Guest guest Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 So, apparently I'm the only one who gets flu-like symptoms from the Xolair. I've had three shots now and have experienced this symptom each time. The first time, I felt sick a few days after the shot and I assumed that I must have had a bug. I had a severe headache, sinus pain, nausea, muscle and joint pain, intense fatigue, etc.. The second time, it came on five days after the injection (just like it did the first time) and I began to wonder if the Xolair was the culprit. The symptoms seem to remain pretty intense for about a week and then to subside somewhat, but it's pretty miserable. I had my third set of injuections two days ago, and this time it's coming on much more quickly. Same thing: headache, body aches, nausea, slightly elevated temperature (99.8, which is high for me; I usually run low when I don't have a fever). It's very discouraging. I was really hopeful about this. I keep hoping that we can figure out that there's really something else causing the symptoms, not the Xolair. My doctor prescribed some blood tests today, so maybe that will reveal something. But she said that if it continues to be like this, she wants to either halve the dose or take me off of it. Sad news for me. Meryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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