Re: Re: my understanding of what Xolair is approved for

[Guest guest]

yeah, I guess I wasn't thinking because I am on advair daily which is

steroid(right?) also zyrtec. I do have environmental allergies trees, grasses,

pollens(all off the chart) and dust, cats. and dogs.

how is the xolair working for you, I just had three shots so don't see big

difference except not waking up every night(pig plus).

jean

---- bisnono <bisnono@...> wrote:

> I wasn't on oral steroids daily, but took inhaled oral and nasal steroid

sprays every day,

> plus claritin, benedryl, sudafed, astelin, and occasionally hydroxyzine on top

of everything

> and still had symptoms of allergic asthma. I'd tried immunotherapy twice--the

first time

> for 3 1/2 years with no improvement; the second time I didn't even make it up

to a

> maintenance dose before I had an anaphylactic reaction to a shot increase and

decided it

> wasn't worth the risk trying them again. But I really needed treatment

because when I was

> tested, I came back positive for every environmental allergen (trees, pollen,

etc.) with the

> exception of molds, and had over a dozen food allergies. With this history, I

was able to

> qualify for Xolair, but only because I had completely exhausted all other

possible options

> short of being on daily prednisone.

>

>

>

> > > is that it is currently only approved for folks with moderate to

> > > severe allergic asthma who are steroid dependent or for whom more

> > > traditional treatments (e.g., immunotherapy) don't work. HOWEVER, I

> > > know it is widely prescribed off-label for folks with who have other

> > > serious IgE mediated issues, such as severe allergic eczema and severe

> > > allergic sinus disease. I believe I've already shared with the group

> > > that my docs are using it on patients with severe allergic eczema to

> > > great success.

> > >

> > > Addy

> > > Group Co-owner

> > >

> >

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