Hi, Just wanted to say I totally understand how frustrated you are with your CU and angioedema. Don't give up on trying to find something that works for you...anything that helps lesson the symptoms...
Dear Lumpy Butt, Thanks for the advice-I think I'll stay on my anti-histamines until my allergist tells me not too. It's funny, I've been fighting him all along, and I couldn't accept it when he told...
Hello, I thought I'd post my progress with chronic urticaria. First I'll give you a little background info. For a couple of months before I had hives, I was getting severe acid reflux-I don't know if...
drink lots of water too-8 cups per day. my allergist says being dehydrated doesn't cause chronic hives but i think it can't hurt to flush toxins out of your body....
Hi Rich, You said you had been working in your yard, so is it possible you're allergic to something outside? I hope you figure out what's causing your hives! I've had mine for over a year and I can't...
Oh No! I'm so sorry I confused you as a woman! :blush: My apologies. It's so frustrating not knowing what the cause of your CU is. I always have hives on my body but over the past year they have...
Dear Lumpy Butt, I'm sorry you're suffering from chronic hives. Have you considered it might be hormones? A lady I work with said she got hives when she went through menapause (I'm sorry if this...
hello zeke1990, i've had hives for just over one year so i can understand what you're going through. like many others with chronic hives i've seen every dr. you can think of and nobody can tell me...
Dear ihatehives, I realize you posted this many years ago but have you ever had your thyroid checked? Your symptoms sound like hypothyroidism and I know that can be linked to hives....
Hello, I've had CU for almost a year now and it has been a nightmare! I have previous posts on here so I won't go into to much detail on my struggle with CU. In October 2009 I decided to face my...
Yay! I'm so happy for you that your hives are gone! What is dapsone? I can't believe you had hives for 15 years....how did you cope? I've had hives for about 10 months now....
To svpernin, It could be your anxiety causing your hives. I know of someone else on this forum who had chronic hives and anxiety/depression was the cause, and after they went on medication for...
Kay81, Thanks for sharing your story. I'm happy that you found some answers to what was causing your hives. I've had them for 8 months now and I'm still searching. I tried giving up gluten, dyes in...
Hello D_SANNIC, I started taking cipralex yesterday for anxiety/depression. Just wondering if you continued taking anti-histamines while taking your paxil? If so, for how long? I know I'll ask my Dr....
Hello D_Sannic, Just wondering if you're still hive free? I'm considering talking to my Dr. about my anxiety...maybe that is the cause of my hives too! Does Paxil cause weight gain? hivesbgone!...
YAY! I'm so happy your hives are gone! /community/emoticons/smile.gif Is it because of the paxil?...
Hi gijoelswife, I have hypothyroidism and sometimes I think you should go by how you feel rather than what the lab results say. My Dr. has been keeping me in the "normal" range for years and I've...
Hi D_Sannic, Thanks for sharing your story! I hope your hives stay away. Wow...3 years?! That's a long time. I've only had mine for just over 6 months and that is too long for me! I'm looking forward...
I also get hives on my lips (angioedema) and my eyes also swell up at times too. Hopefully we'll find some answers...but so far I've seen many different Dr.'s and nobody has had any answers for me....
I have hypothyroidism and chronic autoimmune urticaria. /community/emoticons/cry.gif ...
Hi eiyapet, Thanks for the advice. I can't see my allergist until November /community/emoticons/cry.gif but will definitely ask him about a skin biopsy. I know what you mean about the steroids! I was...
Hi eiyapet, I never had skin biopsies....hmmm....I wonder about that. Sometimes I don't know whether to trust certain Dr.'s. Maybe I should get a second opinion. I'm glad you're seeing improvement. I...
Hello eiyapet, I'm glad the dapsone is working for you. Did you have to do some kind of test to discover your CU is autoimmune related? My allergist told me my CU is autoimmune, but he didn't do any...
Hello, I haven't heard of dapsone before but please let me know if it works for you. I've had CU for 6 months (nothing compared to how long you've had it!) Have you had outbreaks everyday for that...
I just realized that my zantac (an antacid and histamine 2 blocker) has probably been interfering with my thyroid medication and causing it to lose its effectiveness. This could explain why I've been...
Hello Fed Up With Hives, I've had chronic hives for almost 6 months now so I understand. My hives have also caused me pain as well but I'm not sure if I get pressure hives or not. Sometimes there's...
Hello, Yes I have hypothyroidism and have had chronic hives for almost 6 months now. /community/emoticons/cry.gif ...
Hello, I have had hypothyroidism for many years. Around 5 1/2 months ago I broke out in hives and have had them ever since. My allergist told me it's "chronic autoimmune urticaria." Has anyone else...
Hi Hive free at last, What supplement did you take?...
Thanks! =)...
I have to be a bridesmaid in my friends wedding tomorrow. Hoping my skin cooperates and my hives stay away! It will be so embarrassing if I'm covered in hives and can't hide them in my dress....
Thanks Lauren! I hope they go away too! /community/emoticons/smile.gif ...
Hello Lauren, I'm happy for you that your hives went away! I've been dreaming of the day that mine will also disappear...sometimes it feels like that day will never come! I've had hives for the past...
Dear bj83l, I know it has been awhile since your post but I noticed you said in one of your posts that you had a "thick neck." I have hypothyroidism and I also had a thick neck when I was diagnosed....
Dear tired of urticaria, Thanks for your reply. It sucks that you got rid of the urticaria 6 years ago and then it came back! The most frustrating part of this is not knowing what the cause of it is....
Hi, I've never had hives or allergies before this (I'll be 35 in Sept.), but I've had chronic urticaria for the past 5 months...I know...not long compared to some of you. I feel for everyone who has...
Very true...it might work for you but so far hasn't worked for me. When you're desperate you'll try anything to get relief....
hi, i don't know....i've had chronic hives for the past 5 months and have spent over a thousand dollars in the past few months seeing a naturopath and nothing has helped me get rid of these hives....