Posted By Acandrei (Iasi, Romania) on 07/07/2012

Some history about me and my disease:

Today I am 26 and live in Romania. In my early childhood I was quite healthy until a bad episode at the age of 14 with a strong cold (lungs involved) changed everything. After that I got repeated colds and went to literally tens of doctors that made me take quite a lot of pills including a great deal of antibiotics. Things went on without nothing new and around 18 years I got my amygdala removed as a "wise" doctor considered it to be the source of my problems.

What happened next was that I got the same amount of colds but this time with the lungs involved too and using the same treatments I only think that I did things worse. In the end I was diagnosed with asthma and allergic rhinitis. This was the period I stopped listen to the doctors and decide to take the problem into my own hands. While also taking Ventolin , Singulair, Aerius, some allergy shots, without much effect, this is what I did:

Homeopathic treatments - 3 different doctors, no major changes
Acupuncture- 2 different doctors, no major changes
Buteyko method- worked for only 2 weeks
Gesret method- worked for only 2 weeks
Some other treatments involving bio resonance that didn't work.

I pretty much changed a lot between traditional medicine and holistic medicine without many improvements. Last year I discovered Earthclinic and I am very grateful for that. This is what I am taking now, after discovering Earthclinic:

ACV worked for about 3 weeks
Turmeric/Ginger no major changes
Lemon with baking soda I have been taking it for about one month, 3 times a day; I am still waiting for a feedback from my body
Supplements: Vit C, Vit D, Omega 3, Selenium, Magnesium, Iodine, Cod Liver Oil, Evening Primrose Oil, H202 Inhalation method, Garlic , Cayenne pepper and some other too which I can't remember now.

Among with that I have a gluten free diet, no dairy, no processed food, no fruits (I use to eat a lot of fruits and it seemed to make things worse) only meat (especially chicken), vegetables and legumes. I am still experimenting with food elimination.

But after all this efforts it feels that it is not enough. Sometimes the allergy/asthma disappears for one week in which I am incredibly excited just to strike back a week after on a higher intensity. This cycle is devastating me because I am young and full with energy and wish to accomplish a lot of things.

Some more info about my disease: I would say it is allergic because on regular episode I got: itchy eyes OR sore throat OR nose running and sneezing OR problems with breathing and mucus in the lungs. The curious thing is that they NEVER APPEAR SIMULTANEOUSLY. The same thing happens when I get flu or cold (which by the way it happens quite frequently and last for quite a time) my breathing problems stop. My opinion is that my auto immune system is focusing on a real threat and it offers me relief with my asthma.

Usually when I travel I feel good for the first 2 weeks after each my problems start again with higher or lower intensity.

I also want to say that despite my problems I am maintaining a good physical condition; I do a lot of sports, especially climbing, and also try to control my stress levels, even if sometimes I get really depressed about my situation. Now I feel that I've tried almost anything and I am remaining without options and also feel that I am entering in a state of panic. I also feel that I miss something obvious that could be of a major difference.

Any advice is highly welcomed. Just want to live a normal life and give the best out of me to this world. Thank you

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