Really frustrated!
 

In a post the other day I did express that I AM a hypochondriac (maybe not legit but I might as well be!), but I actually DO suffer from idiopathic hives. I get them when I'm in the shower sometimes, in hot, cold, or lukewarm water, and I get them on hot days out in the sun, and sometimes when I exercise. They can cover my neck and chest and sides of my face, and my back. They itch like crazy.

Anyway, I take allergy pills to rid myself of the symptoms so I can exercise. We recently had company over, a few weeks ago. I'm 99.9% positive one of them actually STOLE a good deal of my pills. The day they left, I came in to grab them (I leave them in my room, otherwise I can NEVER find them), and only found 10 pills. I'm down to 2 pills today, and took one because I want to exercise today.

It doesn't really seem like a huge deal to take someones allergy pills- but when they break out in hives so easily, and can't even take a SHOWER without them (I've taken 3/- 2 1/2 minute hours before, believe me, it's hard, irritating, and very pre-planned, most of the hairwashing is done in the sink because it's just too long and would take too long in the shower) it's a little irritating! :mad:

So now I have to wait until payday so I can go get some more, and until then I only have 1 pill, and a sinus headache building. :?:


Anyway... just... complaining I guess. I Feel like it's a legit reason not to exercise, but then again I don't want to risk it after I run out!

Ughhh. My arms is itching really bad. I scratched it earlier and I can see a hive beginning to form. If I leave it alone it will go away but SOOO itchy.

I had that one summer! It was the strangest thing! Every time I got just a little over heated I broke out in hives, usually in the sun, in the shower or after sleeping. I only had it one summer and was never treated for it.

How ridiculous that someone stole your pills, regardless of what they were for! That's just wrong. :mad:

Originally Posted by Eliana:
I had that one summer! It was the strangest thing! Every time I got just a little over heated I broke out in hives, usually in the sun, in the shower or after sleeping. I only had it one summer and was never treated for it.

How ridiculous that someone stole your pills, regardless of what they were for! That's just wrong. :mad:

It's so strange, right? I thought it was because of my weight! I guess I'll find out when I get out of the obese range. :shrug: And if I had known she had a problem with pills (we still don't, but I mean, why else would she take them without asking?) I wouldn't had left them out. I just always leave them there, and didn't even think about it.

No, I don't think it's weight related. I was at my smallest between high school and college, pretty small back then. They say it's chronic and some people get it as a reaction to their body temperature rising. For some (like me) it goes away rather quickly and never comes back. For others they may have periods of remission for 10-30 years. I think it may have to do with a sensitive nervous system. I get overloaded by touch and sound. Loud sounds bother me quite a bit, I can't stand getting my teeth cleaned because I'm so hyper sensitive and anything sticky bothers me. Oh, I can't stand filing my nails either. It's like nails on a chalk board...which doesn't bother me. LOL!

I've never met another person that had it. :D

Originally Posted by Eliana:
No, I don't think it's weight related. I was at my smallest between high school and college, pretty small back then. They say it's chronic and some people get it as a reaction to their body temperature rising. For some (like me) it goes away rather quickly and never comes back. For others they may have periods of remission for 10-30 years.

I've never met another person that had it. :D

I never even knew it existed. Everyone told me I was crazy and it was just heatrash, and that I needed to use lotion when I got out of the shower. I found a small online community of people who suffer from it, after nearly a year and a half of searching, but I don't visit very often anymore. Some people suggest that exercising, or introducing yourself to the heat/sunlight actually helps, because we "don't sweat." Since I've been exercising regularly, I've begun to sweat, which is a great feeling.