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Drug hyper-sensitivity?

Posted by spittendrigh @spittendrigh, Jan 14 7:59am

I'm at 3 years long vivid, but improving. There is hope yet.

My symptoms are wanting but for three years never constant

Too many doctors had me swallowing too many pills to which I gradually developed a growing list of negative side effects . The primary (but only) culprit was beta blockers or was it aloha blockers or both?

For old man's benignly swollen prostate I took Tamiulosin for two years. Peeing improved but at great expense. I developed dizzy spells with face flushing insomnia and diarrhea.

U stopped taking the pills and all of that disappeared. Two months later (two days ago) as an experiment I took ONE Tamulosin. Guess what reappeared. With a vengeance.

Punchline. Perhaps I had these adverse tendencies anyway. But I have a string suspicion Long Civid made them an order if magnitude worse.

My incontrovertible evidence is my infeasible intuition. I have no real evidence I do now believe it to be .

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uget1shot | @uget1shot | Jan 17 10:37am
In reply to @celia16 "I’m glad you have seen improvement! That’s quite inspiring. Is there anything you can attribute it..." + (show)
@celia16

I’m glad you have seen improvement! That’s quite inspiring. Is there anything you can attribute it to….other than time?

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It is so hard to say... I have done/tried so many things!! And I never had an immediate or direct reaction to be able to say definitively. I do think time (with good sleep) is a primary healer, and in its own time. And reducing inflammation and repairing mitochondrial repair.

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lkirnbauer | @lkirnbauer | Jan 18 9:00am
In reply to @celia16 "Ikirnbauer, thanks for reminding me of that. I did read something about it a while ago...." + (show)
@celia16

Ikirnbauer, thanks for reminding me of that. I did read something about it a while ago. Where would you have it done? I’m going to ask my ENT about it. At least see if I am a good candidate. Duke should have somebody who could do it. My issue is that I do have some smell and taste, but they are damaged. Neither work well, but the huge issue is the constant bitter taste. I wonder if that procedure works for that. It’s damage to the olfactory nerve….at least that’s my understanding of it.

Please post what you find out. And, your progress. I really hope you get relief! Smell/taste is a huge issue when it’s damaged. People just don’t understand.

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I am making some calls today to Northwestern in downtown Chicago and also to Rush in downtown Chicago to see who, if anyone is performing the Stellate Ganglion Block. I do know that Cleveland Clinic performs them and I will go there if neither of these hospitals do it. I will post any new information I receive and let you know how it went when I have the procedure.

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lkirnbauer | @lkirnbauer | Jan 18 12:44pm

I made the call to Northwestern Chicago office’s Pain Clinic. I found their phone number on-line. My general practitioner is submitting a referral to have the Stellate Ganglion Block done and I’m waiting until they receive the referral and will make an appointment. Their phone number is 312-695-2500 if anyone needs to call. It’s awful not being able to taste and smell and my neurologist said it’s a simple procedure and it works! Always, check with your doctor first!

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celia16 | @celia16 | Jan 18 2:44pm
In reply to @lkirnbauer "I made the call to Northwestern Chicago office’s Pain Clinic. I found their phone number on-line...." + (show)
@lkirnbauer

I made the call to Northwestern Chicago office’s Pain Clinic. I found their phone number on-line. My general practitioner is submitting a referral to have the Stellate Ganglion Block done and I’m waiting until they receive the referral and will make an appointment. Their phone number is 312-695-2500 if anyone needs to call. It’s awful not being able to taste and smell and my neurologist said it’s a simple procedure and it works! Always, check with your doctor first!

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Good luck! I’m excited for you.

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misselly60 | @misselly60 | Jan 20 1:39pm
In reply to @lkirnbauer "Hello Celia16, I am also a Long Covid Hauler and have not had any taste or..." + (show)
@lkirnbauer

Hello Celia16,

I am also a Long Covid Hauler and have not had any taste or smell for over a year now. I’m looking into a procedure called a Stellate Ganglion Block which is an injection given on either side of your neck (in the ganglion nerve) to help with getting taste and smell back. It has worked. I am having acupuncture now, but to no avail. Look into this shot as I’m like you, would take a pill to get it back. It’s pretty awful!

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It's been 2 years since my taste and smell has been affected. I don't have taste/smell 95% of the time. I will talk to my provider regarding the injections. Thank you.

Elly Mailhot

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