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Allergens now cause Anxiety?

iridescentblack

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I can't say my allergy problems have always been the most "normal". Ever since I was a kid, certain fruits like apples, pears, nectarines, apricots, peaches and plums would give me an itchy throat after I ate them. But these were never confirmed allergies. I've had a couple allergy tests done and the oldest showed significant allergies to soy and mugwort, the worst being to white oak (a level 4 out of 4 reaction). The most recent one showed nothing incredibly significant except a minor allergy to nuts. I suppose the white oak pollen in Oklahoma, when I used to live there, was my worst problem. 'Would wake up during the summer and sneeze repeatedly for literally a whole fucking hour.

But lately, things have gotten strange. My soy "allergy" is more of an intolerance now - rather than an allergy. It acts on me the same way caffeine does: it gives me anxiety. That's it. No more itchy, swollen throat, just anxiety.

I know allergies tend to change over the course of a person's life, but should I be worried?

Doesn't really bother me - in fact I'm relieved, but any information on this would be nice. Or share your own experiences with allergies changing over the years.
 
As a kid I had no allergy to anything. As an adult a bee sting allergy progressed every time I got stung over the years.

At 40 I developed a full blown allergy to kiwi of all things. No progression. Just one day it hit me. And it was just a slice of kiwi not a whole one. Now even touching my tongue to a slice makes my throat start to close. So weird.

Oh and also I developed an allergy to soap. I have to use Johnson's baby wash now or I have intense itching. Shampoo is fine though. Also weird.
 
One more thing. Of late alcohol has begun to be a problem. Intense headaches in the middle of the night even after just two drinks. I can completely black out at 4 drinks over the course of 4 hours.
 
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