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Hi, I'm 45 and I have had chronic uticaria for about 2 y...

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Hi,

I'm 45 and I have had chronic uticaria for about 2 yrs. I've been to an allergist who was no hope. The dermatologist helped by changing me to different meds so now I'm on Hydroxyzine, reactine and cimetine. They are getting a bit worse again so the dermatologist said to increase the Hydroxyzine. I could but it makes me so tired the next day. I will just have to get used to it.

At the time of my onset I was just recovering from surgery with cancer six months before the onset. The doctors think it has something to do with my immune system.If I don't take my medications I go crazy. Once I had to go off my meds before I'd seen the allergist.My hives look like someone has whipped me and it was soooo itchy, I can't describe it.

I'm going to see my natupathic doctor who thinks it realated to candiasis. I've had an elotrodermic testing (food allery test) done and it showed I had a high level of candidas. She says candidas causes many allergies in the body. Weelllll see and I will let you know. So hang in there, I'm so glad I could talk to someone who understands.

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    I saw a Nutritionist yesterday who pricked my finger for a very small amount of blood. She test for hundreds of differ things. It will take about 2-3 weeks before I will get any results back. I am very anxiously waiting!! I'm going to do some research on candidas...i don't think i have every heard of that! are the meds you taking for this helping? are they types of steroids??? Please let me know.

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    I took the medication from my naturpath for the candidas for about 2 mths. Sorry to tell you it did nothing for me. My dermatologist sent me to a specialist in Toronto who studied hives for 20 yrs. I have a bad thyroid and he thinks it is my immune system. He prescribed hydroxyquine (it is rare and is used to treat malaria and lupus). He says is that doesn't work he will give me intervenous injections??? But he said its not allergies but my immune system. He also mentioned they studied people with hives that fasted for a long time and still showed results of hives with and without placeos.

    I hope your nutrionist helps you.

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    Who was this specialist in Toronto you went to? Can you tell me the name, and was s/he any good.?
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