I need help, I get flu symptoms but mostly when I'm at home only and they disappear when I'm outside. what could be wrong? what could I be allergic to. this only began this winter

Do you have a carbon monoxide detector?

The most common symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning may resemble other types of poisonings and infections, including symptoms such as headache, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, fatigue and a feeling of weakness.

If you have these symptoms, get you home checked for carbon monoxide right away. go to a neighbors and borrow theirs to check your house tonight. Carbon Monoxide poisoning can be fatal.

If its during winter, could be due to the air circulation by your heater. there may be dust/mold flying, have your air quality checked, and get an air purifier for the room you sleep in and turn it on when you sleep. it may be too late now (check in your area) but it's a good idea to get your furnace cleaned every 2 years (or less).

You are allergic to dust. Since the heater has been going it's been stirring up the dust and burning it. just take some allergy medicine.

I get really bad allergies when pollen and dust are in the air. I've tried Claritan, Alavert, and most kinds of allergy medication. the only one that really works for me is Benadryl, but it puts me to sleep. Is there something a little bit more natural than can ease up itchy eyes, nose and throat, sneezing and congestion?

instead of thinking about it in terms of medecine, think about how to lessen the cause of the symptoms. how about getting an air purifier? they have pretty good models starting at reasonable rates. one of the most popular ones out there is the honeywell 50250. if you have a bigger budget, i would get an even nicer one. you could put one in your home and office. they even make them for your car.
hepa-air-purifier.org/47/honeywel…

try Allegra, it just went over the counter from being prescription. It won't make you drowsy. nothing natural will help true allergies.

maybe try and air purifier when your inside to see if it help

I rinse my sinuses with a Neti pot a few times a day, and that helps !

alavert it is similar to benadryl

Over the counter meds only quiet the symptoms, they do not help to cure the reason for the allergic reaction! Typically an unhealthy, toxic body & weak immune system keep the body from dealing effectively with its response to allergens.
What is your diet like? do you eat a lot of fast or processed foods smothered in chemical additives? try eliminating certain foods from your diet & see what effect they have on your allergies. Remove dairy, gluten (wheat products) & refined sugars from your diet for a week & see how you feel. Slowly re-introduce, one at a time, these foods back into your diet & feel the difference, this will determine whether or not certain foods are causing or increasing your symptoms.
Changing your diet & gently detoxing your body will have a profound effect on your bodies abilities to fend off & eliminate invading allergens. You don't have to live with allergies, they are the bodies way of telling you something is wrong elsewhere. do you have at least 1 well formed bm a day, do you drink plenty of purified water, are you exposed to any known chemicals at home or work or just in your food! Yuck!
Helpful herbs would be freeze dried nettle, echinacea, red clover & garlic to help build back up the immune system & purify the blood. A tablespoon of local honey with 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in warm water will help with the bodies reaction to the allergens & symptoms…
Diet will give you the fastest results, the herbs can take 2+ weeks to improve symptoms but will also begin to strengthen & heal the body. Hot baths with chamomile tea will help sweat out toxins, be sure to shower after your bath.

I'm slightly allergic to maple and dog. but my allergy to dust and mites are so severe, that they were unable to be scaled because they were so high. I use an air purifier, enclosed my mattress, I take Calritin D, Zyrtec, vacuum using wearing a mask (we have an HEPA Hoover), and use a neti pot every day to relieve my symptoms, but it's not enough. the symptoms bug me everyday and just get worse by the month. If I replace all my 20+ year old carpeting with hard wood flooring, will this make a drastic improvement in my allergies?

Air Purifiers are great. Oreck's are pricey, but worth it (oreck.com). If you think your's isn't working perfectly check them out. regarding your carpet…YES! definitely…get rid of it. you would be amazed how much gross, nasty stuff is trapped in your carpet…even if you vacuum every single day. it doesn't matter how good your vacuum is. but, you will find that you will have to vacuum your hardwood much more, because the slightest grit will be annoying, but it should really help.

oh my yes it wood! get it, i made a joke! but really it would help. i have server allergies and take more than you. you may want to try pseudoephedrine its a decongestant and the goverment NOW controls it do to it is used to make methamphetamine but you can still buy it and use in limited quanitys, t wooks great with my allergies and it will not make you sleepy.
also try: allegra, with your others, I do this also, switch meds daily as it helps and take more than recommended, because besides a toothache, alllergies are enough to drive a person insane, good luck!

It should help, yes. Hopefully it will help enough so that the money and time you put into taking out your carpets will be worth it. Don't do it yourself, though. I would think even with a mask it would be get into your eyes too much to be considered safe. it seems like a drastic measure. Good luck!

i would think so