Guest guest Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 I found the comment about tapering from 150 mg every 4 wks to every 6 wks interesting. About 6 months ago my allergist mentioned moving me off Xolair. But I found that if I even was a few days beyond 4 weeks I would start to have asthma symptoms. This summer though has been great. I have spent a majority of the last 4 weeks outside camping with scouts and had very little issues! I am still on 2 puffs of Advair but only 100/50 once a day. A big drop from 2 puffs of 500/50 twice a day and 5-10 mg of prednisone daily a couple of years ago. I do have strong seasonal allergies. I only really get November through February off here in Virginia. I am wondering though if anyone has tapered to a longer time period between shots during their less allergic months? I might suggest this to my allergist instead of stopping Xolair. I am not willing to stop yet as it has made such a difference in my life. On a side note, my youngest (almost 6 yrs old) is popping out in hives due to his grass allergy even with Zyrtec and desensitizing shots. He also has eczema flaring on the back of his legs. We added Atarax tonight to see if we could get his system to calm down. Poor little guy. He was even saying if this doesn't work then he needs some breathing treatments as he has been coughing some - his form of asthma. At times like this I wish he could get Xolair. He is such a trooper though. B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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