Re: allegries

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Hi ,

I have the same with my Zyrtec, almost down to the hour. I take mine at night since it causes drowsiness, aka, better sleep

If I get busy or forget, my nose and throat start to close up — and I know it’s time to take it. Same if we lose power and the air cleaner in our bedroom shuts off. Within 30 minutes I get the same symptoms and that’s the first thing I check. Allergens really are a bear to live with and the reactions ARE immediate.

As fare as stress – you are so right about that I am a big stresser outter, and worrier

I am doing Yoga, relaxation tapes, etc. but my overall personality is to work in “crisis” mode.

I wish I could change that, cuz I know it’s probably a big cause as to why my cortisol levels are elevated.

Sue

This past year my gland was so inflamed I was getting choked on my vitamins and was having trouble swallowing.  My primary doc & ENT said my gland may have to come out.  Well... my primary doc rxed me allegra around the same time and I noticed when I took the allegra that I had no trouble breathing, less trouble swallowing and that I could really function well... after a few weeks, all of the symptoms of an enlarged gland went away.  So now my docs say that my ultrasound results are still good, no restriction and I don't need to have my gland removed as of right now.  If I miss a dose of allegra... oh I can tell immediately .  Also, I was having reactions constantly in my old place and so I was in a state of 'shock' all the time... thank god for the adrenal pills..

 

When I was a kid around 12 or 13 I was having a lot of moodiness, fatigue, etc. and my docs after going through all the tests and coming up normal said that because I had red hair (strawberry blonde) and blue eyes, I was more suseptible to allergies as red-heads tend to just have certain dispositions. So I went to an allergist and they did prick testing and breathing tests and found out that I had lots of food, indoor/outdoor allergies and gave me meds to help. I was fine after being on the meds, although I still ate some of the bad foods.... *idiot* lol. I went off the meds (many steroids and things like claritin, inhalers, etc. & started getting depo shots, because I preferred them to the bc pills I had been constantly taking since age 14. I stopped them after a year or two and tried one again about 4 years later... made me really sick so after it went out of my system, I had m tubes tied, no hormonal problems since.) after I turned 18 or 19 and the following year, my thyroid was inflammed and I was very very hypo. Now that I'm on the right dosage, my symptoms are made worse by allergies that sneak in or by not getting enough sleep, not taking vitamins, or eating balanced. If I do all of those things, I'm relatively fine.

This past year my gland was so inflamed I was getting choked on my vitamins and was having trouble swallowing. My primary doc & ENT said my gland may have to come out. Well... my primary doc rxed me allegra around the same time and I noticed when I took the allegra that I had no trouble breathing, less trouble swallowing and that I could really function well... after a few weeks, all of the symptoms of an enlarged gland went away. So now my docs say that my ultrasound results are still good, no restriction and I don't need to have my gland removed as of right now. If I miss a dose of allegra... oh I can tell immediately . Also, I was having reactions constantly in my old place and so I was in a state of 'shock' all the time... thank god for the adrenal pills..

Interesting isn't it?? And many docs try to say there is no connection of the thyroid & adrenal glands... I'm living proof of it.

It's interesting how something so simple can be the answer.... if you have any type of allergies, no matter how small, you are at a higher risk of having or developing adrenal fatigue as a result. Think about it this way of an equation... allergic reaction = $1...

if you spend $1 every day on a cup of coffee, it isn't a large purchase, but over the course of a year or your lifetime, that adds up and pretty soon, you have spent over $1800 in coffee after 5 years! All of a sudden, the reality that if you wouldn't have drank that cup of coffee, that you would have more money in the bank, drawing interest and keeping your account full, hits you. You realize everything you could have spent that money on or what you could have done to make it better & last longer.

Well, realizing you spent that money and are out almost 2 grand, is like having a bad reaction... over time you might get the sniffles, itchy eyes, rashes, hives, etc. and nothing really happens... and you say like I did foolishly...' oh, i'm allergic to it, but it doesn't bother me...' until one day you wake up and BAM!! You have fibromyalgia, start to miscarry, so you have to have a d & c, develop severe allergies to the foods that 'didn't bother you before', and can't really leave your house because it is a 'safe zone' and the world outside is filled with microscopic culprits, have your credit severely damaged because you're too sick to work, then when you can work, you're allergic to your workplace, etc.....

I was like that for about 5 years and I didn't know why... STRESS is the WORST thing you can do for allergies... that's my big advice... don't stress... it taxes the adrenals as much as bad reactions do. One day your body may not be able to tolerate the normal reactions that you don't notice... eventhough they happen and suddenly you find yourself breathing in those particles of peanut dust at Five Guys and realize... oh hey, there's that bee sting feeling in my heart I feel again, or... oh, here's the asthma attack LOL.

And cinnamon used to bother me a little bit, but the other day at work I smelled it and I started getting flu like symptoms (mini fibro attack), shivers, shaky, diarrhea type symptoms... just over the smell of cinnamon!! And they were done baking.. just the residue in the pan was left. The other day when we were baking cinnamon buns, I got so sick I had to leave. What people don't realize is that ANY of those symptoms, even the minor ones IS or CAN lead to anaphylactic shock..

I hope that helps .

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For me I am allergic to yeast, dairy (cow & sheep), cinnamon, oregano, several spices, strawberries and lots of other foods. I think possibly my gall bladder was bothered by my constant IBS because I refused to give up my allergens. So the only advice I could tell you would be to give up any known allergens and maybe switch to foods that don't have lots of additives or preservatives as it will be harder for your body to process which will be harder on your gall bladder (if it's dying.. it doesn't need help LOL).

You may want to switch to a diet of rice cooked in chicken broth.. very bland but unless you are allergic to chicken (or something in the broth) you should get some relief from gall symptoms (if they are digestional related) because rice is hypoallergenic.

Let me know what happens...

andrea

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Right now I am in the process of switching jobs. I work in a deli where they bake with yeast and cinnamon and I have told my boss several times that I can't be around the cinnamon. Today I come in and it's waiting to be baked.. grr. My reactions to cinnamon are almost immediate and I started having trouble breathing, my face started itching and I had to go to the front of the store to get fresh air. I talked to the customer service manager and told her that I need to switch departments for my health, as every other time I've been around cinnamon there I've had to go home early. I can't afford the reactions.

People without allergies can seem cold or cruel, either because they just don't know any better, or because they have a problem making the work place safer for people like us. Usually they don't mean to cause problems but sometimes they can't help it. My boss I've told several different times, including when I was hired that cinnamon was going to be a problem and a few days ago, she told me she valued me as an employee and wouldn't bake at all when I was around. Sooo... I've been too sick for to long to settle. In a week or two I'll change departments and hopefully be better off. I am worth being healthy, I will only surround myself with healthy people and healthy activities and healthy ways of living. Anyone or thing that isn't on that list, doesn't need to be a part of my life. That is my personal mantra and I repeat it hourly it seems LOL.

Stress, I have learned... there are very few things in life that I can control or prevent and so because of that, I am limited in the responses I can have. I can roll with the punches and occasionally throw out a few right hooks of my own, or I can curl up into the fetal position forever and let life kick me around like a big soccer ball. Guess which one I'll pick?? .

Many people in life choose to react to events in certain ways, because they choose to be the ball and let themselves play the victim roll. After being the victim for a while, I decided about getting serious about my life and not letting life kick me around. That's when I decided to make myself healthy, even if it made me change my world around.

The bottom line is, when you are ready to make changes in your life, you will and you will be better for it. Until then.. you just make a plan. Many people don't realize that plans are minor achievements and huge positive steps forward to achieving their goals. If you have a plan, you're already half way there.

Good luck .

Re: allegries

Hi ,I have the same with my Zyrtec, almost down to the hour. I take mine at night since it causes drowsiness, aka, better sleep :)If I get busy or forget, my nose and throat start to close up — and I know it’s time to take it. Same if we lose power and the air cleaner in our bedroom shuts off. Within 30 minutes I get the same symptoms and that’s the first thing I check. Allergens really are a bear to live with and the reactions ARE immediate.As fare as stress – you are so right about that I am a big stresser outter, and worrier :(I am doing Yoga, relaxation tapes, etc. but my overall personality is to work in “crisis” mode.I wish I could change that, cuz I know it’s probably a big cause as to why my cortisol levels are elevated.SueOn 1/18/07 9:05 AM, " Teague" <medstudent2be (AT) highstream (DOT) net> wrote:

This past year my gland was so inflamed I was getting choked on my vitamins and was having trouble swallowing. My primary doc & ENT said my gland may have to come out. Well... my primary doc rxed me allegra around the same time and I noticed when I took the allegra that I had no trouble breathing, less trouble swallowing and that I could really function well... after a few weeks, all of the symptoms of an enlarged gland went away. So now my docs say that my ultrasound results are still good, no restriction and I don't need to have my gland removed as of right now. If I miss a dose of allegra... oh I can tell immediately . Also, I was having reactions constantly in my old place and so I was in a state of 'shock' all the time... thank god for the adrenal pills.. When I was a kid around 12 or 13 I was having a lot of moodiness, fatigue, etc. and my docs after going through all the tests and coming up normal said that because I had red hair (strawberry blonde) and blue eyes, I was more suseptible to allergies as red-heads tend to just have certain dispositions. So I went to an allergist and they did prick testing and breathing tests and found out that I had lots of food, indoor/outdoor allergies and gave me meds to help. I was fine after being on the meds, although I still ate some of the bad foods.... *idiot* lol. I went off the meds (many steroids and things like claritin, inhalers, etc. & started getting depo shots, because I preferred them to the bc pills I had been constantly taking since age 14. I stopped them after a year or two and tried one again about 4 years later... made me really sick so after it went out of my system, I had m tubes tied, no hormonal problems since.) after I turned 18 or 19 and the following year, my thyroid was inflammed and I was very very hypo. Now that I'm on the right dosage, my symptoms are made worse by allergies that sneak in or by not getting enough sleep, not taking vitamins, or eating balanced. If I do all of those things, I'm relatively fine.This past year my gland was so inflamed I was getting choked on my vitamins and was having trouble swallowing. My primary doc & ENT said my gland may have to come out. Well... my primary doc rxed me allegra around the same time and I noticed when I took the allegra that I had no trouble breathing, less trouble swallowing and that I could really function well... after a few weeks, all of the symptoms of an enlarged gland went away. So now my docs say that my ultrasound results are still good, no restriction and I don't need to have my gland removed as of right now. If I miss a dose of allegra... oh I can tell immediately . Also, I was having reactions constantly in my old place and so I was in a state of 'shock' all the time... thank god for the adrenal pills..Interesting isn't it?? And many docs try to say there is no connection of the thyroid & adrenal glands... I'm living proof of it. It's interesting how something so simple can be the answer.... if you have any type of allergies, no matter how small, you are at a higher risk of having or developing adrenal fatigue as a result. Think about it this way of an equation... allergic reaction = $1...if you spend $1 every day on a cup of coffee, it isn't a large purchase, but over the course of a year or your lifetime, that adds up and pretty soon, you have spent over $1800 in coffee after 5 years! All of a sudden, the reality that if you wouldn't have drank that cup of coffee, that you would have more money in the bank, drawing interest and keeping your account full, hits you. You realize everything you could have spent that money on or what you could have done to make it better & last longer.Well, realizing you spent that money and are out almost 2 grand, is like having a bad reaction... over time you might get the sniffles, itchy eyes, rashes, hives, etc. and nothing really happens... and you say like I did foolishly...' oh, i'm allergic to it, but it doesn't bother me...' until one day you wake up and BAM!! You have fibromyalgia, start to miscarry, so you have to have a d & c, develop severe allergies to the foods that 'didn't bother you before', and can't really leave your house because it is a 'safe zone' and the world outside is filled with microscopic culprits, have your credit severely damaged because you're too sick to work, then when you can work, you're allergic to your workplace, etc.....I was like that for about 5 years and I didn't know why... STRESS is the WORST thing you can do for allergies... that's my big advice... don't stress... it taxes the adrenals as much as bad reactions do. One day your body may not be able to tolerate the normal reactions that you don't notice... eventhough they happen and suddenly you find yourself breathing in those particles of peanut dust at Five Guys and realize... oh hey, there's that bee sting feeling in my heart I feel again, or... oh, here's the asthma attack LOL.And cinnamon used to bother me a little bit, but the other day at work I smelled it and I started getting flu like symptoms (mini fibro attack), shivers, shaky, diarrhea type symptoms... just over the smell of cinnamon!! And they were done baking.. just the residue in the pan was left. The other day when we were baking cinnamon buns, I got so sick I had to leave. What people don't realize is that ANY of those symptoms, even the minor ones IS or CAN lead to anaphylactic shock..I hope that helps .----- Original Message -----

For me I am allergic to yeast, dairy (cow & sheep), cinnamon, oregano, several spices, strawberries and lots of other foods. I think possibly my gall bladder was bothered by my constant IBS because I refused to give up my allergens. So the only advice I could tell you would be to give up any known allergens and maybe switch to foods that don't have lots of additives or preservatives as it will be harder for your body to process which will be harder on your gall bladder (if it's dying.. it doesn't need help LOL). You may want to switch to a diet of rice cooked in chicken broth.. very bland but unless you are allergic to chicken (or something in the broth) you should get some relief from gall symptoms (if they are digestional related) because rice is hypoallergenic. Let me know what happens... andrea

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Hi ,

Very well put — it’s true about the allergies. I never had them until I moved to Texas

19 years ago and had NO idea how miserable they could be — until I got them myself.

The reaction you describe to being around cinnamon I get sometimes when out at a

department or grocery store — I just start to get a horseness, stuffy nose, etc. and

can’t figure out what the heck is doing that — I am thinking someone’s perfume or cologne? I have no idea.

When I had my allergy prick tests, they said EVERY SINGLE ONE swelled up,

even the control groups so they couldn’t tell me jack about what I was allergic to.

Great attitude you got going there too – man I hear ya.

Thing is so many people have come to expect me to be a certain way for so long but

I have my plan, and little by little it’s taking shape.

I really want to get my cortisol levels down and my FT4 levels up. I am back to cold hands after switching to Armour 2 months ago.

My levels are the exact same as when I was on levoxyl/cytomel but I think the cytomel did a better job of getting me the direct T3 I need.

Not sure.........

Sue

Right now I am in the process of switching jobs. I work in a deli where they bake with yeast and cinnamon and I have told my boss several times that I can't be around the cinnamon. Today I come in and it's waiting to be baked.. grr. My reactions to cinnamon are almost immediate and I started having trouble breathing, my face started itching and I had to go to the front of the store to get fresh air. I talked to the customer service manager and told her that I need to switch departments for my health, as every other time I've been around cinnamon there I've had to go home early. I can't afford the reactions.

People without allergies can seem cold or cruel, either because they just don't know any better, or because they have a problem making the work place safer for people like us. Usually they don't mean to cause problems but sometimes they can't help it. My boss I've told several different times, including when I was hired that cinnamon was going to be a problem and a few days ago, she told me she valued me as an employee and wouldn't bake at all when I was around. Sooo... I've been too sick for to long to settle. In a week or two I'll change departments and hopefully be better off. I am worth being healthy, I will only surround myself with healthy people and healthy activities and healthy ways of living. Anyone or thing that isn't on that list, doesn't need to be a part of my life. That is my personal mantra and I repeat it hourly it seems LOL.

Stress, I have learned... there are very few things in life that I can control or prevent and so because of that, I am limited in the responses I can have. I can roll with the punches and occasionally throw out a few right hooks of my own, or I can curl up into the fetal position forever and let life kick me around like a big soccer ball. Guess which one I'll pick?? .

Many people in life choose to react to events in certain ways, because they choose to be the ball and let themselves play the victim roll. After being the victim for a while, I decided about getting serious about my life and not letting life kick me around. That's when I decided to make myself healthy, even if it made me change my world around.

The bottom line is, when you are ready to make changes in your life, you will and you will be better for it. Until then.. you just make a plan. Many people don't realize that plans are minor achievements and huge positive steps forward to achieving their goals. If you have a plan, you're already half way there.

Good luck .

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 "I am back to cold hands after switching to Armour 2 months ago".Mine have been really cold lately and my feet. I thought it was just the weather, not even sox or slippers can warm me. And although it's cold for me, it's not as cold as it gets in others parts. Rarely below freezing in San Diego. Jackie

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I have been waking up cold every morning. It's a different deeper internal cold than the one you get when you're outside in the winter. It's almost corpselike and I don't like it one bit. I have a heavy down comforter, which up to now has done the trick to keep me nice and warm even in Canada. My basal temp the other morning was 95.5. I wonder if a bedtime dose of Armour would help with that.

"I am back to cold hands after switching to Armour 2 months ago".

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Exactly the same here — I keep asking everyone else, “are you cold?”

Nope.

sue

  " I am back to cold hands after switching to Armour 2 months ago " .

Mine have been really cold lately and my feet. I thought it was just the weather, not even sox or slippers can warm me. And although it's cold for me, it's not as cold as it gets in others parts. Rarely below freezing in San Diego. 

Jackie

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I sleep with TWO down comforters. My poor husband fold the top one over and it ends up on me, so I really have three layers of down, but once my feet get that "corpse" cold (I like that term) I cannot get them warm again.JackieI have been waking up cold every morning.  It's a different deeper internal cold than the one you get when you're outside in the winter.  It's almost corpselike and I don't like it one bit.  I have a heavy down comforter, which up to now has done the trick to keep me nice and warm even in Canada.  My basal temp the other morning was 95.5.  I wonder if a bedtime dose of Armour would help with that. "I am back to cold hands after switching to Armour 2 months ago".The fish are biting.Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. www.jordanreimer.comSupport My Music....Jordan Reimer Music