what are you allergic to?

salicylic acid(aspirin)
some-mild- pollen allergies9my daughters pollen allergies are pretty bad with eczema)
perhaps some shell fish allerigies- not sure,most in my fam do its probable I do but i don't really eat it so i wouldn't know.

 

latex and some fragrances. If they touch my skin will Burn, get red, itch, swell and sometimes peel for a week or so.
I used to be really allergic to stings or insect bites but my mom got me some homeopathic alcohol pills from mexico and those went away. later, a few allergies came back like latex and the fragrances.
When I was born I was allergic to lactose, but that went away on its own.

 

I have cholinergic urticaria which means I'm allergic to heat, exercise, and stress.
I break out in full body hives several times a day, every day.

I can only take cold showers, and i get hives almost every time i go into a public building, especially in the winter. I have trouble loosing weight as i can't keep an aerobic pace with out being in painful hives.

Im also allergic to dust.

 

Do you have trouble eating fruits and vegetables containing salicylic acid or is it only aspirins? I'm curious, I am yet to meet anyone else with my problem. Salicylates make me go crazy!

 

mold.

btw, nearly everyone is at least MILDLY allergic to peanuts.

that being said, i love peanuts.

 

Oh, and certain perfumes/colognes-artificial scents

 

Cats and chlorine.

 

I use to get shot two times every week in my early teens, then it was once a week. They were SO expensive. My allergist wasnt covered by my insurance. When I was old enough I decided to stop with the treatment, to me it was a waste of money. My allergies were still just as bad, but then again I never followed the program too well. I just think all those things are in my mind and I've learned to ignore them, now my allergies are way better than they have ever been and I havent been to a doctor for them in over 2 years.

 

yeap.

 

i couldn't really call myself a vegetarian because i have a sick sushi addiction

 

Soy, but it's really not so much an allergy anymore...I still feel weird when I eat it, though, lol. But god, I love soy sauce. And penicillin...and something out in the yard. Once we were doing yardwork and I ended up covered in puffy hives from head to toe and the hives came and went for like a week...it was so itchy!

 

How long did you do it for? I don't know if things have changed now, but the treatment only lasts for 3 years and if you don't stick it out for at least most of the time its not going to work. My treatment is covered partly by insurance but is still expensive, if I save money from 2 months work it should cover me for the 3 years. I can't really ignore my allergies, if I don't sleep properly, my mind doesn't work and being intolerant to most foods, herbal supplements don't work.

 

I DO think my severe headaches-stomache aches lead back to that in my diet
-and I do try to avoid high S/A in my diet for that reason,but it s not as severe as my skins blistery reaction to SA.
SA is in most acne cures- THAT makes me blister up in a really nasty way.

 

I feel like everyone is a vegetarian these days!

I hardly eat meat - but I still will if it's in front of me. I have a serious turkey addiction :drool5:

 

Am I the only normal person in this thread?

 

I did it for over a year. I cant really remember that was a long time ago. I just didnt care enough to be consistent with showing up every time my doctor wanted me to be there. There were other allergists that my insurance covered, but not that particular one. She didnt take any insurance.

My mind doesnt work properly when I dont sleep properly either, but I dont have a problem being a distracted person, to be honest I kinda prefer it that way. Also I dont think I dont sleep well (except on some rare nights) because of my allergies, but because of my insomnia, that I've also learned to deal/ignore since a very young age.

Honestly, I think I went to doctors so much as a kid, for my eyes, for my back, for my allergies, that I just kinda dont care anymore. None of the problems was ever solved, so why waste time and money on things that dont really do anything. I used to get so much worse when I was taking medicines and doing all kinds of things, now how I get it's nothing compared to back then. Maybe the shots did help, who knows?

 

Me too!

But I gave it up, I tried the whole vegetarian sushi thing, but it's so boring tasting. Although the other day I had this Nori Mock tuna rolls that were delicious in this raw vegetarian restaurant.

 

I totally get where you're coming from. My mind is a total mess as well and I deal with it. Its kind of good, like being on a rickety horse and watching the scenery go by slowly while every successful person you know is speeding past in a sports car. Still, it stops me from writing music, reading books, going to university, camping, writing, sometimes having fun...I need a little bit more concentration in order to live a better life so I am doing whatever I can, no matter what it takes.

You say you don't care? Do you get to do the things you want or have you lost hope? I think this is important...

I have thought of skipping out on the allergy treatment as I do deal ok with the lack of sleep, but still I have way too many problems, if 3 years of hell is going to buy me 10 years with a little more strength of mind then its worth it for me.

 

Bees. But not so bad that I'll kark it

 

The only thing I'm allergic to is Morphine go figure it's a drug ahaha.

And I found that out when I had surgery and they gave it to me. OH IT WAS FUN.