 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / May 2006sorry for so many questions
I have had 2 weeks of zithromax and no luck with this congestion and headaches,primary doc thinks it is a result of allergy causing all of hits, I know you don't take the enbrel with infection but since there is only inflammation from allergies and maybe causing all the sinus swelling and headaches would you take the enbrel if it just bad allergies? They had me skip last weeks mtx also, so I have had nothing now for over a week. We have cancelled our trip to afraid to fly with my head and face hurting so much. thanks Becky IF it were me, and the doc said it was allergies, yes - I would take the Enbrel. Sorry you had to cancel your trip. I am dealing with sinus problems and headaches too....we had about a week and a half of rain, so the allergies were'nt bad, but my body was a wreck. Now the sun is finally out, allergies are back and body aches are slowly improving. Good luck Becky, Char What I'd do is try some Tylenol Allergy/Sinus or Advil Allergy/Sinus. If those don't ease the pressure try an old fashioned decongestant pill like Dristan. If THAT doesn't work ask your doc for an Rx for an allergy spray such as Flonase or Nasonex. As soon as one of these starts working for you and you're grabbing the tissues for the nasal drainage that's when you go back on the Enbrel and MTX because it really is allergies. My family and I have tried all of the allergy/sinus treatments there are at one time or another. For me myself it's ye olde Dristan that works. Good luck! Hugs from Rosie  Signature"If you wanna get it done, you gotta fight for yourself." -- Meat Loaf, Bat Outta Hell II > I have had 2 weeks of zithromax and no luck with this congestion and > headaches,primary doc thinks it is a result of allergy causing all of hits, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > thanks > Becky Thanks for all the information, just go from the doc and he said he wants a ct scan on the sinuses and gave me a short 3 days prescription of prednisone, it will clear allergies, sinus inflammation and arthritis or at least help with it, he also said that the turbinate (sp) in my nose are really big and swollen, so the ct scan will show it there is an infection part. He told me he can tell me by Friday and then decide then about the trip, although 109 degree weather really doesn't sound like much of a vacation! But thanks again Becky > What I'd do is try some Tylenol Allergy/Sinus or Advil Allergy/Sinus. If > those don't ease the pressure try an old fashioned decongestant pill like [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >> thanks >> Becky Thanks Rosie, I am taking a decongasnt and I use nasal cort aqua and take allergy pills have done that for over 3 weeks. > What I'd do is try some Tylenol Allergy/Sinus or Advil Allergy/Sinus. If > those don't ease the pressure try an old fashioned decongestant pill like [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >> thanks >> Becky If they are reasonably certain there is no bacterial infection, I s'pose it would be ok to restart Enbrel. I'd probably put a call into the doc to get his/her input. On the sinus front, have you tried irrigating your sinuses? There are a number of us who do that to help manage the congestion and we've discussed it a lot in the past. It does help wach out all of that crud and removes some of the allergans our bodies react to. Do they have you on deongestants with all the rest of this? And have you been on a 3 day course of nose spray to get out the crud? I've been through so many sinus infections and majorly congested episodes in the past, I know lots of the tricks! SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Hi Nann, Yes I am doing all of it. The doctor put me on a short 3 day course of prednisone, I just got upa nd I feel so much WORSE from it is unreal. I haven't taken it in a long time, it did help the swelling in my face but has given me a terrible headache on top my head and I have ZERO energy. The pain in my wrists and feet are really bad and I am sure it is from missing the weeks of the ebnrel and then no mtx last week. I am really tired of trying new things, the prednisone also makes you have terrible night sweats and he said it would give me lots of energy not me I could sleep all day. Thanks > If they are reasonably certain there is no bacterial infection, I s'pose > it [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > get out the crud? I've been through so many sinus infections and majorly > congested episodes in the past, I know lots of the tricks! |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2009 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.