Anyone else have SEVERE allergies? Newbie.

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Hi everyone....I am a heavy hitter allergy-wise, and have been all my life. I have been tested countless times and did injections for a few years in my late teens with no success (partially due to lack of committment).

I recently started with and ENT who offers allergy therapies. I was tested today and was off the charts with most things, so I am definitely going to opt for injections (and actually committ;).

My doc also offers sublingual drops--which seems to be a good option, although not covered by insurance.

I just wanted some feedback on the drops, since that's how I am leaning right now. Also, I plan on becoming pregnant soon.......and don't know how that will play into it.

Thanks! Marie

Allergic to: cats, dogs, pollen, ragweed, all grasses, molRAB, soy, tree nuts, nickel, other metals, tree fruit....etc,.
 
You are certainly not alone in that! Between the time taken for doctors appointments and medicine, activities avoided, etc, it does make one angry!
 
Hi, :wave:

This book i am reading says; allergies are caused by low immune system. And it's good to detox, by water or juicing fruits & veggies (mostly vegetables). And get lots of Vitamin C & water intake.
I highly recommend juicing for a few weeks if you plan on getting pregnant soon. Pregnancy could make your allergies worse. Also take a daily whole leaf multi-vitamin.

I hope this helped you, good luck!
 
Um...I eat 100% clean and my allergies are still horrible. So far no pill or shots have helped.
 
There's some evidence that the sublingual drops can work well, although they aren't real popular in the US yet.

Allergy shots can continue during pregnancy, but they sometimes stop increasing the dose. I'm hoping to start my injections and get up to maintenance dose before that's an issue for me. If you can get up to maintenance dose in 6 months, you might just want to hold off on parenthood for that long.
 
Yep. Healthy lifestyle can make it easier to deal with the effects of allergies. Certainly, if you have asthma, maintaining a healthy weight and minimizing saturated fat can reduce symptoms. But it won't cure allergies.

In fact, if you are allergic to certain fooRAB and haven't identified them, eating more "naturally" might bring you into contact with more allergens!

I've had the following conversation with salespeople any nuraber of times, and every time, it makes me want to bang my head against a wall:

"What's in this? I want to make sure I'm not allergic to it."

"Oh, it's all natural."

"Yeah, no one is ever allergic to, say, plants or animals."

Further, going on a juice detox is NOT a good plan for a woman planning pregnancy soon. A drastic reduction in calories impairs fertility a LOT, and excessive vitamin A is dangerous in early pregnancy. Juicing vegetables, esp. carrots, is about the only way you can overdose on Vitamin A from food, that or downing large quantities of liver.
 
Hi,

I hope allergy shots help you, they did nothing for me but everyone is different. It's worth it to try everything so that you know what dose'nt work and you can try new things, and if you find the one thing that works for you, you will have a lifetime without misery.
I have never heard of Sublingual Drops but if I was suffering like I used to I certianly would try them.
I had allergies worse than what you have but I found the one thing that worked for me and have'nt had any problems for approx. 10 years now.
I no longer take allergy shots or medications ( of which did not work for me ).
I hope you find something that will work for you.

Good Luck,
Ellis
 
I am on my 5th or 6th series of allergy shots. They wear off with me or else I develop new allergies. I also have severe food allergies, including anaphylactic food allergies and I'm allergic to some 40 drugs. I run chemical families, like all asthma drugs that are brochodilators.

No drops...doc figures I'll become allergic to them or something weird will happen. Keeps it simple for me. I reacted so badly to just the testing he had to treat me in the office for the tests.

I have my Epi-Pens and a full anti-allergy kit I use....short and long acting anti-histamines, decongestants, eye drops, nose sprays and antihistamine creams. It's kept in a small travel bag and goes into my purse when I leave the house. I've learned to treat at first itch. And when I have to go into the hospital, I get a big red bracelet that says....SEE LIST and my allergy list is posted on the front of my chart. I keep it on the computer and we have full lists in the glove compartment of each car, in my purse and on the front of the refrigerator. I'm in the process of ordering a new Medic Alert bracelet for the newest drug allergy that neeRAB to be listed on the bracelet itself and not just a reference to drug allergies. It's hard to figure out what might be administered if you can't tell them but my doc and I sat down and decided what needed to go on it and what could be gotten by phone or computer afterward.

Allergies can be a total pain but with good planning and having what you need on hand, they are very controllable.

good luck................Jenny
 
Wow Jenny, that's intense. No offense to you whatsoever, but I think to myself--"it could be worse". At this point I don't have drug allergies, which is a good thing.
 
Jane,

I definitely am considering waiting on child #2 in order to get to maintenence before plateauing the dosage. My doc seems to think that I could be at maintenence in a matter of a few months with drops, as opposed to shots. But, we'll see. It makes me MAD that I have to plan around allergies all the time...grrr.
 
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