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I think i have the same disease I start paying attention to people around because I though I had a problem with...

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I need help too

I think i have the same disease I start paying attention to people around because I though I had a problem with...

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CHRONIC HIVES SOLUTION!!! (hopefully)

I have been suffering from chronic hives for over 14 years. At first my allergist put me on an antihistamine...

Posted by fruitloops

I have been suffering from chronic hives for over 14 years. At first my allergist put me on an antihistamine and it worked. I was on a prescription antihistamine for awhile, then Claritin became and over-the-counter drug and I took that. I would take a couple pills a week and would have no issues. Ten years later my hives seemed to go away completely. Then about 2 years ago they came back with a vengeance. The allergists tried everything and tested me for everything and they couldn't make heads or tails of it. He put me on Doxepin which seemed to work real well at first. Then after about a month or so, it started to stop working. I think I may have built up a tolerance to it. It eventually stopped working completely, so I stopped taking it. The doctor tried tinkering with other medications and none of them worked. Months later I started taking the Doxepin again, and sure enough, it worked for a few weeks then stopped working. I ended up going to see an allergist in Boston. Her name is Dr. Anna Kovalszki. If you can get to Boston to see her do it!!! My first and only visit, she took blood and hopefully seems to have figured out the issue. She said that there are antibodies in the mast cells of my skin. What exactly that means...I'm not sure. She put on an anti-inflammatory called Hydroxychloroquine. It is a generic version of the medication called plaquenil. She said it may take a couple months to work. It has been 6 weeks and my hives are almost non existant. I still take the Doxepin on occasion. The problem with Plaquenil is that it can have bad side effects, although I haven't noticed any. I can mess with your liver; it can mess with your red blood cells; and I think it can effect your vision. Dr. Kovalszki called today. I had had blood tests taken a month after I started taking the medication (it has been about 6 weeks now). I missed her call but she left me a message saying my liver functions have risen and something about my blood cells. I will post again when I talk to her.View Thread

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allergic to bleach or just stubborn sinuses?

I have fibromyalgia and pulmonay sarcoidosis so my immune system is kind of weak. Well the last 2 times I...

Posted by lionbaby73

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5 Year Old w/Allergies?

Our cute son is 5 years old. When he was very young, he was diagnosed with Central Apnea. We worked thru...

Posted by opuspenguin007

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PINS and needles pricking my back and hairs

want to discuss a very severe problem here..i have a problem basically wat happens is This stinging needle...

Posted by luvdeep

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Swollen eyes

Hello, I live in the basement (main floor) apartment suite in a 2 storey house. Recently, a hot water pipe...

Posted by melldclute

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immunoPADRASP or RAST

I have an intollerance to the following food preservatives; sodium sulfate sodium phosphate sodium diacetate...

Posted by gremlin9

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Wish I could help

I stumbled upon this discussion and I am heartbroken. I wish everyone the best. I found a site that may help...

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Allergies to Kleenex Cool Touch

I know this sounds crazy, but I think I finally figured why in the morning after I use the Kleenex Cool Touch...

Posted by feckrich

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kids allergies

Hello everyone! I am new to this site and really just kinda desperate for what to do with my daughter. She...

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People cough a lot around me (years like this)

My life is also very sad because anywhere I go (work, school, gym, coffee places, street, around...

Posted by bellaslookalike

My life is also very sad because anywhere I go (work, school, gym, coffee places, street, around university) people will immediately start coughing rubbing their noses, scratching their noses, violently cough, and those are white people but blacks will immediately start rubbing their genital parts (I take the bus, I dont look at people, I read my emails on my phone and people will always cough at me and scratch their noses and black people will stayre me with evil looks (are they doing black magic to stayre me like that wtf?) they stayre and cough very loudly....and I never give attention (I mind my business, I do my thing and I dont take the bus to look people! they are all ugly and bitter and older (like theyre all 45years and +) or overweight or depressed or fat or all of the above so why look anyways and they will stayre until I get off the bus.

At the coffee shop, as soon as I come in, people will start repeatedly start coughing LOUDLY to me (I get startled cuz I am such a zen calm person, very zen, very calm, never aggressive) and I have been asking and complaining to my bf for like 6years of this. I am at the coffee shop and I dont cough at every person coming in.

I went to counsellours (at least 20 from university, work, local health mini clinics, hospitals, friends of my boyfriend, and other free ressources) nobody has the answer.

So I am a very clean person, I shower morning and night, I use lots of antiperspirant and I wear fresh clean clothes every day (and clean clothes for gym also) and I also have this same thing happening to me that people will just always cough and rub their noses, and its been 6 years like this. It makes me aggressive, and I have seen so many counsellours for this and they have lots of diplomas and all, but none of them have the answer to these strange people rubbing their noses every 2 seconds and coughing every 2 seconds. I live in Montreal and its a quebecois thing that most people do, they stayre and cough every minute, like every single minute, very loudly coughing. Its been like this for years. 6 years. and I work office work and so I need lots of quiet to do my job good, but they (quebecois people) will always glue themselves near my cubicle and talk for half hours about intimidating stuff like sexual stuff that they enjoy, and as soon I come in the morning I smile and say hi to each person and they coworkers will just always come near me and my cubicle and have at least 20 conversations each day about stupid things like 30 minutes talking about their weekend, then 2 minutes later they get nea my office like a glue and will blab for 30 minutes about their son and that they hate all the young people cuz theyre jealous and they watch porn and they hate young people for that I guess. I am sick and tired of this and right now at the coffee shop but it keeps going and nobody has the answer.

I am very good looking ultra sweet and very friendly, I smile a lot and I love to joke to make people happy, but my boyfriend of 10 years together with him says that people are not normal they talk by themselves on the sidewalk, they scratch their nose, they scratch their face and rub their nose, he told me people are scrap and they have no values, so when they see a young pretty girl dressing nice (no boobs out no gstring out) they get mad to see pretty polite girls with respect and they have no respect so they keep rubbing their nose cuz they do drugs the proof is how skinny they are.

Smile and they stop cuz they understand it makes you happy!View Thread

Posted by bellaslookalike

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swollen lip

Ive had a small area on my lower left part of my lip that has been swollen for the past 4 months and nothing...

Posted by An_248729

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Suddenly allergic to my dogs

I have had one dog for 14 years and our other dog for 4 years. I had no problems until this past summer and...

Posted by francine98

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About to lose my mind over sinus!!!

I have never had any major sinus problems in my life until a month and half ago. On Aug 15 2012 I started...

Posted by An_248675

I have never had any major sinus problems in my life until a month and half ago. On Aug 15 2012 I started working in a mall and about a month in I started getting a little sick. Mostly post nasal drip. I talked to my sister who's an RN and she said use Aleve -D which worked for a week. But my sinus problem progressively got worse. Then I went to a take care clinic and was prescribed amoxicillin. It didn't seem work. I went back again and was given a Promethazine Dm syrup, Flonase, and Dospak 21's. Didn't work. By now I started to have weird reaction in my sinus when I walked into the mall. The back of my throat would get dry and wouldn't allow for mucus drainage. I literally started chocking! I had to run out of the mall! Later I saw my brothers physician who saw me and said that I was getting sick but working in all that nasty air caused me to become allergic to the environment. I should now wear a mask.He proceeded to give me something stronger. Fluvirin Multidose pack, Prednosone, Amox-Clav, and Hydromet syrup.The first day back to work I wore a mask and was having post nasal drip from hell. Then it would stop. then start again. The next day I woke up with an appetite from hell and was ready for the world! I felt great! I'm thinking ok problem solved. Boy was I wrong I started going backwards again. I then went to an actual ENT who said that my turbinates were irratated. So do a neti pot. I did and it seemed to work OK. Felt fine the next day. I even went to the mall to see how I reacted. Went in and walked. I'm thinking FINALLY! Then I accidentally burned my sinus when I mixed the saline improperly that same night. After a day and a half of singed sinus I did it again RIGHT this time and it seemed to work. Felt good enough to go to church that Sunday. The next day same thing. Problems with my turbinates swelling up. And couldn't pull mucus out normally(if there's such a thing). Walking into working I had to run out. Now I'm about to see same ENT for a more thorough exam. I've done Allegra-D, Zrtec, and a Claritin knock-off. I just don't understand what's going on with me. I'm getting scared and I can't do my job. I'm a cartoonist and I run a family business with my brother at this particular mall. My mother's thinks it's psychological and is frustrated. But I know how I fell. Currently I'm going through a divorce as well and feel extremely stressed out. But the divorce doesn't stress like this does. Why am I having these reaction and up and down inconsistent health. The ironic part was I spent a lot of money because at the time my insurance was not set up yet. I now have to wait 6 days before it kicks in and I feel bad now. I have been praying a lot and I hope God hears my prayers on getting healthy again. I have a beautiful daughter and would like it if her dad's healthy and sane for her while going through a weird time in her life.
If any one out there can help me please, please tell me what's up with me. Are my reactions valid?View Thread

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swollen lips

I got alot of useful information from all of you. I, too, suffer from sudden onset of swelling to my lower...

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Shellfish Allergy Duration/Transferral to Another

I have eaten shrimp and shellfish all my life without any problems. However, Monday afternoon I ingested...

Posted by heylucy1913

I have eaten shrimp and shellfish all my life without any problems. However, Monday afternoon I ingested some shrimp and within the hour began to break out in hives (which at the time I thought were insect bites until they became so numerous). It went from there to horrendous itching, swelling of my chin, lower lip, and right hand, nausea, dizziness, vomiting and finally the onset of anaphylaxis. My husband took me to the ER about 12 hours after the onset, as the conditions did not all present at once, but over a course of time. I was treated for common allergic reactions since I had not been tested and there was no time to do so. I was given medications through IV: Pepcid, Benadryl, Prednisone, and something else for nausea (had to have two doses of that). They also gave me a prescription for Prednisone.

The next day, the nausea and closing of the throat were gone, but the rash had melded into an eczemic like condition. Now it is covering my entire body, even in places I haven't touched -- between toes, in ears, etc. The swelling of the chin, lower lip and hands has also gone away, but my upper lip is now swollen. I saw my doctor today and he diagnosed me with severe shellfish allergy. I was given a prescription for Atarax and ordered to continue the other medications as well. I have now taken three doses for the day and my itching seems a mere bit better, but only a mere bit. I have two questions concerning this newly developed allergy:

1. How long should this rash, the spreading of it, and the extreme itching last?

2. Can I transfer the rash itself by skin contact to another person?

Thanks for any help you can give. I'm new to the allergy world so trying to get all my questions I forgot to ask my doctor answered. I have a newborn grandson and now they won't let me hold him because there is fear I could transfer the rash.View Thread

Posted by heylucy1913

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are my swollen lips an Allergy

I have read all the comments and have and am suffering from this uncomftorable condition. I have narrowed it...

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Possible Allergic Reaction

I am not sure but I have been trying to figure it out for quite sometime. About a year ago I obtained a job...

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Food Allergy

For a few weeks now, I've noticed that when I consume yogurt or string cheese, my throat gets all...

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NEW WebMD Answers!

You have questions, we have Answers ! We're happy to announce the launch of a new tool here at...

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New Carpet Delayed Allergic Reaction

So... I recently had new carpet put in my basement. It's basically new construction as it was unfinished....

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Allergies and Depression

Recent study concluded that some depressions may be caused by an allerdy to stress hormones. It got me...

Posted by Jennybird

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Antihestimines while pregnant?

I heard mixed opinons on using antihestimines while pregnant. I have anaphaltic reactions if I don't take...

Posted by sexygeogirl

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severe allergies

My husband has severe allergies, he sleeps with 2-3 pillows so he can bbreath at night. now i am really...

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Allergic to which one? Priolosec or Omnicef

Unfortunately, I was taking two medications for about the same amount of time at the same time. After about...

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