Over the years I've tried just about everything. In addition to the shots there were the pills, both prescription and over the counter. I've also tried a lot of "natural" remedies including supplements and the "honey cure"...the one where you get honey from local bees and eat it. But nothing has worked. About five years ago we moved to an agricultural area (what was I thinking??) and I have gotten steadily worse.

I can't breathe! My eyes are killing me. If I go out and there is any wind my nose just runs. Makes it a little hard to do anything outside. And in addition to the allergies I now have allergy induced asthma and have to use an Advair inhaler. I am so sick of it. Right now I have just finished a dose of antibiotics for bronchitis. We built a house here so I can't very easily move, but I don't want to be on a steroid inhaler forever. My regular doctor wants me to go to a new allergist. He thinks a good allergist would be able to make up a comprehensive mixture to inject and I might have better results than the last time. But I really don't want to go though the testing and the allergy shots again so I've been putting it off.

Last week my gynecologist recommended acupuncture! She thought it would help generally with the anxiety disorder and for the allergies. I have thought about this over the years and always wanted to try it but didn't know who to go to. I have never known anyone who has tried it. But she knew two good people so I picked one and called.

I have my first appointment on Monday and I'm really looking forward to it. As long as I don't have a panic attack with all those needles sticking in me! Should be very interesting. Checked with my insurance though and it's not covered. I wonder how many treatments it takes for results? One site I found says at least once a week for 2-3 months. Could get very expensive. I'll keep you posted.

Posted by elizabeth | Filed under: Acupuncture

1. Posted by Elby on January 11, 2007