posted Sun, 09/09/2012 - 10:48
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ALLERGIES!
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So i'm one of those genetic freaks who has absolutely no allergies to anything! No medications, no foods, nothing in the air, etc. Over the last few days i've been sneezing , coughing, watering & itchy eyes, runny nose, nasal passage seems to be closing up, but it stops completely after a few hours. I know the season is changing and ppl suffer during different seasons for different reasons with allergies. Am I suddenly developing allergies? Has anyone else had this happen out of nowhere? I'm doing some reading on the net about it but wanted to throw this out there just in case maybe it's gear related. Thoughts?
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AnonYes from what Ive heard ,unfortunately you can grow out of ,or in to allergic reactions. It sounds like you have things under control .
I think I read that in aproximately every 7 years enough change would have occured in our bodies to develop new reactions where there previously never had been any.
Update! I've been using Cdaddys vitamin c blast and about a week later all signs and symptoms of any allergies is gone. I have a little chest congestion but that's it. All the sneezing, coughing , irritated eyes ,runny nose all gone. Makes me wonder what ED said about the Methyl-Prednisolone (corticosteroid ) causing all this. I'm a few weeks our on the prednisone. But the only thing I've done differently other than stop the corticosteroid is blast vitamin c every day. Works for me. Thanks Cdaddy!
cdaddy7Always my brother esp for u Nitti (all homo) LOL......damn glad i could help
Well, after reading more of this last night and talking to my homo friend ED. It's very possible that the 6 day round of methylprednisolone is what triggered my allergic reactions. I'm about 4 days out of that treatment. In the past i had corticol steroid epidurals, this time it was tablets. They also made me feel pretty damn crappy! But anyway, day 1 of 4,000mg Vitamin C and zyrtec. I'm just hoping that i haven't triggered something permanent. Hopefully its temporary. this is terrible. I feel like I have a cold
I thought I was lucky until about a year ago when I started feeling like I want to scratch my nose off my face. I found that mold and household dust kick my ass. It is well controlled with half a zyrtec/day. God help me if I forget to take it. I almost wonder if treating it has made them worse.
Thanks for the input. I'm going to the pharmacy asap.
Just started 3 years ago, the pollen count was so bad I couldn't stop rubbing my eyes. Had it the next year and went away. The only thing I am allergic to is Southern Comfort.Seriously, 1 shot and my tongue swells up and I break out like I have chicken pox. But it might also be because I drank a liter at 15 and had to have my stomach pumped. That was not a pleasureful experience to say the least.
Well thats a pretty strange thing to be allergic to. Lol, whats in it that makes u react?
It almost killed me I guess my body just remembers and reacts. Shit you do when you are young and stupid.(But think you know it all)
I "was" like you until this year..35 years and never a problem! I would wake up and hub would say why are your eyes so puffy... I didnt think much of it. Thought probably need to drink more water....like a gallon a day isnt enough. A couple times at night would cough because my throat was scratchy again didnt think twice about it. Well i FINALLY went to the dr, she said you have allergies. I was like WTF! Then one day i was vacuuming and i lost my voice. Didnt think much of it again until the second time i vacuumed and same damn thing. I went to an allergist and have found i am severely allergic to dust mites. I now have epi-ed twice and carry one with me at all times. Crazy ass shit and for a while really brought me down. I couldnt even walk in the gym without feeling crap tightening up... All out of the blue! Now i know my limits and my hubby has taken over the vacuuming! Its a good and bad thing...good deal i dont have to ever touch a vac...bad i have to really watch what i do and where i go. Medications have helped level things out i can finally go back to the gym! You may want to see the doc..never know!
It definitely sucks! My wife has seasonal allergies and every sept-oct, she gets crazy flare ups. She was the one who suggested maybe i'm developing allergies. I'm tellin you I jumped up out of bed aftr about 10 minutes of coughing and clearing my throat. Finally I was in a panic, "i cant breathe, omg I cant breathe". My wife was like "you're talking u idiot, you can breathe", lol. I seriously worked myself up into a panic. I have an appointment in a week anyway for some blood work. In the meantime I think i'll do the vitamin C shock and take some zyrtec. Hopefully it doesn't make me sleepy! Thanks for the input!
Yeah def try some zyrtec try takin it before bed though, i made the mistake of takin it before work and almost face planted my head on my computer. I totally get ur anxiety about the unknown. Doc will totally fix ya up!!
tread-mYes brother I have a bit. This time of yr ragweed pollen is bad depending on area and about the same time it comes into heavy pollen I do the same thing. You might try a daily zertec pill for the season and see if it helps. Helps me to some degree but yes, you can overnight become allergic, to something that has never bothered you..as the others said.
I'll have the wife pick me some up. Thats over the cour right? In the mean time i'll do what Caddy says. Vitamin c and zinc. this sucks
Yes. It does happen. Allergies can change as well. I used to carry epi-pin for bees. Got retested years later and showed no reactions at all. Enjoy! Allergies suck! Pseudofed works great for me. Benadryl makes me sleep. The slow release fancy pills weird me out. :(
I'm the same way. I look like i just banged a bag of dope when I take benadryl, lol
cdaddy7Its all about the endocrine system and the immune system. They stay in balance but when one rises it lowers the other. I would dare to say that age plays a factor in it as well. Allergies and it resistance is based off of your immune response to foreign objects, such as, pollen, dust, any allergens..... Im touching 40 and a lot changed for me after the age of 35. You can bet that while your hormone levels are up that your immune system is weaker. Your cortisol levels are suppressed with the use of anabolic steroids. Cortisol is your body's anti-inflammatory hormone. Just my thoughts on the scientific end. Maybe that helped or not. What I can offer you based of the symptoms is my remedy VitC 4000mg a day in two split doses (2000mg in AM, 2000mg in PM) and Zinc 100mg a day split (50 in AM, 50 in PM) for one week then cut the dose in half and continue until symptoms subside. GS9902 tried it and I made a believer out of him so maybe it will work for you too. Good luck and hoped that help u
Thank you Caddy! Yes, this is helpful and I actually just got finished readin something similar so I know you aren't talkin out your ass! I currently take 1000mg Vit C a day. I'll up it to the dose you recommend. Hopefully I can get this under control! I have a new found respect for ppl with allergies. I used to tell my wife to stop bitchin, its just a sneeze lol. I damn near had a panic attack last night when I couldn't breathe right. I alo should mention, I just finished a round of Methyl0Prednosolone. It's a progesterone derivative or cortisol steroid. It was a 6 day treatment for severe back pain from disc herneation.. I wonder if that played a role now that you say my cordisol is suppressed by using anabolics
Curious about this cortisol thing, I did some searching and found this http://www.cbn.com/health/naturalhealth/drsears_ravagesofstress.aspx where it talks about adrenal burnout and the function of cortisol. Very interesting
Makes me think cortisol is no good at all. Lol, but apparently we need it. Thanks for the article. I'm researching this entire topic as we speak
cdaddy7You can use zyrtec or claritin to help you too until you get it under control
I keep typing "Caddy". My bad bro, lol. Apparently my sight is going too. Shit maybe i am getting old. HeeeeeHH? I can't hear ya!
cdaddy7Its ok bro Zeewi used to call me that all the time when i first showed on the scene. Just so you know the testosterone inhibits the adrenal glands and response to ACTH, resulting in lower cortisol output
Obviously a balance in all horemones is favorable but isn't cortisol a bad stress hormone? I mean isn't it something that as men we want to keep in check?
cdaddy7Yes but its like estro as well. Estro in fact is a player in the production of cortisol. Too much is bad, but at the same time too little is bad too. And you can see that with estrogen and they are linked. Cortisol is coverted to cortisone in the body which is an immune system response to inflammation. That's why cortisone or cortico steroid injections are given to help boost the immune system and help the body fight off infection or inflammation.
Actually corticosteroids suppress the immune system.
cdaddy7In high doses for long periods of time but in acute doses it boosts ur immune system
A cortisone shot acts as an anti inflammatory not because it boosts the immune system, it is given because the immune system is causing the inflammation thus the cortisone suppresses the immune system reducing the inflammation. Prednisone in tablet form also suppresses the immune system. When is cortisone or any corticosteroid used to boost the immune system?
cdaddy7The way I understand it bc I see what your sayn is an MD explained itto me if you give a shot of cortisone, you are correct it does suppress the immune system but the rebound effect of your immune system in response to the suppression raises in the attempt of homeostasis. Does that make sense? Let me go get some research and bring it back. Maybe I am wrong and misunderstood, but i will research it.....Ok E you are right and I am wrong bc i cannot find one study on it. I based it off of a doctor that was using it on a pt for an acute illness and he said the injection would actually kickstart her immune system from the suppression of the cortico
Sorry, didn't mean to get all "supernova" on ya. Just wanted to make the clarification just to keep the kiddies from poppin their old mans prednisone to treat a cold, that and I know you are a man who appreciates the facts. Some times the docs can be guilty of spreading a little bro science too.
cdaddy7LOL and u know I'm the first to admit when I'm wrong. I'm glad u did bc it made me research it deeper and that's how we learn my man. Thanks +1 for you help and info. We r all in this together brother..... Supernova.....lol .... Haven't seen him in a while.
+1 for keeping shit real on your end. Hugs from big Ed. No homo of course. Lol
cdaddy7Always my brother
56tooNitti, I was like u all the way til I turned mid 40's. I lived in Fl. and had no allergies. Then moved up north and Bam, a few years after I was here it started and bro, its EXACTLY what u describe lol. You're getting older bro thats all. HEhehehehe BTW it is something in the air too
Lol, im gonna be 32 next month! I'm still wet behind the ears
cdaddy7You lucky basturd, if only I was 32 again....I wouldnt fuckin b falling apart it seems LOL
Yeah I was one of those fuck tards that started running tren at 24. I was a fighter and totally misguided by the guys schooling me. I have been cycling for a long time. I only recently (the last 12-18 months) started doing things right and learning the proper way to eat, cycle, train etc.