Sinusitis,,,Xolair...specialty pharmacy..

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I have been on Astellin, it works, it burns my nasal passages but it works. I

find astepro does not

I am on Astellin, Atrovent, rhinocort, allegra D and the saline rinse

When I take them tho, I don t know if it is the combo but I feel as if someone

is squeezing my eyeballs. Driving is no fun.

I have also been feeling, (And don't know if it is a combo of some or all meds),

I feel like a concrete block. My drs put me on lexapro, so now I sleep for 6

hours straight finally, instead of 3). I think the lex has been like a block,

but they also want me taking Xanax. I take it at the start of an anxiety attack

but I have to be honest, I fear the drugs. I fear them because the asthma meds,

esp the neb which I continue to use every 2-3 hours, they make me jittery.

Lately, I fear if I take the asthma meds, then the lex and/or Xan, I will be

another statistic, dead because meds are oppposite effects.

Been getting dizzy too, so I have been asking co workers to drive me to work

because I dont want to get behind the wheel. Bad enough anxiety attacks spring

upon me out of no where when I am driving

I just got out of a 3 days stay at the hospital. Drs are now saying I have vocal

cord dysfunction. They feel when Lysol was sprayed at my job I inhaled it

(duh!). Part of this asthma attack was the fact my friend's cat fur was

everywhere. I was not even in her house 20 minutes, I had to leave.

Anyway, the clearing of the throat constantly, the post nasal drip, etc etc. If

you get a chance, read up on it, because it's scary. All these meds I have been

on and it could have been VCD. The asthma and allergies are not being dismissed

at all. That is certain but reading up on VCD was not a good sleeping pill

Sleeping pills....again...I don't get the philosophy...I am asleep in the

hospital....they wake me up to give me a sleeping pill. I WAS ASLEEP!!

I have next week off, I have dr appointments up the wazoo. Xolair is being

revisited...in terms, should there be changes since I seem to be feeling worse

not better.

The air quaility in Fl right now is not good, the pollen is still up there as

well. I am still not feeling my potential.

I do have a question about Xolair. The speciality pharmacy is Caremark (part of

CVS). Prior to that, (I forgot...it could have been option...something...). The

point...I used to call Option and they would set up the drop off of Xolair to

the dr.

Now, I call caremark...they say I have to call the dr to have them place the

order. The dr's office said they don't do that. It is my responsibility.

Caremark says now...ok...call them and tell them you need a refill, they have to

call us. So I do. twice now...I show up at the dr's office, the meds were not

there. I feel like I am on a merry go round. I am getting more and more

confused.

The nurse said I am not the only one, many people are going through the same

thing. Have any of you? What are your procedures...if you have caremark?

The nurse in the hospital arranged this drop off of meds for me, so when I go in

to see the Dr Monday, I will be getting my shot

I am tired of the drugs, tired of the illnesses. I am now home, just staying in

bed bc of no energy. This post, I am typing in MS Word, then will copy/paste in

the group. It is taking me forever to type.

This week I will find out about the hysterectomy, I want relief somewhere in my

life. I feel I am facing the concrete box for the only form of relief