While I am allergic to many things (newsprint, wool, cotton linters, grasses, molds...), it's pretty clear that doing all the anti-dust mite stuff really helps. It's just a huge pain. It's cleaning. I do not like the cleaning, and at the moment the dust mites are throwing a huge party and inviting all their friends. I also use unscented everything.
I'll just jump in my time machine, go back to the twelfth century, and ask the vampires to postpone their ancient prophesy for a few days while you take in dinner and a show.
Giles ,'Selfless'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Ginger - Dec 30, 2011 5:43:53 pm PST #4964 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Zenkitty - Dec 30, 2011 5:44:05 pm PST #4965 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
What about allergy shots, Zenkitty? Are those feasible for you?
eeeeeee. Eventually I may be uncomfortable enough to overcome the needle phobia, but I'm not there yet!
Pepcid, thanks.
Zenkitty - Dec 30, 2011 5:45:09 pm PST #4966 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
vitamin D overdose
Did it make your skin really itchy with no visible hives or other symptoms?
Steph L. - Dec 30, 2011 5:47:00 pm PST #4967 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
vitamin D overdose
Did it make your skin really itchy with no visible hives or other symptoms?
SO ITCHY. But no hives. My face felt sunburned, but never got more pink than usual.
Zenkitty - Dec 30, 2011 5:49:58 pm PST #4968 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I wonder if that's the answer to the itch that plagued me for almost a year. Maddening itch, from my armpits to my knees. No other symptoms. Doctor couldn't figure it out. That's why I started taking Zyrtec. It worked - or else the itch just subsided on its own, who knows.
Dana - Dec 30, 2011 5:52:03 pm PST #4969 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Eventually I may be uncomfortable enough to overcome the needle phobia, but I'm not there yet!
Ahhh. I didn't have a phobia, but it's not like I particularly enjoy needles. They weren't too bad.
I'm on 2000 mg of vitamin D, and suddenly glad I'm not itchy.
Steph L. - Dec 30, 2011 6:10:12 pm PST #4970 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I'm on 2000 mg of vitamin D, and suddenly glad I'm not itchy.
From everything I've read, you have to take a crapton, like 10,000 IU (not mg, by the way, which is an extremely important distinction) a day, for overdose to be an issue. The recommended daily dose has a safe upper limit of 4,000 or 5,000 IU. I'm just one of those people who is really sensitive to stuff. I can't even tell you the number of drugs I've had allergic reactions to.
sj - Dec 30, 2011 6:13:15 pm PST #4971 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I think I was on 10,000 IU perscription D because my D levels were so low, but it was one pill once a week for a month. I don't remember being any itchier than normal, but then again I'm always so damn itchy from allergies that I'm not sure I would even notice.
Steph L. - Dec 30, 2011 6:15:59 pm PST #4972 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I think I was on 10,000 IU perscription D because my D levels were so low, but it was one pill once a week for a month. I don't remember being any itchier than normal
Well, 10,000 IU once a week would come out to less than 2,000 IU a day, which is well within recommended ranges.
And I think for people who are very deficient, doctors prescribe 50,000 IU either once a week or once a month, though for a limited time.
Again, you have to remember that I am a FREAK with paradoxical reactions to things that most people have zero problems with.
DebetEsse - Dec 30, 2011 6:17:05 pm PST #4973 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I've got sinus ick, and I've been taking Benedryl and NSAIDs. I'm debating going to the store tonight, rather than tomorrow (Pros: I will feel less judged by the people who are at Kroger at 11:00 PM than 11:00 AM. I can get decongestants [my shake-it-loose-then-flush-it-out plan is great in theory, bit, in practice, the pipes are too clogged, if you will] Cons: I would have to put on outside pants and drive a car.)
I may take another Benedryl (I've not needed more than 1 before, and rarely take any at all) and hope for the best.