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Waupaca, WI

I have fought allergies and sinus infections for years, and this year seems to be the worst yet! My eye lids are swollen, teeth are killing me and I have debilitating exhaustion this spring...

May 3, 2015
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Members deeply related to the original poster's struggle with severe seasonal allergies, with many sharing that they never had allergies until... Read more

Members deeply related to the original poster's struggle with severe seasonal allergies, with many sharing that they never had allergies until later in life, often triggered by environmental factors like mold, or worsened by fibromyalgia and related conditions like Sjögren's syndrome. Several members found relief through daily antihistamines like fexofenadine or Zyrtec, nasal sprays like Fluticasone, saline rinses, and occasional Benadryl or antibiotics for breakthrough infections, though some noted that even with treatment, symptoms persist or require constant management. A recurring theme was the frustration of spending significant money on specialists and testing without clear answers, the social embarrassment of visible symptoms like constant sniffling or swelling, and the challenge of managing allergies alongside fibromyalgia's already compromised immune system and overlapping conditions like myofascial pain.

A MyFibroTeam Member

Do you take anything for the allergies, I'm on fexofenadine 120mg they seem to help me with mine although I can't see them helping with teeth pain I think this would be a separate symptom usually this is due to myofacial pain syndrome, I'm not sure if you've been diagnosed with this as this another symptom related to fibro...

May 4, 2015
A MyFibroTeam Member

never thought about allergies being related to fibro. I have facial pain. not all the time. but most nights, I feel like that pillow is lead. my face and the sides of my head hurt from the pillow.

May 13, 2015
A MyFibroTeam Member

YES

May 6, 2015
A MyFibroTeam Member

Yes! I finally got tired of the constant sinus infections and went for allergy testing - doctor says I wasn't allergic to anything to give me shots for and sent me on to another specialist to see if there was something structurally wrong - cat scans say no. So lots of money spent on nothing resolved!!! I work in a classroom with 4th graders so I get exposed to so much!!! My primary care doctor, who is Internal Medicine, keeps me on Fluticasone Propionate Nasal Spray year round and when I still get infections, I use saline solution sprays in between and still might have to go on antibiotic when they get really bad. But I get hit really hard with them seasonally and sometimes more often.

May 4, 2015
A MyFibroTeam Member

I take the fexofenadine too. right now, not enough. 180 mg. late afternoon I have had to take benedryl.

May 4, 2015

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