Poll No. 16 - Allergies

[Luc]

Options 1-5 "prior to starting ADs"
Options 6-14 "on ADs"
Options 15-23 "in WD"

Please, tell us more in your post what pollen, food, etc. you have been allergic to.

Ps Important update - the new 24 option has been added - the "no allergies"; if possible, in your post, please specify to which time period (pre-drug, on drug, post-drug) it would apply.

[Luc]

Well, in my case it's definitely strawberries... There might be more of it, just need more time to figure this out better.

[squirrel]

mine is wheat intolerance which has been much the same prior to, on a/ds and in withdrawl.However my sinuses have suffered greatly since i stopped ssri's

[Iggy131313]

no allergies before or during and now im not sure but im trying to keep my histamine low...the only really obvious reaction i have had was after the kids party a few weeks ago when I had akathisia for 36 hours, I blame the pickles I was eating but it could have been over stimulation

[Moui]

Pre ADs: I had some seasonal allergy mainly as a kid. I had forgotten about that as it ended a long time ago on it's own. It wasn't every summer but sometimes.

On citalopram 1st time: noticed nothing.

1st WD: Two cases of swollen lymph nodes (I'm guessing that's what it was.. never did anything to it, I was already so messd up I believed everything was from the stress of the sudden anxiety disorder and depression I had developed) One or both sides of my neck swelled and swallowing was a bit painful and I looked dumb but nothing serious. I think once it was triggered by eating a salad (may or may not have been tuna salad) and second time after eating a tuna steak. Might've been that or anything else in the dish...

Second time on citalopram: First nothing, but after a few months sinus congestion which got worse and worse during the military time. I had my sinuses punctured twice (don't recommend) and oh yeah!, I also had a reaction to the anesthesia. The first time the doctor screwed up and missed a bit and I started bleeding from both nostrils and was fainting. I lost my vision and said 'I'm going to fall'. I was pushed away in a wheelchair sort of semi-conscious and had to lie down for about 30 minutes. The anesthesia drug was in my throat and I could not swallow or feel my face so I had to lean over the side of the bed and throw up all that blood and mucus. Lol.. good times. At least I got a few days off service. It wasn't that bad. But unexpected for sure, I don't know if it was ssri related or what. I had the same reaction the second time when the operation went much smoother. Started losing vision and had to lie down. The doctor said it was psychological but idk, I didn't feel nervous or anything. Who knows.
I was sick in the army with this sinusitis for 6 months straight. I can't believe how much mucus the body can produce. I tried everything. Whenever I had the home visiting days I went straight to the health shops and bought anything and everything that could help. I did all the rinsing with a neti pot etc but nothing helped for long. Tried all kinds of steam inhaling things . I had 4 courses of antibiotics which did absolutely nothing. It developed into bronchitis a few times and I had to sleep semi sitting because the mucus draining down my throat and coughing kept me awake. I did not understand why I was not getting better.. sure it was the army and everyone was sick there but only me and a few others were so chronically ill. When my service came to end I questioned if maybe the citalopram was behind it.. so I chucked away that 2.5 thinking well it's not even a therapeutic dose, whatever.
Bam, hell. But at least my sinuses drained! I only realized this afterwards when the drug kicked in and at the same time the congestion came back. This was last July.. and it's been waxing and waning in intensity but getting better the lower I go. I still wake up most mornings with a tiny bit of congestion but it quickly clears. I don't know if I should copy a post from PP? A few months ago it got really bad again and I was questioning if I had hayfever and I was considering seeing an allergist. When I cut out all wheat and dairy and started eating more strictly it got better, so I've just kept doing that.

[Moui]

I forgot to mention corticosteroid nasal sprays and pseudoephedrine capsules, again not my choice but standard army practice. These helped for a while but then it would come back, sometime 2x worse. I'm definitely all for the holistic ways of treatment now...

[grandmaD]

I had seasonal hayfever before and was much imroved on a/d's
I don't recall having cat allergies before, but then did while on a/d's when we got 2 kittens.
I think I still have the cat allergy - only notice when I visit people with cats which is rarely.

[Cosette123]

I have had seasonal allergy since early childhood.Worse since I stopped Paxil.
Since childhood: aspirin allergy.I had angioneuro-edema (Quincke's oedema).

[hermi]

penicillin allergy prior to a/d's and still am allergic to it. Lactose intolerance since w/d. Nothing else noticed yet.

[Luc]

Ah, just remembered that I have had Lactose intolerance on drugs and in WD. Didn't have it prior to the drugs.