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Posted 4/11/2013 2:25 AM (GMT 0)
Right now I feel completely out of whack, out of touch and dizzy. I have been having a severe relationship issues with my wife, emotional issues (mostly guilt) as well as health issues. I have had chronic urticaria for the past 6 months which is quite stressful in itself. For that, I am on triple dose of antihistamines and have been on a number of cycles with prednisone. During this most recent cycle running 2 months, I started with 20mg a day down to 10mg and then down to 5mg. The lower i've gone with pred, the worse my urticaria has become. I am now facing the perfect storm again of health issues + medicine side effect + emotional distress. I have been trying to just set it aside and set it aside but today it all seems to be catching up with me. I am just so sick of this darn cycle..
Posted 4/11/2013 3:26 AM (GMT 0)
Hi g.p.

I am sorry to hear of these circumstances coming together to cause you so much stress and exacerbate your health/allergy issues.;(

What has been your most successful form of decompressing from anxiety?

If you have one, or a few coping strategies that have really helped you in the past, then it is time to start using them again.

Sometimes I get overwhelmed and forget to pick up my tool belt!

If you find that they are still helpful, then great! If they are not so much anymore, then I would really recommend looking at some new sources (library, books on Amazon, our Resources here) for some ideas to approach lessing the anxiety from a fresh angle.

Do the steroidal drugs increase anxiety for you? I have heard that they do for some people. Perhaps now that you are weaning down, your anxiety levels will drop as a result? (of course that doesn't help your skin problem...are there alternatives?) (have  you checked in with or Allergy forum?)

I wish you the best...I don't know if this is of any help...but at the very least, know that we care, and are here listening and offering our sympathy and support!

Let us know how you are doing soon,

S.C.
Posted 4/11/2013 3:45 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks a lot S.C.

Can always count on you to help me along.

Yes steroids is oh so double bladed. Nothing works like it in taming the hives. The side effects though can be quite troublesome, head aches and mood swings, and as you are well aware anything that doesn't feel quite right in our heads really push our anxiety to crazy levels. I am down to 5mg of pred, at this level the side effects are quite benign, I think its just that the taper is causing me the dizziness. And seeing my hives get much worse at lower level of pred is pumping up my frustration. Also going thru a lot with my wife past weeks. Perfect Storm S.C.

What really works for me when am stressed and anxiety levels high is rigorous exercise. Problem is sweat really makes my hives much worse.

Caught between a rock and a hard place now.

Though at this point, I am more concerned about letting off some steam so I will most likely workout later and let the hives come if they must..

Hope all is well with you S.C.
Posted 4/11/2013 4:55 AM (GMT 0)
Oh, I remember having a few hives once, and sweating because it was a hot day...and OMGsh, it stung and made the itching much worse!

I am sorry that you are dealing with a bunch of them.:( I have had just a few random patches here and there, and it is miserable.

Have you tried anything topically like cornstarch or Calomine lotion to try to keep them dry?

Again, if you haven't checked in w/ the allergy forum, ask for some advice there. I have seen hives as the topic of a few threads there.

Really hoping things work out for the better for you.

S.C.
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