Re: Shocked and Singulair (Accolade)

[Guest guest]

Here's to self-injecting! Just be smart about it - request an EPI

pen from your doc if you don't already have one AND never self-inject

without someone nearby who can provide assistance if necessary. That

said, in five years of self-injecting, I haven't had any problems at

all.

Addy

Group co-owner

--- In , " lurkitty117 " <scruffy@...>

wrote:

>

> Squeeee! I get my Xolair back on Tuesday!!! They are mailing it to

my

> house, and letting me self-inject!!! It is at the Tier 2 copay, too,

> cheaper than ever!! Nice to work for a large company with a premium

plan.

>

>

> With respect to Salmeterol/Advair, I have a strong reaction to

> Salmeterol. I get immediate heart palpitations and tremors, then a

> migraine. I cannot take Albuterol, either for the same reason. I do

> take Flovent (was able to get off it on Xolair).

>

> I was on Avandia up until about a year ago, when I noticed that I

was

> retaining water for no reason (it wasn't hot, nor had I recently

> flown, and my diabetes was under very good control). When I got

short

> of breath, I went to Urgent Care. They found fluid buildup in my

> lungs. The doctor suggested I go off Avandia. Two weeks later, the

> edema was gone and the news stories about Avandia and congestive

heart

> failure started.

>

> I've always had to take a children's dose of Pseudoephedrine. It had

> fewer side effects and was effective for me in the lower dose.

>

> Before Xolair, Accolade was the only thing that helped me other than

> steroids. I had side effects on Singulair - that's why I am on

> Accolade, a different leukotriene inhibitor.

>

> I'm going to try Spiriva soon to see if I can reduce the Prednisone

> (or not have to up it) until the Xolair kicks in.

>

[Guest guest]

Great! I agree with Addy, I've been self injecting for 3 years, have

an EPI pen, and never had problem.

I Just got another deliver yesterday and there was no problem.

Ron

On Jun 21, 2008, at 5:46 AM, pyle456 wrote:

> Here's to self-injecting! Just be smart about it - request an EPI

> pen from your doc if you don't already have one AND never self-inject

> without someone nearby who can provide assistance if necessary. That

> said, in five years of self-injecting, I haven't had any problems at

> all.

>

> Addy

> Group co-owner

>

>

> >

> > Squeeee! I get my Xolair back on Tuesday!!! They are mailing it to

> my

> > house, and letting me self-inject!!! It is at the Tier 2 copay, too,

> > cheaper than ever!! Nice to work for a large company with a premium

> plan.

> >

> >

> > With respect to Salmeterol/Advair, I have a strong reaction to

> > Salmeterol. I get immediate heart palpitations and tremors, then a

> > migraine. I cannot take Albuterol, either for the same reason. I do

> > take Flovent (was able to get off it on Xolair).

> >

> > I was on Avandia up until about a year ago, when I noticed that I

> was

> > retaining water for no reason (it wasn't hot, nor had I recently

> > flown, and my diabetes was under very good control). When I got

> short

> > of breath, I went to Urgent Care. They found fluid buildup in my

> > lungs. The doctor suggested I go off Avandia. Two weeks later, the

> > edema was gone and the news stories about Avandia and congestive

> heart

> > failure started.

> >

> > I've always had to take a children's dose of Pseudoephedrine. It had

> > fewer side effects and was effective for me in the lower dose.

> >

> > Before Xolair, Accolade was the only thing that helped me other than

> > steroids. I had side effects on Singulair - that's why I am on

> > Accolade, a different leukotriene inhibitor.

> >

> > I'm going to try Spiriva soon to see if I can reduce the Prednisone

> > (or not have to up it) until the Xolair kicks in.

> >

>

>

>