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teresa
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 Posted: 10/05/07 - 14:27 Post subject: hives before monthly periods |
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| HI, i'm 36 years old and i have been getting hives for the last 7 months.I get them 2or3 days before my period and last until i take predisone , which does notting but make me gain weight it makes the hives go away but they come back the next month before my period. i have been to dermat. and allergy doctores and they have no clue. If someone has any answers please help |
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| Posted: 11/16/07 - 08:15 Post subject: hives |
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| Hi I am 34 and i have been dealing with hives right before my period for 18 months now. Sounds just like your case except when i get them they last anywhere from a couple of days to a few weeks. I have tried predisone but it doesn't work. I have been taking clariten and benydrill and also zantac since this started . I was told it would go away probably within 2 yrs. I also was just told that it could be early signs of menopause. So i have no answers for you...But it would be great to keep in touch with you. If one of us find a answer i would be so gratefull. Good lucK! |
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| Posted: 04/14/08 - 19:39 Post subject: |
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| I'm 36 yrs old and right before I started my period at 14 yrs old I started breaking out in hives this went on for 2 years solid. They went away for 5 years and then came back every month before and during my period. I became pregnant at 26 and did not break out the entire 9 months and two days after giving birth I started breaking out again and still do about 2 days before my period-allegra 180 seems to help and the doctor thinks I'm crazy |
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| Posted: 04/26/08 - 01:05 Post subject: Hives and Hormones |
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Thank God! I think that I finally have the answer for my hives. I hope that this helps you. My hives are hormone related. I have long suspected this because my first bout with them (that lasted 1 1/2 yrs) ended immediately when I stopped taking birth control. This last bout (4 months so far) started after my second child was born. So many others on here talked about related symptoms--dark patches on skin, thyroid-like symptoms, pain in chest, fatigue, feeling cold, occasional hair loss, and HIVES so severe that even with taking 13 prescribed anti-histamines and acid reducers a day, my entire body was covered every night until mid-morning. Thinking that it was my diet or bedding, I changed where I slept and went on semi-fasts. I kept a food/drug journal to note trends. I was miserable, and they were starting to control my life. Prayer changes things. Someone on here mentioned hormone cream; I had my thyroid checked with an Endochronologist, talked to my Dermatologist and Gynocologist, but they all said that I was completely healthy, and they did not think that it was hormone related. Then I read Dr. Lee's book "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause" (really more of a general guide to hormone balance). It has worked! You really ought to read it, but here is what I have been doing based on the book:
1) Use a Natural Progesterone Cream morning and night
2 )Drink more water
3) Take anti-oxidants such as green tea tabs & 8000-1000mg of Vit C
4) 400 IUs of Vit E twice a day
5) 500 mg Flaxseed oil twice a day
6) Take a Multivitamin
7) Take 500mg of Quercetin with Bromelain twice a day.
 Take Vitex morning and night
9) Take 500mg of Magnesium at bedtime
10) eliminated milk from my diet--my worst episodes were always after I drank a glass of it or ate ice cream; I can still have cheese, yogurt, and sour cream. Dr. Lee explains in his book that an inflamed and aggravated system will allergically react to milk.
11) I take a b-complex vitamin
It took a few weeks, but my hives are practically gone. I only take one chlorotab and one Loratidine at night to keep the lingering ones at bay.
Another tip: You can get Natural Progesterone Cream at most health food stores.The cheapest that I have found is the 4oz Lifeflo brand at $20.00 on the Swanson's website (they also have Vitex for $2.99 a bottle).Get the type of Progesterone Cream in a pump as the type in a jar deteriorates in the presence of oxygen. Use the cream (not oral tabs) that contains around 500mg per ounce. Good Luck to everyone. I have felt so sorry for so many of you because I also suffered so greatly. Don't let anyone tell you that there is not an answer or to wait it out. What I am doing may not help you, but there is an answer. God Bless. |
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| Posted: 06/06/08 - 05:49 Post subject: Hives and hormones |
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| Hello, I am 24 years old and I have been getting hives now for 3 years believe it or not!!! At first they were really bad...completely coved my body head to toe!!! My lips were even swollen!! I was very stressed out at the time...I tried everything from prednisone to not eating anything...laundry detergents I mean everything!! I went to free and clear detergents....I didn't use anything with dyes in it including food, and they started to get better, just a few like 20 or so here and there and they weren't the size of dinner plates anymore! I got pregnant last august and a few weeks later I was free of hives!! Awesome huh!?! that was until 1 week after I had her my hives were back!! They are more under control but a few days before my period I get them and they are the worst at the beginning and get better towards the end. My allergist said that there are people that have hormone related hives and recommends that I get on birth control. I have never been on bc and I can't have dyes so my options are slim...I was thinking of trying the nuva ring but just read alot of bad reviews about it! I am depressed because of my hives so I worry about messing with my hormones! I take about 3 loratadine everyday and only have a average of 6 or so hives. They do get worse when I eat acidic food! I have also tried the new anihistimine xyzal but it makes me very tired and I can hardley get out of bed to take care of my 13 month old! Good luck to all of you! |
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| Posted: 06/08/08 - 13:59 Post subject: hives |
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| to the woman who mentioned dr. lee's book...is it still working?...i have had hives for five years....the only thing that has shown up in way too many doctor visits is elevated thyroid antibodies...my hives are always worse around my menstrual cycle also and when i was pregnant i didn't have them for one day....has anyone ever suggested lupron shot to you?...my insurance won't cover it...but i think it would help...i was just curious if you were still doing well... |
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