Skippy,
your description of cu is exactly what I
have. It is worse in the winter and it
disappears after a few minutes. I have
red stripes and spots on my chest, stomach
and arms when I first get warm. As soon
as I break the sweat the redness
disappears. I am usually symptom free for
a day or so after a good workout. I have
learned to cope with this by sweating
everyday. I have recently purchased an
in home steam room that helps me break the
sweat quicker w/out the slow process of
sweating while running. I am able to work
out symptom free after breaking a sweat in
the steam room.
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cfm7
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Joined: 15 Feb 2006 Posts: 10
Re: Cu Posted: 03-09-06 18:15pm
bsmith6
wrote:
skippy,
your description of cu is exactly what I
have. It is worse in the winter and it
disappears after a few minutes. I have
red stripes and spots on my chest, stomach
and arms when I first get warm. As soon
as I break the sweat the redness
disappears. I am usually symptom free
for a day or so after a good workout. I
have learned to cope with this by sweating
everyday. I have recently purchased an
in home steam room that helps me break the
sweat quicker w/out the slow process of
sweating while running. I am able to
work out symptom free after breaking a
sweat in the steam
room.
how bad is the pain with yours?
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bsmith6
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Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 9 Location: Dewitt
Posted: 03-10-06 08:51am
Mine is not really painful, it is more
annoying and feels like little needles
poking me all over my upperbody.
Sometimes if I have not worked up a sweat
in awhile my hair on my arms even stands
up as I am getting warm. It just feels
like an allergy or something. I have
been on all the possible meds for this.
The best thing I do is try to eat right
and limit alcohol intake. I also attempt
to force myself to sweat everyday to limit
the unexpected outbreaks.
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Dreammaker411
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Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Washington, DC
Lacitrex???? Posted: 03-10-06 12:34pm
Any updates on the effectiveness of
lacitrex???? :?:
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josh6552
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Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Posts: 24 Location: Tampa, FL
Posted: 03-16-06 14:11pm
Maybe I didn't read somewhere but what
does "stamina-rx" have to do with a god
damn thing in the allergies topic? Very
irrelevent and spam.
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CDZ19
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Joined: 21 Jan 2006 Posts: 31 Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Update Posted: 03-18-06 10:39am
Hey guys,
pardon the delay, but i've been going
through a lot lately. If I didnt'
figure out what it was that was causing my
urticaria, I know for a fact now that it's
stress that's at the core of all the
symptoms. (along with rise in body
temperature, physical activity,
heat...Etc. For me personally)
in retrospect I guess it all kinda makes
sense, because the day I first got
urticaria (december 30, 2004: I remember
that day vividly for some reason) I was
going through a really stressful stage in
my life.
Anyway, lacitrex has been working great.
I'm still having a few attacks here and
there, and they are just as bad as
before...But the frequency has been cut
down drastically. I haven't had an
attack in over *takes a moment to count*
5-7 days. For me, my attacks always
occur around 12 o'clock each day,
sometimes a little earlier, sometimes a
little later. Before lacitrex they
occured everyday...Those of you who have
it really bad know what i'm talking about.
That hasn't happpened in a while,
though I can still feel tiny "prickles"
from time to time. Either my immune
system is finally giving in, i'm
recovering slowly (just like any other
injury or ailment), or my mind is playing
tricks on me. We'll hope that it's not
the latter.
Also, my parents just had a fight and
split up, and as i'm typing this i'm at my
cousin's house becuase I chose to go with
my mom. I've had enough of my dad and
his tyranny so i'm going to move out. I
feel it's the appropriate time in my life
to move on, seeing as how now i'm a
freshman in college and all. Hopefully
that too, will help me along the way in my
recovery from urticaria. Big things are
on the horizon for me, and I don't need
this nuisance known as urticaria holding
me back. *note: one of my attacks,
which was a bit milder, was during the
fight that my parents had about a week or
so ago.*
seeing as how I know that it's all
stress-related, i'm going to go get some
therapy for the stress...Hopefully that
will help me along the way to recovery.
Maybe not thinking about it (thinking
about it seems to make it worse) along
with the added effectiveness of lacitrex,
will help me further along the road to
recovery.
Good luck to you all in your fight against
this dreaded affliction. -_-;
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Parteese14
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Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 9 Location: Orange County
Posted: 03-19-06 16:05pm
Hey cdz,
congrats on the improvement from lacitrex!
I'm gonna try some too and also good
luck with the therapy and the stress, im
sure its all gonna work out.
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CDZ19
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Joined: 21 Jan 2006 Posts: 31 Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Posted: 03-20-06 08:20am
Thanks
oh, and I forgot to mention that I started
taking the medicine on the 1st of march.
So it hasn't even been a month and i'm
seeing some good results...I think i'll
put in another order or two, especially
with summer just around the corner.
>:(
i honestly don't know if lacitrex is going
to be the final cure, but I know for sure
that it can at least be a detourrent and
hold the hives at bay for a long while
until I figure something permanent out.
Who really knows, I mean it hasn't even
been a month, maybe i'm jumping the gun,
perhaps lacitrex is the cure i've been
looking for. After all i've had this
affliction for well over a year...Perhaps
my body needs more time to adjust and let
the medicine work in, right? Still
though, i've gone a long time without
having an attack, even if it's cold here
right now. I'm looking forward to
therapy also.
In any event, i'll try to keep you all
posted...Let's hope for the best.
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Parteese14
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Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 9 Location: Orange County
Posted: 03-20-06 20:08pm
Hey everyone,
i ran across this site of cooling 'vests'
made for people with multiple sclerosis.
They are pretty expensive, and although I
haven't purchased one yet, I believe that
they will keep urticaria down for up to
three hours due to maintaining a low core
body temperature:
One thing that I forgot to mention in my
previous post that really had an
tremendous affect on me besides the
products mentioned in my ebay auction...
Getting rid of flouride and chlorine in
your diet. But I dont eat those you
say.. You probably do! My body is
extremely allergic to both. Toothpaste
residue still ends up in your body even
after you rinse your mouth out and both
are found in your tap water. When you
shower chlorine and flouride are both
being absorbed into your skin and end up
in your blood stream. Drink bottled
water, buy a shower filter, and use
flouride free toothpaste. If you go to
my auction as linked to above, mention
this post and I will throw in a free tube
of flouride free toothpaste!
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andrewcna
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Joined: 25 Mar 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Ottawa, ON,, Canada
Cholinergic Urticaria Posted: 03-25-06 16:07pm
First, thanks for everyones post. It is
really refreshing to hear everyone elses
story, means we are not alone with this
awful problem.
For me, I never had a reaction to anything
in my life until 1 1/2 years ago. I am
now almost 27. I live in ottawa and this
place has drastic humidity shifts from
summer to winter, and it takes each to the
extreme. I moved here a few years ago. I
really seem to break out in hives (like
small insect bites, that merge together)
when sweating, cold-warm transition, spicy
foods, etc...
This has been totally life changing. I
used to be very active, running on the
treadmill everyday, and now I am so
worried of a break-out, that I try to
avoid all things that cause them. It is a
terrible way to live your life.
I do believe, based on my expereince, that
food does have some correlation. If I
have not eaten anything for many hours
before an activity that would cause hives,
I usually don't have a break-out.
However, if my body temperature gets real
high, like a treadmill run, then I think
it doesn't matter.
I was taking aerius last year, and it
seemed to be controlling it pretty well,
but I am afraid of what long term affects
this may have on my immune system. I
stopped taking them in december, after I
was having some stomach problems, and did
not have any break-outs until a week ago.
It now seems to have flared up again. I
am not sure if it is becasue of the
humidity changing again, something I am
now eating (unknown). One thing that does
seem interesting. I recently went to the
dentist and it triggered me to brush,
floss, rinse a little more. I bought a
bottle of flouride mouth wash that I have
been using. I saw someone elses post
about flouride, this is something I am
going to have to test. It may have
something to do with my recent outbreaks!
I will keep you posted.
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CDZ19
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Joined: 21 Jan 2006 Posts: 31 Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Posted: 03-28-06 03:08am
Has anyone noticed that you can't really
get sick because of cu?
I guess seeing as how your immune system
is overractive and resleasing histamines
when it shouldn't...It actually made it
stronger, so that it makes it so much
harder to get sick.
At least in my case anyway. I have yet
to get sick all winter...Then again, i'd
rather get sick if it means that i'll
never itch again.
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jimmi56
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Joined: 24 Mar 2006 Posts: 19
Posted: 03-28-06 11:29am
Actually cdz... Youre right.. I havent
been sick in about 3 years.. But I have
been taking alot of vitamins and minerals
and herbs to combat my other allergies.
Along with the items shown in my other
posts... I would recommend trying royal
jelly and apple cider vinegar.
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Verne
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Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 2 Location: California
Posted: 03-29-06 01:29am
Hey guys, I mentioned awhile back that I
was getting acupunture to help mitigate
the cu. So far, i've found that
acupunture has not cured the cu, but it
has helped to mitigate.
Next week I start an amino acid supplement
that an endocrinologist recommended.
This amino acid supposedly prevents the
mast cells from degranulating (that's what
causes the itching and hives) and i'll let
y'all know how that works.
For those of you looking for meds to solve
your problems, i've found this leads down
a road of disappointment.
Antihistamines, steroids, etc will treat
the symptoms (most often unsuccessfully)
rather than eliminate the root of the
problem. Eventually the cu will come
back, often worse than before.
I believe the root of the problem is
different for everyone. There is no
one-cure-fix for cu. I also believe that
cu is an indicator that our body is out of
balance, and imbalance is most often
directly linked to environmental,
emotional and/or psychological factors.
Three things that have greatly helped to
mitigate my symptoms:
-reduction of stress to reduce cortisol
and balance hormones
-healthy diet (keep blood sugar level and
eat whole foods)
-live clean (make your living space as
non-toxic as possible)
the good news is that cu can and will
spontaneously go away for most of us!
We just have to be patient and continue to
do things that will help mitigate our
symptoms so that we can live our lives.
I think there are natural cures out there,
but the solution is different for
everybody.
Have hope!!! This is only temporary for
most of us.
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Cleo
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Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 17
Yes I Am Cured Posted: 03-30-06 14:34pm
I would never believe that so soon I would
be completely off everything. Nowadays I
only take a very occasional formidium d6
ampul for the night if needed but my body
has simply learnt not to react with
urticaria anymore. Less than a year ago I
was totally tormented, it is so
unbelieveble for me now that I was in that
shape! All my remidies can be found on www.Mycare.De - that's
where I bought the stuff from and I have
had no problems with them. I don't speak
german though but they are very helpful if
you write to them and they will arrange
the order.
Make sure you get the spelling and
strenght of d6 right, for instance
formicium will make the condition worse!
Formidium d6 is the right one with 1 ml
ampuls.
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alido2boord
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Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 4 Location: Southern California, USA
Posted: 03-30-06 20:54pm
Hi. It seems like I am the only teenage
boy (im 16, turning 17 in june) who has
cu. Or that I think I have cu, but I do
have the exact same symptoms as everyone
else who posted here, except the guy with
cold hives. I've had my first symptoms
of cu last winter, but they were not as
major as it is this winter. Started out
as only itchiness on the scalp and now
basically on the upper body areas. In
late december I decided to research for a
cure and found sites that I thoguht were
my problems, but in early january, I came
to this site and realized this was the
problem. I have cu. Been popping in
this site once in a while since then and
now i've decided to post.
I dont know.. But my redness in my hands
came with my cu about the same time. My
hands is basically always red unless it is
cold and I am calm. Other then that my
hands are red. I dont know if it is
related to my cu.. But it came with the
cu at the same time. But what I know
is.. My hands is always red when I have
an attack of cu.
Yes, I strongly believe it is related to
stress. Since school started, i've been
sleeping 1-3 hrs later than the usual last
year's school time. And it is even less
than the summer time.. So I serisouly
had a cut down in sleep time.. And even
sundays I have less sleep since I have to
wake up early to go to the hospital to
volunteer... Stress is definitely the
problem. I need to add more sleep.
I heard food is the problem.. But I dont
know what I should not eat. Or what I
have been eating that is different from
long ago.
What is really hard is having an attack
during school. Especially during
presentations.. It would be hard to
explain to teachers that I have cu..
Because its most likely no one have ever
heard of it. And they wont
understand..
I am also in marching band.. Which if you
guys know.. Requires lots of hard work
and stuff. I had never had an attack
during a performance.. But the very last
one I had a mild one.. Which was
unbearable how I had to be in attention
and resist that itch. But it all went
less itchy when I started to sweat..
Which was gladful.. And I remember last
year around may.. How I had this parade
in my town called the armed forces parade
and all the high schools from my school
march in it.. As you guys know.. May is
pretty hot.. So I had to march in it with
that.. Back then it was not as bad as
now.. And I was scared that I would get a
very mild minor attack from it.. But I
did not get an attack.. Or that I
remembered.. And that summer I had band
camp in san diego, so its pretty hot. I
did not experience an attack. So its not
bad. But since this year I have way worse
cu, I dont know if it'll completely go
away as last year. So I am scared for
that. Need to find a cure before I go to
band camp. Or im gonna have to experience
it that will feel like it would last
forever, but not really. I can sweat it
out.. But I cant socialize or stand in
attention to when I am having an attack.
And band camp wont give me much sleep
either.
And yeah.. Since im a younger.. I cant
go buy these things myself. But my mom
does know.. And she's gonna tkae me to
see my doctor in my winter break which is
in like 1.5 weeks. I doubt that my
doctor will know since all of your doctors
dont know the cures and no one really know
the cure..
But all I want to say is.. Thanks for
all the posts in helping other people.
It is really helpful. Eventually I will
do whatever you guys did that made it
successfully go away.
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jason123
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Joined: 31 Mar 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Vic
Posted: 03-31-06 03:10am
Hello everybody,
my names jason and I was not sure that I
had cu until I read some of the posts on
this fourm, ive been checking back and
fourth on this forum for quite some
time...
I've had it nearly for 2 years and its
hell!! Im also a 16 year old teenger in
highschool and I would get cu attacks at
least twice a day.For me, it is definatly
caused by awkward/stress situations (which
would get more awkward because I would be
forcing myself not to scratch) and
generaly just when my body temperature
spiked up fast.. My scalp, hands, chest
legs and back would get itchy and
unbearable... And my social life is
falling apart ! :(
i have some interesting and great news for
you guys though..
Last week, I woke up with a sore throat,
killer sneeze attacks, stuffy nose.. Just
your common everyday killer cold. I dont
even remember the last time I got sick.
Before school, I loaded up on tylenol,
vitamin pills and alot of vitamin c
suppliments.. During school I must have
filled up my water bottle 30 times and
gone to the bathroom 30 times hahaha...
I took a hot bath(first one in years - im
a guy, we dont take baths) and went to bed
4 hours earlier then my usual time(10pm)
its been a week and now im completly over
my cold, and guess what...
I havent had a cu attack since I caught
that cold!!! Last night I even went to my
local bar and danced and got extremely
hot/sweaty, just drenched with sweat and
no signs of cu!!! @ school I had many
situations where cu would have definatly
kicked in but it was under control and
normal.
I am thinking that the cold could have
possibly taken out the cu or the amount of
water I drank flushed it out???
This could just be a fluke and I dont want
to incourage you guys to go catch a cold
deliberatly... But you can try drinking
alot of water :?
I will definatly keep you guys updated on
this...
Take care and good luck!!
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CDZ19
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Joined: 21 Jan 2006 Posts: 31 Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Posted: 03-31-06 04:41am
For the record, i'm also a teenager of 19
years.
And yes, I contracted this affliction
during a stressful time (dealing with a
person who I sometimes wish I wouldn't
have met, but hey, I guess we all need
those types of situations to learn from)
my social life did suffer just a bit, and
lacitrex has cut the attacks down a lot,
as long as I take it when I should.
Anyway, does anyone else notice that when
you eat certain foods like pickles or
buffalo wings, your face and scalp starts
to get itchy?
Also, what about friction? Does that
tingle occur when you, for example, rub
your hands on the carpet?
As in response to your story, perhaps it's
possible that your immune system just
completely gave in?
I'm not sure, but during the winter, i've
had the a/c on full blast just go get
myself to calm down from a cu attack, and
even had to skip class becuase it wouldn't
stop.
Obviously that doesn't happen now, but
surely at any other time in my life I
might have gotten sick.
Also, I learned in psychology class that
it's endorphins that are released from
your body which bring you relief (perhaps
it's that tingle you get when you get a
"chill" down your spine, it the positive,
good feeling tingle as opposed to that
itching tingle from cu)
is there some kind of medicine that
increases the release of endorphins?
Perhaps that might have a little to do
with it...Who really knows, and yes, I do
hope that this is temporary.
In any event, i'm going to enroll in some
stress-management classes in order to help
myself along.
I'll keep you all posted.
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Cleo
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Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 17
Vitamine Supplements Posted: 03-31-06 12:59pm
It may very well be that it is the
vitamine c supplements u took... I have
read elsewhere on this site that vitamine
b supplements helped...
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jimmi56
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Joined: 24 Mar 2006 Posts: 19
Posted: 03-31-06 15:33pm
One thing I have noticed is that static
electricity really causes a nice outbreak.
So ive stayed away from sweaters for
years.
