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Comment on Living with Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria by Wanda

Wanda — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:57:35 +0000

Lyndon,

Thanks so much for your response. I am so happy for you. Hives can test the limits of your very soul. I just started the 2 Xyzal plus Benadryl regimen about a week ago and finally have some relief. I’ll tell ya’, Benadryl can no longer get me tired, I think I’m finally getting some control. I’m even daring to eat my normal, progressively though. I didn’t think there was a generic Xyzal. I’ll look into it. As I see the hives subside, I’ll start to incorporate vitamins and hope for the best. I’m really happy to see a positive note, thank you for sharing.

Comment on Living with Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria by Lyndon

Lyndon — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:39:37 +0000

Wanda, your situation sounds familiar. I have never read or heard that you can’t take Xyzal and Zantac together. In fact, my allergist said that Zantac has been shown to increase the effectiveness of Xyzal alone.

Since I posted this 25 days ago, I am doing much much better. I’m completely off night time meds: Benadryl, Zyrtec, and Hydroxyzine. I’m also off the Zantac I took morning and evening.

All I’m taking right now is one generic Xyzal in the morning with, Centrum, Vitamin C & D, Omega-3 1760mg, and two Apple Cider Vinegar supplements. I take a second Omega-3 1760mg in the evening.

I’ve been doing so well, I’m about to starting skipping doses to see if I can manage it with supplements alone.I read an article from a lady in the U.K. who takes this regimine of vitamins/supplements. After 3 months she was completely off meds and had no symptoms.I highly recommend you try them if nothing else is working.

Comment on Living with Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria by Wanda

Wanda — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:43:57 +0000

You absolutely do not have to explain – I’m here looking for relief that seems so hard to reach. I have come to a time in my life where I just don’t let things get the better of me. Chronic Urticaria is by far, the only thing that can bring me to my knees, literally. I had a bout with this 10 years ago, which lasted a year. One root canal later and it was gone. I truly believed that an undetected infection was the culprit and the dentist was my first stop this time. NOT! Allergist, Dermatologist, I DON’T KNOW what is left. 4 months into it… Well, my allergist finally told me that I can safely take 2 Xyzal in a 24 hour period and Benadryl as needed at night. My insurance does cover it but I don’t think 2 per day will fly with them. My co-pay is $60.00 for 30. And a handful of samples. Alright. Now I have minor breakouts and wake up to hives daily – but not quite as much. Xyzal specifically says “No acid reducers within a two hour period of dosage” it may lessen the effectiveness. Help. Do you take them both together? Or wait? The pharmacist surely would disagree to any of this. I cant stand it! I still wake with them and I’m afraid to eat so many things since I’m so fearful. Help.

Comment on AFI’s Top 100 Movies by kcd75

kcd75 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:30:16 +0000

The Wizard of Oz is definitely a classic! I used to love that movie as a kid. Gone With the Wind is really good as well.

K.C.D.
http://thewritingsofkcd.wordpress.com/

Comment on More than Three Septembers by contoveros

contoveros — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:26:43 +0000

Lyndon,
Such a peace and calm washed over me as i read your post and felt in tune with what you wrote. It IS the act of remembering that brings forth a welcomed knowing of something that was always there, but until that single moment, unreachable.
That space, that plane that reality is so different from anything I have known before, and I wish that I could stay on its path every minute of the day.
But, there is the other world out there. A world where one has been trained to protect themselves against, to be wary, to insure nothing distubs our precious security.
Remember three Septembers, Remember three lifetimes.

Thanks for “opening me up for me.”

Michael J