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What are you allergic to?
Topic Started: Oct 14 2006, 03:45 PM (702 Views)
Mikhailoh
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those afrin type decongestants are very congesting.. i'd try a different drug or drop it altogether.

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George K
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There are two major problems with nasal degonestants:

1) "Rebound" is the phenomenon that occurs when you use the stuff for a while, and when you stop, you're worse than before you started. They work by constricting the blood vessels in the nasal passages, therefore less swelling (allergy increases blood flow - specifically histamine and other substances). When you stop using it, blood flow increases, and you're worse than when you started.

2) Because of the reduced blood flow to the nose, you can jepoardize the nutrition to the nasal tissues - and you can cause some of the tissue to die - causing a septal perforation. That is more common in people who have had nasal surgery, but it is not unheard of in other folk as well. Believe me, it is not something that you want to have.
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Oct 14 2006, 06:32 PM
Null vote: I have no medication allergies.

"Allergy" to erythromycin is usually not allergy, but a common side effect: diarrhea. Allergy implies other things, like wheezing, rash, and other, nastier things. GI upset is common with erythromycin and other antibiotics.

What's the alternative when you have bronchitis George?

I've 2 bouts of it in the last year and the **** doesn't go away until I get my 6 pack of the stuff.

Yeah, diahrea usually accompanies it but it's worth it to get rid of the bronc.
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Invariably Drambuie and certain brands of rum- Coruba, most, if not all ambers, and a few white rums- will give me a blotchy and bright red rash on my face, neck, and forearms. As well my ears will actually be hot to touch. I have no idea what additive causes this reaction.
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Oct 15 2006, 01:40 PM
What's the alternative when you have bronchitis George?

I've 2 bouts of it in the last year and the **** doesn't go away until I get my 6 pack of the stuff.

There are alternatives to erythromycin for bronchitis (bach could tell you better than I), but they also have their set of side effects. E-Mycin, bang-for-the-buck vs. side effects, is a pretty nice antibiotic. I know the trots are horrible, but if you're not truly allergic, most of us can live with it.
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I used to have horrible seasonal allergies to pollens here in AZ. I moved to the UK for about 6 months -- one whole pollen season -- and when I returned it was seriously reduced. A few years later it started coming back mildly, but about that time I move back to England for 3 years, and have had NO troubles since I returned. I don't know if I just outgrew them, or the curative powers of Albion healed me.
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penicillin - no mouldy bread for me :(
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stu
Oct 15 2006, 04:44 PM
penicillin - no mouldy bread for me :(

Well, I'm not allergic to penicillin, but I'll forego eating mouldy bread in solidarity with you. :lol:
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Hello deb :P
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STU!!!!!

d00d!

Where you been?
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I deleted cookies and lost the link :( I eventually thought to google it... and here i am :)
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Now, where the #*$( is Freedom?????? :veryangry:
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I'm actually allergic to alcohol. It gives me a headache and makes me feel very sick the next day if I have more than about 10 drinks. It's very difficult, but we all have our cross to bear, and I'm willing to suffer for my art - I leave it to the gentle reader to figure out exactly what kind of an artist I am.

Speaking of bearing crosses, I think I may be developing an allergy to religious threads, but that's another story.
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George K
Oct 15 2006, 12:21 PM
There are two major problems with nasal degonestants:

1) "Rebound" is the phenomenon that occurs when you use the stuff for a while, and when you stop, you're worse than before you started. They work by constricting the blood vessels in the nasal passages, therefore less swelling (allergy increases blood flow - specifically histamine and other substances). When you stop using it, blood flow increases, and you're worse than when you started.

2) Because of the reduced blood flow to the nose, you can jepoardize the nutrition to the nasal tissues - and you can cause some of the tissue to die - causing a septal perforation. That is more common in people who have had nasal surgery, but it is not unheard of in other folk as well. Believe me, it is not something that you want to have.

So what do I do about it? Go to an allergist? :hair:
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Adam probably hasnt been sober enough to come on here for a very long time
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Oct 15 2006, 07:21 PM
So what do I do about it? Go to an allergist?

Absolutely.

Mrs. George developed a septal perf about 12 years ago. This is something you definitely don't want to have.
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Jane D'Oh
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Dust, weed pollen and mold.

Morphine makes me vomit mightily and since that happened I can't have codine either :(

And since I've had the kids more than a glass of wine will also send me running for the bathroom - I get the hangover without the drunk. My doctor laughed at me when I complained :weeping:
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Jane D'Oh
Oct 15 2006, 07:36 PM
Morphine makes me vomit mightily and since that happened I can't have codine either :(

Take it from an an(a)esthesiologist who uses morphine EVERY DAY.

You're not allergic to it. Nausea and vomiting are common side effects with ALL narcotics, some more than others. Vicodin (hydromorphone) is among the worst. Morphine is not as bad.
A guide to GKSR: Click

"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... "
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Nothing is as effective as homeopathy.

I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles.
- Klaus, 4/29/18
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Oct 15 2006, 05:36 PM
Morphine makes me vomit mightily and since that happened I can't have codine either :(

that reminds of the best remedy for nasty stomach flu -- when i lived in London and came down with the worst ever flu, my sister bought a bottle of glycerin and morphine liquid at the chemist. it was the only thing that worked.

i hope they still have it! i'll buy a bottle or two during our visit.
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Oct 15 2006, 08:42 PM
Jane D'Oh
Oct 15 2006, 07:36 PM
Morphine makes me vomit mightily and since that happened I can't have codine either  :(

Take it from an an(a)esthesiologist who uses morphine EVERY DAY.

You're not allergic to it. Nausea and vomiting are common side effects with ALL narcotics, some more than others. Vicodin (hydromorphone) is among the worst. Morphine is not as bad.

Yes, I've heard that one already - shortly before they gave it to me the second time around. It doesn't help to know that when I am yanking away at the incision as I puke my guts out after a c-section. :veryangry:
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Oct 15 2006, 08:42 PM
Jane D'Oh
Oct 15 2006, 05:36 PM
Morphine makes me vomit mightily and since that happened I can't have codine either  :(

that reminds of the best remedy for nasty stomach flu -- when i lived in London and came down with the worst ever flu, my sister bought a bottle of glycerin and morphine liquid at the chemist. it was the only thing that worked.

i hope they still have it! i'll buy a bottle or two during our visit.

Try asking for "Kaolin and morphine". Would you really want to try carrying that back through customs though?!
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Jane D'Oh
Oct 15 2006, 05:52 PM
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Oct 15 2006, 08:42 PM
Jane D'Oh
Oct 15 2006, 05:36 PM
Morphine makes me vomit mightily and since that happened I can't have codine either  :(

that reminds of the best remedy for nasty stomach flu -- when i lived in London and came down with the worst ever flu, my sister bought a bottle of glycerin and morphine liquid at the chemist. it was the only thing that worked.

i hope they still have it! i'll buy a bottle or two during our visit.

Try asking for "Kaolin and morphine". Would you really want to try carrying that back through customs though?!

if they check my bags, i'll say i have the flu.
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Jane D'Oh
Oct 15 2006, 07:50 PM
Yes, I've heard that one already - shortly before they gave it to me the second time around. It doesn't help to know that when I am yanking away at the incision as I puke my guts out after a c-section. :veryangry:

Did they put that in the spinal/epidural an(a)esthetic? If so, that has an *exceptionally* high incidence of N&V. Great for post op analgesia, but lots and lots of people puke after that. I've stopped using it for that reason. There are better ways.
A guide to GKSR: Click

"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... "
- Mik, 6/14/08


Nothing is as effective as homeopathy.

I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles.
- Klaus, 4/29/18
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