[cutebagaddict08]

I have been dealing with allergies for about 1.5 yrs (I've seen an allergist, was allergy tested, etc.) I've also been dealing with PMDD and anxiety, which was starting to be diagnosed around the same time as the allergies. (I've been on several allergy meds, several meds to help treat the PMDD and anxiety as well.)
I started researching if this could all be related and be an auto immune responce. I'm worried. I'm seeing my allergist tomorrow, and I am going to ask her if I was ever tested for Lupus. I know I don't have alot of the risk factors but I do have some of the symptoms although not as severe. I'm worried, and I know I shouldn't make myself more worried by researching stuff.

[Fresia]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with educating yourself but self-diagnosis is a dangerous path. Docs take years to learn what they learn and many factors involved. Just be careful.

You can only take things one step at a time and you are meeting with the doc tomorrow to discuss it. Talk to the doc about your concerns and follow-up with whatever is discussed. You can't do anything about it until then and you are taking action, so there is no need to worry in the meantime. You are doing what you need to be doing to take care of yourself. Try to distract yourself with something you enjoy doing now, you deserve it; tomorrow will be here soon enough.

[NoBread]

Hi,

I have celiac disease and used to have very bad allergies, hayfever almost year round where I would carry my anti-histamines with me everywhere. They have cleared up 95% since I went gluten free. I very seldom take an anti-histamine now, and haven't for 3 years since going GF. You may be right on the money with your suspicion of an auto-immune tie-in to your allergies and lupus symptoms. Celiac has a number of other auto-immune disease that are related conditions, ie more common in celiacs. Lupus is one of them, diabetes, thyroid disease and many others are too. You could ask your doc to test you for celiac anti-bodies. The tests for celiac are not 100% accurate, but it is a starting point.

[cutebagaddict08]

Thanks for your replies!!! I did meet with my doctor yesterday, I do have an antibody defiencey, and we've started a treatment plan. At least I am starting to have answers on why I've been so run down and sick for the past year or so. I'm relieved I have some answers.

[NoBread]

Originally Posted by cutebagaddict08

Thanks for your replies!!! I did meet with my doctor yesterday, I do have an antibody defiencey, and we've started a treatment plan. At least I am starting to have answers on why I've been so run down and sick for the past year or so. I'm relieved I have some answers.

Hmm, is it an IGA deficency? That is somewhat related to celaic disease. Some celaic people test negative on the Iga antibodies because of their deficiency.

[cutebagaddict08]

No I have an IgE defiency and Vitamin D defiency. (The other antibodies were normal.)

[trixielou]

i have finally found something on caffeine allergy not just sensitivity & it fits me like a glove. even decaf coffee can set off the symptoms physical & neurological which thankfully i have zyrtec rx cuz last nite was so bad i felt like anaphylactic shock. yesterday i had lots of decaf started off with 2 cups of regular coffee. ive also read about chemicals used to decaf coffee does anyone else have this reaction to caffeine not just jitters but bad allergic reaction?

[cutebagaddict08]

My sister can't have regular soda- even one glass. When she was younger,like 5-10 yrs old, she would get these horrible headaches and get very nauseated and ended up vomiting and then falling asleep for hours. Finally it was linked to when she had caffeine in soda. She can have chocolate, but she can not touch any caffeine soda.

Originally Posted by trixielou

i have finally found something on caffeine allergy not just sensitivity & it fits me like a glove. even decaf coffee can set off the symptoms physical & neurological which thankfully i have zyrtec rx cuz last nite was so bad i felt like anaphylactic shock. yesterday i had lots of decaf started off with 2 cups of regular coffee. ive also read about chemicals used to decaf coffee does anyone else have this reaction to caffeine not just jitters but bad allergic reaction?

[trixielou]

thanks for this i can eat chocolate also & but i love dark chocolate so i have to watch that cuz so much caffeine there r days i can even drink coffee so im wondering if im allergic to stuff they use to decaf coffee or just both i know these r big industries & they keep stuff secret as long as they can but comes out eventually

[cutebagaddict08]

Have you been allergy tested?

Originally Posted by trixielou

thanks for this i can eat chocolate also & but i love dark chocolate so i have to watch that cuz so much caffeine there r days i can even drink coffee so im wondering if im allergic to stuff they use to decaf coffee or just both i know these r big industries & they keep stuff secret as long as they can but comes out eventually

[trixielou]

no not since my teens when my mom used to take me to an allergy doc just cant afford doc t clinic where i get blood work & then goin to an allergy doc too saw doc & hes workin with me on dehydration low elecrolytes diarrhea & ive felt better even still drinkin the decaf so i think a lot of my problems were comin from irritated bowels & digestion & also someone told me to start exercising in the mornings so i dont have a hung over feeling so i have & ive felt better in that respect also

[NoBread]

Ok, I used to have very bad reactions to caffeine. For quite a while I was having a cycle of having to drink a large cup of coffee every 1.5 to 2 hours to keep going during the day. If I didn't drink it I would fall over in my chair (passout) while working at the computer. Literally, not a figure of speech. It was bad. I went ot a doctor and they referred me to a nuerologist who did a brain chek with wires and flashing lights. EMR or something.
Anyway the machine was screwy but I passed the test. End of nuerologist, they couldn't explain what was causing the problem. He didn't even have any further suggestions of what to look at as possibilities. So, I gave up all caffeine, sodas, tea, coffee, for a good while. To me it was obvious I was dependent o caffeine. But it wasn't fun to stop, kinda scary.

Anyhow, getting off caffeine helped some. I felt somewhat better and didn't pass out suddenly so much but instead got weak feeling and a rushing sound and feeling weak in my head.

Eventually after a another elimination diet I figured out that soy was a problem for me. I stopped eating anything with soy in it and after a 3 weeks I started feeling much better. It took about a month and a half to feel really sorta of well but I haven't had one of those fainting episodes since going soy free.

Personally I hate soy and think nobody should eat it. But I also think that people can develop food intolerances to any food and have similar types of effects. It's not nessecarily the food itself but the bodies reaction to it that is the problem. So your body could have similar fainting reactions to any food other than soy is what I am saying. But again, soy sucks.