There is a great resource for Xolair users in the yahoo groups.

You can access it at:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/xolair_users/

The group is moderated, so you have to join.  There is a great deal of
conversation between members regarding experiences, side-effects,
insurance issues, etc.

Greg

There is a Yahoo Group specifically for Xolair users.  You can find it
at:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/xolair_users/messages

The group is very active and you can get a lot of quetions answered.

To answer your question, I have been using Xolair since August and
have found it to be incredibly helpful in managing my asthma.  I have
been able to reduce all of my med's with not adverse effects.  I was
on 80 mg of prednisone a week and have cut that in half.  I have
discontinued use of Flovent, although I still use Advair 500 2x daily.
I no longer carry a rescue inhaler because I don't need it.  I also
still get allergy shots.

Biggest problem with Xolair is getting your insurance to cover it
because it is very expensive and it has only been on the market less
than a year.  However, many insurance companies are coming around
because of the success rate of the drug.  Apparently they have figured
out that with better asthma management, the likelihood of
hospitalization is significantly reduced.

Good luck.

Greg