Klonopin

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Hi jg1126,

Klonopin is not an anti-histamine. It is a

benzodiaxepine.(?) It is used for anxiety. I am

convinced that anxiety does not cause urticaria, but

it can make it worse. When I have a high level of

histamine, I also become very anxious, high histamine

often causes anxiety, that " impending feeling of

doom " . Klonopin calms us down, which helps us to cope

with the hives better. I think your improvement is a

combo of the low histamine diet, the steroid and the

zyrtec. The klonopin does help, take what ever helps

you feel better.

Joan

--- jg1126 jg1126@...> wrote:

> I looked on RXlist but there was nothing mentioned

> about it. I

> thought I would mention this here because I know

> what everyone here

> is going thru and I like to throw out anything so

> people can take it

> and decide what to do with it. I have learned so

> much from Jackie

> and

> the rest of you I can't thank you enough.

> I have been taking this drug called Klonopin (anti-

> anxiety pill)for

> the last few day, my Dad gave me few to help me

> sleep at night

> because I was getting so upset that these hives were

> returning and

> getting a little worse each day. Well my hives have

> gotten better.

> I

> still have a few, but I haven't had the angiodema

> that I have had

> every day before taking this.

> A little background- this bout with the hives

> started with just a few

> for maybe a week each day getting a little more

> until they were all

> over me. I went to an allergist he prescribed

> clarinex and zantac,

> even though I told him claritin did nothing for me

> before he said to

> try it. He also gave me a steriod shot because he

> saw how bad the

> hives were. Well because of the steroid shot the

> hives got better

> (but I knew from history that the improvement was

> temp), but the

> angiodema started,

> swollen foot, ankle, lips. I started

> taking zyrtec 2x/day instead of clarinex- got a

> little better - but

> each day the hives seem to be creeping back.

> Recently I started

> taking this Klonopin and today only about 1 dz small

> hives. Maybe it

> is a coincidence, or just a good day I don't know.

> Just wanted to

> mention it. I have also been sticking to the low

> histamine diet and

> drinking the hypo allergenic drink I posted earlier.

> ALso eating a

> lot of olive oil!

>

> Let me add I do not feel like I am under any stress

> (everyone seems

> to want to attribute the hive to stress), I think my

> life is great.

> I have 9month old healthy, wonderful twin girls that

> are a complete

> pleasure, a great husband. My only stress is that

> these hives would

> keep me from enjoying my girls> the last time I had

> hives I felt so

> awful I couldn't have taken care of anyone.

>

> This was a long-winded way of saying maybe this drug

> is some kind of

> histamine blocker... Maybe it is a coincidence and

> something else I

> am doing is helping but maybe the pill would help

> someone else.

>

>

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