Guest guest Posted December 29, 2002 Report Share Posted December 29, 2002 Dear Ann, I did not have any allergies in particular until I got Lyme disease 24 years ago. Since then I have developed severe chemical and food sensitivities. I believe it is because the immune system is trying to fight off a chronic infection and then over-reacts to lots of things. From memory I think The New Arthritis Breakthrough explains this. Professor Garth Nicolson has some good articles about this. He found that many of his MCS patients recovered after long courses of anti-biotics. www.immed.org Interesting! Regards, Rosemary. rheumatic Allergies!! > Hello, > Hope everyone had a joyful Christmas with much less pain! > I was just wondering if anyone here had severe allergies before getting RA > are any other of the Rheumatic diseases. To chemicals are perfumes, dust are > any of the other allergens? Since I did, I wanted to know if anyone else in > this group did. > Many Thanks. > Hope everyone has a Happy Painfree New Year!! > Lots of Hugs!! > Ann > maryannbell@... > > To unsubscribe, email: rheumatic-unsubscribeegroups > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Hi all, My little boy has been suffering with allergies for the past month or so and they're getting worse by the day. He's currently on Zyrtec but this makes him really grouchy and it doesn't seem to help with his itchy nose and eyes. The ENT gave him a Rx. today to try Nasonex and told me to stop the Zyrtec ?? I'm hesitant to use a steriod nasal spray due to the immune system problems. I'm wondering what has worked for your children and if anyone has used Allegra successfully ? Thanks and take care, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 My son also suffers from seasonal allergies. We've tried Claritin, Allegra, Zyrtec and they all helped a little in the beginning and then they wouldn't work anymore, Zyrtec kept him up for hours at night. We recently started Chloraphenaramine OTC and he is on Nasacort AQ. I am interested in knowing more about the herbal meds you are trying. Any info would be appreciated. Sharolyn in Arizona > > My autistic guy, now 14, has suffered from seasonal allergies for 7 > years. My wife as well. We live in Texas and for those so predisposed, > there are terrible seasonal allergies. They zone him out, make him > irritable, and aggressive, and exacerbate autistic behaviors. My wife > would be totally knocked down for weeks - miserable. We've tried all the > allopathic medicines available and each did not work. We have even > removed all carpets and got good filters on AC. > > Now I know " alternative medicine " is not popular on this list but I am > just conveying what is true for my family. We went to Patti Weisler here > in San who is trained as both an RN and a Chinese herbalist. > Since going to her a few times my family is close to allergy free for 2 > years. Sometimes a hint of a reaction will crop up and we know to start > taking preventive doses. If they even do occur the reactions are about > 95% less then before. > > I am a researcher at the University of Texas. > Do I know how the Chinese herbs work? No. Did the allergies stop? Yes. > Do I know how the allopathic meds work? Yes. Did they work? No. > > With the allergy symptoms gone, my son is much much happier and can > concentrate on his lessons at school, his ABA and piano. > > I know its not for everyone, but this is our simple story. > Ray > > > > > RE: allergies!! > > Hi all, > > My little boy has been suffering with allergies for the past month or so > and > they're getting worse by the day. > He's currently on Zyrtec but this makes him really grouchy and it > doesn't > seem to help with his itchy nose and eyes. > The ENT gave him a Rx. today to try Nasonex and told me to stop the > Zyrtec > ?? I'm hesitant to use a steriod nasal spray due to the immune system > problems. > I'm wondering what has worked for your children and if anyone has used > Allegra successfully ? > > Thanks and take care, > > > > > > > Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with > the original author(s), and is not necessarily endorsed by or the > opinion of the Research Institute, the Parent Coalition, or > the list moderator(s). > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Steroid nasal sprays are fine....Rhinocort, Flonase, Nasonex, and I even think Nasalchrom is a steroid nasal spray. I find it odd stopping Zyrtec, but if it had bad effects then OK. Instead of an oral antihistamine, we use Astelin....it is a antihistamine spayed in the nose. It is a safer alternative (less invasive to the body) than oral antihistamines. --- In , " LINDA ANAGNOSTAKOS " <lsa5885@...> wrote: > > Hi all, > > My little boy has been suffering with allergies for the past month or so and > they're getting worse by the day. > He's currently on Zyrtec but this makes him really grouchy and it doesn't > seem to help with his itchy nose and eyes. > The ENT gave him a Rx. today to try Nasonex and told me to stop the Zyrtec > ?? I'm hesitant to use a steriod nasal spray due to the immune system > problems. > I'm wondering what has worked for your children and if anyone has used > Allegra successfully ? > > Thanks and take care, > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 I don't think Nasalchrom is a steroidal spray. I think it's more like Astelin, only in an over-the-counter version. Donna > > > > Hi all, > > > > My little boy has been suffering with allergies for the past month > or so and > > they're getting worse by the day. > > He's currently on Zyrtec but this makes him really grouchy and it > doesn't > > seem to help with his itchy nose and eyes. > > The ENT gave him a Rx. today to try Nasonex and told me to stop > the Zyrtec > > ?? I'm hesitant to use a steriod nasal spray due to the immune > system > > problems. > > I'm wondering what has worked for your children and if anyone has > used > > Allegra successfully ? > > > > Thanks and take care, > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Wow, I didn't realize. i wonder how well it works? > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > My little boy has been suffering with allergies for the past month > > or so and > > > they're getting worse by the day. > > > He's currently on Zyrtec but this makes him really grouchy and it > > doesn't > > > seem to help with his itchy nose and eyes. > > > The ENT gave him a Rx. today to try Nasonex and told me to stop > > the Zyrtec > > > ?? I'm hesitant to use a steriod nasal spray due to the immune > > system > > > problems. > > > I'm wondering what has worked for your children and if anyone has > > used > > > Allegra successfully ? > > > > > > Thanks and take care, > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Thanks for the info . One question: Do you use this year round, or does it lose its effectiveness? Do you use just " seasonally " ? Thanks > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > My little boy has been suffering with allergies for the past > month > > > or so and > > > > they're getting worse by the day. > > > > He's currently on Zyrtec but this makes him really grouchy and > it > > > doesn't > > > > seem to help with his itchy nose and eyes. > > > > The ENT gave him a Rx. today to try Nasonex and told me to > stop > > > the Zyrtec > > > > ?? I'm hesitant to use a steriod nasal spray due to the immune > > > system > > > > problems. > > > > I'm wondering what has worked for your children and if anyone > has > > > used > > > > Allegra successfully ? > > > > > > > > Thanks and take care, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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