Hi, Hives!

[eredien]

Fought remotely with parents Sunday; weekend was otherwise great until about 11:30 when I noticed I was itching like mad. Found out there were hives all over my torso, arms, and upper legs. Spent half of yesterday at the doctor again, who proscribed an antihive medicine and an antiitch medicine which knocks me out for hours on end. Decided to run some errands as we are leaving for Boston in 2 days and instead stalled gearbox of car out again in veterinarian's parking lot and am waiting to be picked up while having some kind of problem breathing. I'm really tired of recovering from one problem only to have another crop up. I and the doctor don't know if it's cranberries, my laundry detergent, the recently replaced water filter, or something else that I don't know to avoid yet. Oh and did I mention we have houseguests I'd really like to interact with instead of sleeping or feeling exhausted? I can't even run errands to get new laundry detergent without, apparently, getting sicker! This sucks.

Comments

[jadia.livejournal.com]

*hug*

Don't rule out mild-panic-attack of some sort as the cause of your trouble breathing. It sounds like you had a crazy stressful day, and panic attacks feel like you can't breathe, sometimes. I recommend some cardio exercise or meditation or deep breathing if you are feeling overwhelmed.

Anti-histamines (I take allegra) help with my hives - I didn't want to take it forever but it doesn't put me to sleep and is a fine temporary solution until you figure out what causes it. (Claritin and Zyrtec are both over-the-counter similar types of antihistamine; one of these may work better for you than the other ones.)

[zdenka]

Oh, that is no good. Much sympathy, and hope you feel better.

[gallian.livejournal.com]

Blech. Much luck with the figuring out, let me know if there is anything I can do on the. Boston side allergy wise or otherwise that would be helpful.

Gallian, who pretends to exist on rare occasions :)

[zeeth_kyrah]

Antihistamines are also known to be sleep-inducing in many cases. Non-drowsy versions have stimulants in them, precursors to methamphetamine.

And histamines would easily explain why you had such trouble breathing when the hives came -- asthma is as much a histamine reaction as anything.

Energy theory suggests that when a sudden reaction to something occurs, the darker energies which go with it will flood your system and cause trouble as it crowds what exits it can find. Sleepiness, trouble breathing, and other disruptions of normal function can occur as a result.

This is easily chemical, but I've had success with just working on deep breathing meditation for such moments. Breathing more deeply than usual also appears to work very well for hiccups, by the way, even if it's just a sugar imbalance which is triggering sympathetic nervous reaction.

[gaudior.livejournal.com]

Your immune system gets no points, lately. Feh and sympathy!

[faerieboots.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a LOT to be managing at once! I am so sorry to hear that this many things have cropped up this week, and I really hope you get a chance to catch your breath soon! Also, hopefully you will get at least some opportunity to visit with guests. Take care of yourself, to the extent you can.