn’t. Those two times, I ended up taking a sinus medication, which at least stopped the runny nose, itchy eyes, and sneezing – the congestion, there was no relief but holing myself up in my house and waiting for the attack to pass. 24+ hours of discomfort and feeling miserable, both times. This summer has been awful, never have I had allergies like this year.
So, what’s a person to do?
I hate to continue popping a pill. I’m not one to take medication unless absolutely necessary, if I can find a more natural way to relieve my symptoms, then I’m all for it. So, when Discover Natural Solutions sent me a dōTERRA Essential Oils starter kit with Lemon, Peppermint, and Lavender, plus samples of On Guard and Past Tense, I jumped right in to find relief.
It has been so incredibly easy to use dōTERRA Essential Oils as a way to keep allergies at bay. The Lemon Essential Oil is great for putting into water or tea, one drop is all you need, for an extra boost, add some local honey. This combination makes a huge difference in my daily seasonal allergies. The Peppermint Essential Oil has been great for perking me up when my allergies drag me down during the day. Simply smelling it seems to boost my senses and wake up my allergy clogged brain.
The Lavender + the Past Tense on my temples and the back of neck/shoulders area has seriously blown me away. Discover Natural Solutions recommended the Past Tense on my temples and neck to relieve headaches. I carried it around with me one day at work, dust was flying everywhere as we packed to move into a new office. My head obviously began throbbing. I tried the Past Tense, skeptical. You could even ask a co-worker, the words “come on dōTERRA, do your thing” as I impatiently waited for headache relieve. I remained skeptical until about 20 minutes later, I realized my headache was gone. Nope, still didn’t believe it could be that simple. I continued to carry the Past Tense around with me. Next headache came along, I did the temples and neck/shoulders area again, within 20 minutes my headache was gone. I’ve asked Hubs to give it a try to see if I’m experiencing some sort of placebo effect, unfortunately, he hasn’t had a headache (lucky!). I haven’t taken a pain reliever for a headache since the dōTERRA Essential Oils arrived in my mailbox.
The Lemon Essential Oils and local honey mixture – yes, this is daily! I sometimes skip the honey, but the Lemon is everyday in my water bottle. If I skip a day, I notice a difference, more sneezing, more congestion. I won’t go so far as to say that it completely gets rid of my symptoms, but it definitely seems to lessen my symptoms to a tolerable state. I seem to have pretty severe symptoms this year though, I would bet that the allergies I’ve had in past years (even before M’s birth) would have been nearly resolved with dōTERRA Essential Oils.
I have not had a chance to try the On Guard. Why? It’s primarily used to help fight off illness, especially at the first signs of illness. I have not had any issues with feeling ill (cold, fever, sore throat, etc.). I have no doubt that it would be effective though as I’ve heard many friends swear by On Guard and I’ve tried similar products in the past with great success. I suppose I could start using it to ward off any potential illnesses, but I have no idea how I would report success with this, would I be healthy because of the On Guard, or because I wasn’t going to get sick in the first place? My illnesses usually come in early to mid fall, I’ll be breaking it out sometime in October, at which point, I’ll let you all know how it works! Though, again, I’m pretty sure it will be very effective at fighting off my usual Autumn flu symptoms.
For now, I’m just thrilled to have some seasonal allergy relief. I’m even more thrilled to know that I’m using something that is natural and safe. To learn more about dōTERRA Essential Oils and how they are extracted, distilled, and processed, visit the Discover Natural Solutions site, they have tons of information on Essential Oils, how they work, and how to use them.
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