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Originally Posted by Perna
Nope, I know just what you're going through! If I were you, I'd go to the doctor, get a week's worth of prednisone to "reset" everything or at least give you a bit of a rest?
I use Alavert (it's non drowsy, 24-hour) for my various sensitivities and it seems to help some with the mucus which I have most trouble with at night. Since I've been eating well (fruits/veggies, lower calories and not as much "junk", etc.), getting a lot of magnesium, CoQ10, and have lost 40 pounds the asthma hasn't bothered me as much as in the past. But I didn't get it until my mid-50's, probably as a result of the overuse of antibiotics I had to have (or die :-) when my appendix burst. Wiping out my good, intestinal flora and flauna let bad stuff/inflammation in and my genetic propensities and age meant they stayed.
It can really be frustrating though, can't it? You feel like you might never feel better/be able to do anything! I've only ever been to the emergency room for it twice though, and the first time was my initial attack that got me diagnosed so I've been pretty lucky I think. My husband smokes and I have 2 cats and cold and mold/mildew don't appear to like me either, etc. But I'm doing okay/holding my own at the moment, sorry about you :-(
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I had Prednisone tabs prescribed a few months ago, as I was having bad asthma exacerbations shortly after being "officially" diagnosed. My doctors decided that three ER visits in a two week window was a bad thing, so they kept upping my dose of Prednisone... Unfortunately, I ended up having paranoia, delusions, and something akin to mania that people with Bipolar Disorder get, in addition to 8 sleepless nights (no sleep at all!). I was on a really high dose though, 50-60mg for over a week. I do not have Bipolar Disorder either, but I'm sure that having ADHD with a touch of Generalized Anxiety and Panic Disorder really didn't help matters any!! I don't have much memory of that episode, but I did call my T during one of my paranoid delusional moments, and he made sure I saw him right away.
I've got some 10mg tabs left at home that I can probably safely take, but going to the doctor is my last resort. I didn't have a good time with doctors before my "episode" anyway, which later became part of my Prednisone induced delusion (I thought the doctors were all trying to actively kill me--literally).
I think you are absolutely right about the nutritional and overall health aspect of treating allergies and asthma. When I am not stressed out, I don't get the same level of asthma/allergy problems. It makes sense that people should take care of their emotional well being too, considering it is well known medical knowledge that stress is a precursor to asthma (and allergy) exacerbations.
I think I need to get some allergy medicine OTC at Walmart or something--I ran out. The prescription allergy meds I've tried haven't worked well. Loratadine (Claritan) 24 hr tabs worked the best so far. I haven't tried Alavert, but that's something to try. How much does that usually run? Does it cause drowsiness?
Make your husband smoke outside of the house! How can you stand to be around that anyway? Ironically, cats and dogs are the only things I am not really allergic to. That's good, because my two cats are really great stress relievers!