worse symptoms yet - Allergies Message Board

cappy7 · 05-28-2006, 08:16 AM

I had replied to a posting yesterday concerning body aches and joint pain along with tension in my neck. I wasn't aware you could have these symptoms with allergies. In the past, I have had problems with my sinuses (headaches, pressure, ect). With this year being the worst we have had in 10 years, so I'm told, my symptoms are a lot worse. My ears are full and sometimes hurt and pop, I have a post nasal drip along with sinus pain and pressure. Back to my comments earlier, my body also aches. My head is definetly worse, but the aches come and go, usually during the day. The joint pain is mostly in my arms, shoulder, elbow and hands. I also experience a tingling / itchy feeling. I've read that this is also a symptom of allergies. The feeling is always worse when my head feels worse. I was wondering if anybody else has experienced this before.

Thanks

Amby · 05-29-2006, 06:09 PM

hi, wow, i can't believe you said this! i've been going nuts trying to get over a cold while dealing with the most severe alleriges i've ever had.... not only do i have the usual very bad pressure (so painful to touch, even to smile), horrible headaches, eye sensitivity, nasal congestion/post drip, sneezing, etc. but my body aches and i have pain in my knee, elbow, wrist joints and also weird pains/sensations in my hands! never had this before....

i'm shocked and slightly relieved someone else has this (sorry, tho) because i've been going a little nutty with worry. i had no idea that this cld be related to my allergies. that's wonderful, because i'm a healthy person and really was scared someone bad was happening to me.

did you doctor tell you this or did you read it or? and now that it's known, what the heck can we do about it?

i certainly feel for you.

cappy7 · 05-29-2006, 06:35 PM

Wow, I'm releived someone else is having the same symptoms. I'm a fairly healthy person as well and that's why this had me confused. It all it me towards the end of march and is still going on. Some days are better than others and sometimes I feel pretty good for a few days. I normally feel better at night. Like I said, I didn't realize allergies could get this bad. Boy, whas I wrong! I've seen my Dr. 5 times in the last 7 weeks. When I first saw him back in early April he was surprised to see me considering I had not been there since 2003. I don't normally get sick. I just started taking Zytec last week and it seems to be helping. I was getting those hot sensations and my Dr. said that was the histamine my body was releasing. Basically felt like a hot flash. Most recently, my skin has been itchy at times. More than it has. Damn allergies.....

How long have you been having these symptoms?

Thanks for the reply.

sneezydiva · 05-31-2006, 07:06 PM

When my allergies are out of control, I always feel body aches/joint pain. At one point it was so bad I consulted a rheumatologist. The neck tension, I believe is referred pain from the sinuses. My neck will be the most tense when I also have sinus headaches.

Getting on the proper Rx meds and getting allergy shots helped me the most.

cappy7 · 05-31-2006, 07:54 PM

Thanks for the reply sneezydiva. It comes and goes which drives me crazy. I'll feel pretty good for a few days then I'll feel like crap for a day or so. I thought I might have some type of sinus infection or something. I'm just ready for it to end. Hopefully, it will in a few weeks. I just started taking Zyrtec, which seems to be helping a little. I guess I need to give it more time. I started feeling this way back in early April so it's been like 2 months. Do the meds take awhile to treat the symptoms? I go back to the Dr. next week so I'll see what he has to say.