I take zyrtc D for my allergies. I'm allergic to trees, mold, dust
mites and cat dander. I have two cats and live in a tree hugger
neighborhood. *L* Dust and mold are pretty much a given. I think
you can't really truly get rid of them. I am supposed to take shots
but they made me feel worse. Of course, all of my testing and meds
are done with insurance. If I didn't have it, I wouldn't do it so I
understand waiting for the insurance to kick in. One office visit
would probably wipe me out entirely. When I can't get the zyrtec, I
buy sudafed and benedryl and they help me through the bad days.

I used to live in a basement apartment with foundation leaks
(mold). My roommate and I were constantly sick and I used to take
double the dose of my allergy med. plus double whatever pain
reliever I had at the time. I have no doubt mold can cause chronic
headaches and migraines and I hope that once your insurance kicks
in, you can get something for it. People without allergies could
never understand how badly they can affect you.

The sleep study might not be a bad idea. Snoring is a big predictor
but I think people can have apnea even when they don't snore. My
doc wants me tested too so I've read up on it a bit and its
surprising what it can do to a person over time. If your future
insurance covers it, what can it hurt to let them wire you up for
sound and watch you?

Jennifer

--- In chronicdailyheadache@yahoogroups.com, Shari Clark
<slyclark24@y...> wrote:
> Jennifer,
> I haven't officially been tested to know that the
> allergy headaches are from mold.....that is just what
> I believe causes them in spring and fall only. I don't
> have extra $ for testing and doctors at this point, so
> my philosophy is to tough them out. I was to the point
> for a long time that I was taking Advil every 4 hours
> for them and if I took them every 4 hours around the
> clock (meaning getting up in the night, usually twice)
> I could keep the headaches away. Then after a while,
> that became ineffective. My sister suggested they were
> rebound headaches, so I quit the Advil cold turkey for
> several months. That was hard and it didn't help in
> the least.
> When my insurance from my job kicks in, I plan to get
> tested for allergies to foods and molds, pollens, etc.
>
> I occasionally go through periods of very few
> headaches for a few weeks at a time, but they always
> come back. I usually have headaches 5-7 times a week.
> I used to keep track and got tired of it, so I quit.
> The headaches are constant as well. They don't go away
> in the evening. It makes it hard to sleep sometimes.
> It was suggested a while back by my doctor that I may
> have sleep apnea since I almost always have a headache
> every morning. But I was never tested and I don't
> snore much now. It was also suggested that I get a CAT
> scan. I decided against that.
>
>
> Shari
>
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