Same here! is nice to talk to someone who knows exactly what its like to live with this, its such a big part of our lives! Gosh that is a posh name isnt it-lol! U could maybe try daily antihistmaines vo, could well help with the hives if thts something u suffer with a lot. Some of them make me drowsy but the newer types bypass the brain and so dont... more

oh and yeah i only use epipen when airway starts to close up, it often takes 2 to get me near right though and even then i tend to have biphasic reactions which require more pens. xxx

I know, its nice to know there are other people out there like us! even if theres only a few! doesnt sound like thyv slowed down 2 much if uv already had 8 attacks this year! urticaria is also known as hives, its a common skin reaction. Odd that u havnt seen an immunologist, r u in UK?? And once a year is rediculous! maybe if thy had got it under c... more