Go figure I was the last one to write a post under the "need help and encouragement NOW" section back in October. Luckily I figured that one out. It was my moisturizer.
But for about 2-3 weeks now, I've felt terrible and I can't figure out what's triggering me. I've been having terrible stomach aches with vomiting and all the other nasty symptoms including daily facial swelling.
Everything kind of came to a head yesterday. I felt really off, like I wasn't really there. I was crying all day. Today much of the same. I am stick I the "fight or flight" mode and it won't turn off.  
I took extra antihistamines including Zantac. I don't know what else to do
I took an Epsom salt bath yesterday, but I think it made my symptoms worse (I've always been weary of those for me personally, but being desperate, I thought is give it a shot)
I haven't felt this bad in a long time.
I'm reaching out to y'all for maybe some advice, or just a place to tell how I'm feeling.
My husband and parents just don't get it. They try, but who can understand this craziness we go through without actually experiencing it?  

bridgette:
just remember it's spring & atleast where i live pollen is really bad. may not be anything put extra stress that allergy season can have for us. Also i tried epsom salt baths at a desperate time. I have lots of skin sensitiveity issue. this was a real bad move. i have issue with heat of bath or shower anyway but epsom salt really dried my skin & increased pain.
mikev

Ah Brigitte, I'm sorry!  It's really hard some times, isn't it?!!  

Without a doubt in my book epsom salts are a No No!   Think about it - when you have a scratch and you pour either salt or vinegar what do you feel?   Pain!  Yep, and burning pain at that.   BINGO, MCs are part of that I have no doubts!    But it could also be the lotion and you should hold out on it for a few months and see if, after Spring has Sprung and the pollen season has passed a bit if you could try it again but then you don't want to try it in the hight of summer so perhaps waiting until winter has returned is best because there's a 2nd polen season at the end of summer/fall to deal with.  

If dry skin is an issue, you may want to begin taking a spoon of olive oil every day, this might help and increase your water intake that's a big must.    I was beginning to have issues with my mouth being horrendously dry and my dentist ordered me to carry a bottle of water with me everywhere!   I didn't realize how little water I drank during the day until I began to do that and dehydration is a big trigger for MCs!

Check how much you sleep - not sleeping enough is an issue and yes, Mike's very right pollen could be a problem.  

Yet, what do you do?   Often when these seasons come one, no matter what the trigger is, we go through seasons of reacting and it doesn't mean we're stuck in a vicious circle.   Yet we need to adapt to them and increase our doses.  Dr. Castells has some of her patients on 3 doses of meds a day, two just doesn't hack it.   Ivé had to do this to compensate for surgeries or medical procedures and this helps to calm things back down and then I can back down off my meds, no problem.  

I hope this helps and I hope you get better quickly!!!!!


Hugs!

Lisa

Hi Brigitte,


No epsom salt baths!!!! I took one recently because I knew I had low magnesium and I almost died (theoretically) from it.  Don't know what exactly the ingredient is that makes me so sick but never again.

Also  read my post regarding Cimetidine and drug interaction that are toxic to us.

Thanks joan. I do need to invest in a blood pressure cuff. I'm sure that my blood pressure is dropping when I have these dizzy spells.
As far as singular, I can't take it:( I've tried to take it 3 different times and everytime I got bronchitis. Bummer.
I'm hoping Dr. Afrin will have some good ideas for me.
But as you said Joan, the best medicine is to avoid triggers. I personally can't use coconut, olive or any other oils. Again, bummer. Major sal intolerance here. Although I "think" I might be able to tolerate sunflower oil. My son was eating Kettle brand potato chips last weekend while watching a movie. Against all better judgement, I ate them. And not just one! Lol normally I would get almost immediate tongue sores from oil, and that didn't happen! The next day I looked at the ingredients and it was potatoes, sunflower oil and sea salt. I'm still not ready to test this theory though! Who knows, could have been part of my episode the other night.