Hi Guys,
I am really thankful to this forum which helped me a lot for my cure. I have been suffering cholinergic urticaria for a year. It all started of suddenly in December—getting itching on my elbows and legs, which turned out into hives later. I tried every antihistamine, but in the process it became worse and worse.
I have been staying in air-conditioned environment until then. I haven’t been out of house for this entire summer. My doctor put me on prednisolone for a week. It gives relief for sometime, but my hives came back with vengeance.
I tried to go into a sauna after that, and it was very painful. I felt like I was killed with needles inside the sauna. I felt sad everyday and was becoming very lazy, as I was not coming out of house. Out of my struggle, I found a way to reduce the pain when you go into sauna.
I know that when sweat comes out it will be a relief. I asked my doctor again for prednisolone 5mg. He said to me that this is the last time he will be giving me this tablet. I also decided this is my last chance for survival. I got home and started the dose with 5mg (5 tabs) for the first day. Second day its 5mg with 4 tabs, it goes in a decreasing manner.
For the third day I felt some relief, so I immediately went and sat in sauna. I felt prickles and hives attack at first but I didn’t give up. After just a few minutes I started sweating from my back first. In 5 minutes my whole body started sweating. I feel like it was a second life for me. It feels really great.
From that day onwards, I am sitting in my sauna almost every day for 15 mins. I only get some prickles that are very light and tolerable in the whole day. The solution is if you are unable to sit in the sauna directly, ask your doctor about some prednisolone, and try to use prednisolone and sauna concurrently to ease the pain.
I am drug free since 3 months. It is a miracle for me and life changing too. Thank you for this forum—it helped me a lot of what to do and what not to do. Feel free to comment on it, and I will reply you. Sorry about my bad English.
Thank you,
Harsha
[Editor’s Note: Please talk to your doctor before trying any medications or therapies, as they may not be safe or appropriate for everyone].
Mother says
Hello- can you please clarify the dosage again please?
harsha5085 says
Hi I was given Prednisolone 5mg for 1 week. The dosage is as follows 5 tabs on the fist day of the week 4 tabs on the next day 3 tabs on the third day. 2 tabs on the second day. By that time I was totally hives free. If you are still experiencing it, you can talk to your doctor about the proper dosage for you. The only thing i did in the mean time was that I added sauna so that my body got used to sweat. I am drug free since two months.
Hivesguy says
Harsha,
Thanks so much for taking the time to share your experience with the community. I’m glad this is working for you, and I hope it continues to work for you! Your English was very good, too!
harsha5085 says
Thanks for your support Hivesguy and you are welcome 🙂
ish555 says
hi hivesguy ive suffer from CU for twice. the first time CU occurred to me was through my cat having kitten for the first 2 months nothing really happen until the kitten became older and stated to interact with me. it was obvious that my problem was the kitten so after i gave them away and my hives disappeared unfortunately my cat had another litter of kitten which again the same process of getting me hives started again however once i gave them away my hives never cured itself and for almost a month ive been suffering with CU. ive used a 4 anti histamine drug try almost every thing your youtube vidoes have said and i honestly do not know what to do it has giving me such a downfall to my life the only good thing about my experience is i cured it before summer and wasnt effect by the summer heat.
Hivesguy says
ish555,
I’m sorry to hear that you’re struggling again. Don’t lose hope! My advice is to keep trying different things. There are far more than 4 antihistamines on the market, and some work better than others, depending on your body chemistry. You can also continue tweaking your diet. Sweat therapy may help if your doctor says its safe for you. It may take you a while to get them under control or find a solution, but hang in there! Life will get better again.
Ish555 says
Thanks for your support im trying to succumb depression because i find it only makes things but thanks again for your advise im going to find slightly stronger anti histamines and see if they work
harsha (@harsha5085) says
Try sauna Bro. As far i as i know its the only best solution available to control hives. Consult the doctor first to confirm whether its cholinergic urticaria or not. So he will do the allergy testing and let you know. So try sitting in the sauna so you can be hives free for a day or two.
Ish555 says
thanks for the advise harsha but where im from its illegal for me to go into a suna with or without parental guidance im 15 and living in london England however if the situation continues throughout the future then i will certainly give a try once again thanks for the advise