I first started getting hay fever at the age of 13 with my father's words that it will be gone by the time you're 40. Wrong! Here I am 50 years later and still sneezing, runny nose and all. However we had a holiday in New Zealand in March this year and my wife, who never got hay-fever till we were married and now thinks it's a sexually transmitted disease. was pole-axed by it. A local pharmacy recommended Flixonase and bingo it was gone. I've tried it this year and it works for me to with no apparent side-effects (i.e. my nose hasn't dropped off yet). By the way my GP reckons 1 sneeze equates to 1/8 of an orgasm. No wonder I'm knackered by the end of August!