tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33504617.post2960116342477048553..comments2024-01-25T01:10:06.450+00:00Comments on Diary of a reluctant allergy sufferer: Trying to catch a coldUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33504617.post-30337870509323154612009-11-28T15:36:54.098+00:002009-11-28T15:36:54.098+00:00I'm very excited to find someone else with thi...I'm very excited to find someone else with this common cold phenomenon!<br /><br />My illness appears to be autoimmune, but doesn't fall into any established category. So I guess our similarity would be an exaggerated immune response?<br /><br />I just started low dose Naltrexone. Really interesting. It was originally developed as an opioid blocker to treat addicts, but they found in low doses it improves immune function. <br />(here's a good explanation of L.D.N) http://www.dustysplace.org/docs/nax.pdf<br /><br />I guess a lot of people with autoimmune disorders are having great success with this treatment, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18246069787506193048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33504617.post-24043152577023808132009-11-20T11:05:00.172+00:002009-11-20T11:05:00.172+00:00So I'm not alone! What kind of immune disorder...So I'm not alone! What kind of immune disorder? I find it interesting when I talk to people to see there's a spectrum of linked problems across conditions with different diagnoses.RASnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33504617.post-52515773710271578782009-11-20T03:14:18.062+00:002009-11-20T03:14:18.062+00:00I suffer from an immune disorder and live with alm...I suffer from an immune disorder and live with almost daily flu-like symptoms (headache, throat pain, exhaustion) and experience a total relief when I catch a cold (aside from the low-grade cold symptoms which are minor compared to my regular daily symptoms.) <br /><br />What's the link here between you & me?!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18246069787506193048noreply@blogger.com