{"id":23235,"date":"2022-03-10T20:49:31","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T01:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/?p=23235"},"modified":"2023-12-19T15:04:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T20:04:51","slug":"how-allergies-can-affect-your-mood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/how-allergies-can-affect-your-mood\/","title":{"rendered":"How Allergies Can Affect Your Mood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Research has shown that having allergies can cause higher rates of depression<\/a>, anxiety, sleep disturbance and possibly even an increased risk of suicide. Let\u2019s examine why allergies can affect your mood, as well as solutions to help improve your mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Allergies can cause a variety of unpleasant symptoms, including but not limited to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Living with chronic allergies may mean feeling unwell most days of the week for months on end. When you don\u2019t feel your best physically, your mental health can suffer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is also some evidence to suggest that psychological stress worsens allergy symptoms<\/a>. A study published in 2014 found that people who experience chronic psychological stress<\/a> had:<\/p>\n\n\n\n This can create a vicious cycle where worsening mental health and allergy symptoms exacerbate one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It can be difficult to get a good night\u2019s sleep when you wake up every few hours to a coughing or sneezing fit. Some people also experience worse allergy symptoms at night due to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Regular sleep disturbances can increase feelings of fatigue, depression and anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your allergy medication could be worsening your mood. Corticosteroids that are injected or inhaled have been associated with manic and depressive episodes<\/a>. The same has not been found of topical corticosteroids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you feel depressed or anxious, take steps to prioritize your mental health. This could include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finding ways to alleviate your symptoms could also improve your mood. This may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n For additional information or to schedule an appointment with an expert allergist, contact Pinnacle ENT Associates today.<\/p>\n\n\n Research has shown that having allergies can cause higher rates of depression, anxiety, sleep disturbance and possibly even an increased risk of suicide. Let\u2019s examine why allergies can affect your mood, as well as solutions to help improve your mental health. Allergy Symptoms Take a Toll on Mental Health Allergies can cause a variety of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23238,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Let\u2019s examine why allergies can affect your mood, as well as solutions to help improve your mental health.","_seopress_robots_index":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23235"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23235\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Allergy Symptoms Take a Toll on Mental Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Allergies Can Cause Sleep Problems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Medications Making Mood Worse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Prioritize Your Mental Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Manage Your Allergy Symptoms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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