Jana,

I can relate to your experiences. I took Claritin for many years, it is the best allergy medicine for me, too. I have severe perfume allergies and for a while I worked with someone who refused to stop wearing perfume to work even after I asked nicely and explained what it does to me. I spent a long time with a constant runny nose and eventually I ended up really sick...I quit working with her but I developed new allergies and everything I breathed in bothered me for about 6 years, I had to regularly take Claritin. I don't think Claritin helps my food allergies either, at least I haven't noticed anything helpful, so I have quit taking it.

It sounds like we have similar food allergies.

I love ice cream and usually only eat small amounts...I tried eating varying amounts out of curiosity (I tried similar things with other sweet foods), when I was wondering if sugar bothered me. I won't do that again, but that was the thing that confirmed for me that food was a big issue for my allergies and my MG. So now I am eating everything in small quantities and trying not to eat so much sugar since it seems to be the biggest food that effects my MG.

You can't eat chocolate, and I can't eat cinnamon. I love the taste of cinnamon... I guess I do have one severe food allergy and it is cinnamon, it makes my whole face and chest swell up with welts, and I itch like crazy, I have no idea what it does to my MG since I haven't ate cinnamon for a long time. I can't even handle the scent of cinnamon, it makes my MG get really bad, I get itchy but that is nothing compared to cinnamon's effects on my MG, scary.

Sunlight is a big help for my allergies, I think the vitamin D is very helpful for allergies and MG. I try to go outside for at least 15 minutes on most days and notice the effects. Vitamin C and E are also helpful for my allergies, and seem to make a small difference for MG.

I think I'll try some CoQ10, this topic has convinced me.