Pssst, this is a sponsored post. But it also contains a story about my teenage years and some good info that I’m happy to share. Just trying to be all legal-ey and let you know!
I have a long (and unhappy) history with allergies.
When we were teenagers, if I was excited about going on a date or seeing someone I hoped to one day go on a date with, Normal Friend would ask me if I had taken my allergy medicine.
She didn’t even try to be nice about it. She felt it her friend-duty to remind me that I’m a Scary-Looking Monster Woman when I have a bad allergy attack.
She’s right.
I know a thing or two about allergies. And I know the best way to prevent the Scary Monster Days is to stay on track with daily allergy medicine during allergy season.
Before my nose begins to run and my face swells up and my eyes start pouring water.
Otherwise, I’m stuck in bed, catatonic, wearing a wet towel over my face and breathing through my mouth.
Really. It isn’t pretty. And the absolute worst is when I can’t stop everything to wallow in my nose-blowing misery, but have to work through the dripping and sneezing and itching.
If I’m planning a party in the spring, part of my preparation is consistently taking my daily allergy medicine to prevent being bed-ridden on the day when I need to do last-minute cleaning.
So when this opportunity came up to check out a new site by Allegra and CVS called MyAllerGenius.com, I was happy to do it. As a life-long allergy sufferer, Allegra has become my favorite allergy solution. If I take it consistently, I stay sneeze-free, and it doesn’t turn me into a Zombie.
(Because Zombies aren’t very good at last-minute cleaning either. I know this.)
My favorite thing about this whole thing is the text alerts. Since I have unlimited texting on my phone, I signed up with my zipcode to get a text alert whenever the pollen count in my area is high.
Right now, it’s high.
This has helped me (as a scatter-brained mama) to be sure my son is staying consistent too since his allergies are slightly different from mine.
At Allegra’s new microsite, you can sign up for the text alerts and also get access to coupons.
I was a little disappointed that I couldn’t access the coupon on my phone so I wouldn’t have to print it, but it was worth it to me to use a printer for a four dollar coupon. (I’m spoiled now that I know a phone screen can be scanned!)
I headed to CVS with my not-sick-but-not-past-the-24-hour-mark dancing girl.I may not be an avid couponer anymore, but my disappointment at the “Out of Order” sign on the magical coupon machine was intense. Thankfully, the 30 count rang up at 17.99, less than the 20.95 that was marked on the shelf.
So now I’m good to go. I’m ready for my daily allergy maintenance AND I have the reminders magically showing up on my phone to keep me from drifting through life only to be WHAMMED by a Scary Monster Allergy Attack.
Just so you know, certain unidentified evil allergens still break through on occasion, but that happens MUCH less often when I’m consistently taking Allegra.
You can see my whole purchase experience here.
At Allegra’s My AllerGenius site you can sign up for the text alerts (standard text rates apply), download a coupon, get tips for managing your allergies, and play an interactive beauty game. (Though I must say, the beauty game/app’s version of looking bad when you have allergies simply doesn’t compare to my reality . . . )
They’re also having a Twitter party on May 14th from 1-2 p.m. EST. You can RSVP here and follow Allegra on Twitter.
I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias® and ALLEGRA® #cbias #SocialFabric The opinions, experiences, scary allergy-eyes, and dancing daughter are my own.
susan says
First, I confess an undying devotion to the magic coupon machine (aka my boyfriend). I used to be an avid couponer too and um…. have way too many products from CVS in my cabinets.
Second, I love the idea of this site. What a great partnership with CVS. I’ll have to check it out. Thanks for sharing.
Angi says
I love alerts on my phone! I currently have mine set to remind me every day at 8:30am to have my dd (age 7) take her meds. I do it through the calendar. If we happen to be gone (or she has just eaten), I just reset the calendar to go off again in an hour.
Nony says
I know! It’s one of those things I had no idea I’d love so much about a smart phone!!
Angi says
My alerts actually go off on the computer, iPad, and iPhone all at once. This removes the “the phone is muted so I missed it” problem that we used to have LOL
Rebecca says
I have bad allergies and asthma and I started taking the allergy shots 4 years ago. It has made a huge difference in my allergies and I rarely ever have to use my inhaler. Just wanted to pass this on to you. I didn;t want to do them at first because of having to go twice a week for 3 months then once a week for year, but it has been so worth it. I can actually go most of the time without taking allergy medicine.
Tresa says
I know this is a sponsored post about Allegra and it is the one I like better of the two that actually work for me (Benadryl turns me into a hyper zombie, not pretty, and Claritin is like … did I take something? Really?) I take it every day to avoid the BIG SICK I used to get 2-3 times a year. Anyway… I had been taking it faithfully and I still got the BIG SICK bronchitis that would not go away. The nurse practitioner that I saw said that all the allergy medications work better if you switch them up about once a month or every six weeks, so what I do now is take Zyrtec one month and Allegra the next month. The Allegra months are my favorite, though. Just a little tip in case the Allegra stops keeping you out of bed with a wet washcloth over your face.
And I have been meaning to post somewhere on here to let you know how much I LOVE your blog & how very helpful it is. I have been a “Flybaby” in the past, but your style is more me. Thanks for your vulnerability & openness & fun!
Nony says
THanks for commenting! And that’s interesting about switching periodically. My brother has said that Allegra quit working for him after several months.
Jen@BigBinder says
“Because Zombies aren’t very good at last-minute cleaning either. I know this..”
Unfortunately… I can second that emotion with first hand experience!
V says
So, I’ve been reading your blog backwards for the last few weeks. I won’t blather on about how our brains work the same way, but you could be my long lost daughter. 🙂
Anyway, I just read a few posts as I continued reading today including this one. Then I moved over to another site and found this post.
http://lifehacker.com/fight-allergies-by-changing-clothes-as-you-walk-in-the-1577463181
The title? Fight Allergies By Changing Clothes as You Walk in the Door.
Isn’t that what you’ve been looking for? A way to relieve your allergies by creating more laundry? Had to share the laugh with you.