Allergy Experts

Hi i am an 18 year old male and have had allergies since i was about 7. Yesterday i went to a new general practitioner that one of my mom’s friends recommended. (dr. Kouji Takase)I went into the clinic and signed a few papers then he gave me a shot for the allergies, a flu shot, prescribed me lodrane 24d, and gave me a bottle of 5mg Prednisome. One of my friends who just happends to have took this drug before for allergies told me that it made him suffer severe side-effects and he wished he never took it at all. That kinda scared me so i have not taken it yet. The doctor told me to take 8 on days 1-2, 6 on days 3-4, 4 on days 5-6, and 2 on days 7-21 all after breakfast. I just want to know what are the side-effects of this drug and overall is this a good treatment for allergies?

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I have had severe chronic asthma for as long as I can remember. I use about 5 different inhalers daily, am taking 2 preventative oral pills, and am having to take breathing machine/nebulizer treatments up to 8 times a day at home. I used to be hospitalized so often that the doctor recommended I just buy my own nebulizer…this has prevented hundreds of hospitializations. I cannot sleep more than 2 hours at a time without waking up coughing, struggling to breathe, and/or sinus congestion. This occurs EVERY DAY. I don’t know if I have ever gotten “a full night’s sleep” in my life. I am not exaggerating. All of this medication and suffering is wearing me out. I am about at the end of my “rope”. My allergist thought I should try Xolair, but I cannot afford it, the drug company won’t help me, and my insurance will not cover it. I want to know if anyone out there has suffered like this. What has helped you? Anything? I am feeling very depressed and suicidal. I have tried almost every medication possible, but would be willing to try something again if it has really made a difference in your asthma. I really need help. My husband and I even moved out of the country to a location that was “ideal” for asthma and allergies…this did not help. I don’t know what else to do. I am on so much medication I can’t even work. It gives me stomach aches and head aches, makes me very very jittery, and makes me irritable. I can’t do it anymore. I don’t know what else to do…neither do the doctors (except tell me to try Xolair with an out of pocket cost of $2000/mo! I would need 2 shots because my asthma is so severe). Anyway….I really appreciate your help!

i have the worst hayfever, sinuses and allergies, i find it reall hard to sleep at night my noses are blocked all day everyday, it there a natural way to help feel better. i have tried alomst every nasal spray and i hate them all except on which is called Nasonex which reallly reallly works but its about $60 australian dollars. Do u have any ideas to help treat sinus and allergies preferably natural treatments

i have the worst hayfever, sinuses and allergies, i find it reall hard to sleep at night my noses are blocked all day everyday, it there a natural way to help feel better. i have tried alomst every nasal spray and i hate them all except on which is called Nasonex which reallly reallly works but its about $60 australian dollars. Do u have any ideas to help treat sinus and allergies preferably natural treatments

Patient admitted 8 weeks ago for wheezing and sob,
Myocardial unit x 3 days ruled out congestion from chf and pneumonia and called it allergy related congestion
dc’d with xopenx 1.25 mgs q 4-6 atc / guafeninsin bid wheezing resolved with regular treatments
Nursing home dr lowered xopenex to .63 prn
Wheezing returned for a few weeks but within last week of few weeks, became labored breathing with little effects from xopenex Instead of starting prednisone as the xopenex website reccommends, she lowered tube feedings to 65 ml per hour to reduce fluids in the body and gave 1 day of lasix 40mg(even though patient was ruled out of chf congestion at hospital) A week later 10 days of prednisone started which relieved labored breathing and wheezing and need for regular xopenex treatments. TOday 16 days after reduced calories(1600 a day to 1300 a day) and 3 days post predisone patient is wheezing heavily 4 hrs post xopenex and has developed her reoccuring cellulitis which was resolved with the 80 ml per hr diet. Argggh Please help family with advice.

While In the U.S. I would see an ENT for severe allergies and received Immunotherapy treatment. Does anyone where to go for this type of treatment in Cork, Ireland? Thanks…
I am under the belief such a person does not exist according to my GP.

My11 month old daughter who has allergy induced asthma but very rarely needs breathing treatments was having cough attacks, runny nose, fever, trouble breathing, wheezing, etc so when she wasn’t getting better i took her to the ER last night.. They examined her and took x rays of her chest.. After being there for 4 hours and having to repeat the x rays twice the doctor told me that they didn’t find pneumonia they found an enlarged heart.. They didnt believe it had anything to do with her bronchitis but felt we were lucky to find it this way.. She is nearly 1 yr old, 27lbs(she’s a chubby girl), walking since 9 months, very active, and has never shown signs of anything serious. Her blood pressure at the ER while holding completely still was 144/99.. I’m very worried and am unable to contact her doctor till Monday. Can anyone give me any information? Also, they perscribed her antibiotics, atrovent for her breathing machine, a steroid, an anti inflamatory, and Lortab.. I don’t understand the need for all of these meds especially a narcodic in an infant. Please help.

for quite some time ive been batteling sinus problems, coughing, etc.
had sinus surgery two years ago for deveated septum…. then over past year have had horrible cough…. drainage…. loss of voice… been seeing ENT, respitory doctor, and still trying to figure out the problem.
It doesn’t seem so heady…meaning nose running, headache ect. its more like upper chest lower throat, a lot of constant coughing… and a wheezing sound in my vocals when i breath in and out.. tightness of the chest and shortness of breath.
i did every over the counter, cough medicine, and z packs….
now im gona do asthma test and allergy test…
does it sound to you like it could be allergy or asthma? and what are the treatments involved….

My partner and i have just moved into the home of our dreams, but one major problem has arisen. Since moving in my bf has been having very serious allergy problems, he has had to be hospitalised at least once a week since moving here and the doctors have him on both anti histamines and steroids. Due to the prolonged use and high dose of the steroids the Drs have said he needs to come off them, but the allergy is putting a huge strain on his heart and white blood cell count is extreemly high.
We live in rented accomodation so cant change the carpets as they are very very expensive and dont think landlord would allow us to replace them with a cheaper alternative.

I am hoovering regularly and this does help but he is still very very uncomfortable and he is still very dependant upon the steroids, without them he will certainly end up back in hospital.

Does anyone know of a spray or simular treatment to prevent the wool particles from leaving the carpet? or a way to stop them from getting in the air.

We have 7 kids between us and they are constantly running about, which i think is kicking up more particles into the air etc.

Any help or advice would be gratefully recieved.