Allergy Shots - Help!
Hey Guys! I could really use some advice, help, or just someone saying they’ve been through something similar haha.
I started allergy shots in January and it’s been crazy tough of my mental health. I feel like i barely recognize myself anymore, I have extreme anxiety/OCD like thought 3-4 days post shot. I’m also struggling a lot of with fatigue, low mood, etc, which isn’t common for me. I was using a corticosteroid nasal spray for 2 months, then stopped because it was giving me suicidal thoughts which I’ve never experienced before.
I know it being spring isn’t helping, because im getting double the allergy load, but I also feel like the shots have been making my allergies worse. Before, i could be around dogs and not notice too many symptoms, now my throat tightens up and my eyes itch.
To be fair, anxiety has always been an allergy symptom for me. Even if i get sick, i get more anxious, i think its how my brain reacts to inflammation.
I’m also allergic to Allegra, and notice a lot of mood issues from most allergy meds. Right now I just take Zyrtec on the day of my shot.
TLDR; allergy shots are making me feel like im going crazy. Any advice or commiseration? Does it get better? Do i stick with the shots?