Xolair for Urticaria User Reviews (Page 5)

• Not...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 28, 2023

"Great drug for those who suffer with chronic hives. I used to be on plaquenil, which took forever to work when I would have a flare up of a new hive cycle. Xolair works within a month, and I haven't had any nasty side effects. A small headache, and some nasal congestion post injection that typically last for a couple of hours."

• Kelly
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 30, 2023

"It works for my Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria. I still get some angioedema. I take Vitamin D - 6000 IU to help with that. One side effect has been a weight gain of 12 pounds in 4 years. I track what I eat, consume less than 1200 calories daily, exercise 4-5 days per week, and no matter what, I can't lose a pound."

• Jamie
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 21, 2021

"Xolair gave me my life back! I was SO miserable with CIU and Xolair started working within 2-3 days of my first set of injections. I get maybe 2-3 hives at a time now, I sleep well and can work and exercise and do all of the things that I enjoy again now. I am scared of the side effects and I hope I don't have to be on it for years, but I can honestly say that it has been my miracle."

• MARIO
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 22, 2022

"I received my first injection about a month and a half ago. I just received my second injection this past Monday and I am still itching! I am not sure how long this medication takes to officially make you stop itching. I am at my boiling point with dealing with these hives on a daily basis. Has anybody else had a similar experience where it takes a couple on months to stop itching all over your body?"

• PNPre...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 17, 2023

"I broke out in a severely itchy rash all over my torso a few years ago. It took my allergy doctor a few months to figure out that it was chronic idiopathic urticaria. The itching was causing me severe anxiety as well, it was difficult to work and even complete day to day routine tasks because the itching was so uncomfortable. Shortly after I received my first injection of Xolair, the rash cleared up and the itching was gone completely. After taking the 0.75 mg injection for 2 years, my doctor wanted to take me off of the Xolair to see if the hives returned. After 3 months and 2 days of no injection, the hives returned, so I'm back on the monthly injection. Xolair has been a lifesaver for me. I can't imagine my life trying to function with the itching, it was truly unbearable. Xolair gave me my life back. I have not experienced any negative side effects and I think it actually helps with my asthma as well."

• Psd
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 9, 2023

"It has been a lifesaver for me. I have idiopathic urticaria. It was continuous for a year and half. No one could help me. I went on Xolair and I can finally live. No side effects at all. My clinic does the injection. I've never had any problems or need my epi-pen any more"

• Stephen
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 24, 2021

"Xolair is a miracle worker for me. Was dealing with hives for 2 years, and after seeing several doctors(at the ER) and trying about 12 different meds nothing worked. I couldn't be active at home because I was in so much burning and itching pain, and the same goes for me at work. Because of the hives I was tired all the time, and being lazy. Finally I had enough and went to see my family doctor before I decided to do something much worse to myself, and he told me what it was and he directed me to a skin specialist. She gave me a injection of Xolair and in 3 days hives were gone completely, I was no longer tired and lazy. I was supposed to go for my 2nd dose 6 weeks ago but something got messed up with the paper work and all the hives, tiredness, and laziness came back. I contacted the skin specialist and she is going to give me another dose tomorrow. Xolair saved my life."

• Cheri...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 16, 2023

"November 2022, started xolair, once a month two Injections, Currently Feb 2023. I have had five doses so far. Noticed ZERO improvement only certirizine seems to help as long as I keep upping the the dosage. Sigh. Best of luck to everyone hoping remission of this condition for you."

• Mona
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 17, 2022

"Xolair took a while for it to work maybe 5 months. Once it started working did not have a hive at all for an entire year. Then randomly a couple of weeks ago it just stop working. Doctor thought it was due to switching to 8 weeks so I’m still on it. But My hives are extremely itchy and are everywhere. Super annoying"

• Itch...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 8, 2022

"I’ve been suffering from urticaria for about 10 years. Hot weather, stress, bad body response and more induces the hives. The only thing that gives me relief is cold temperatures so I usually splash myself with cold water and have been using a steroid cream as well. Last summer it became a chronic itch from head to toe. I used to workout everyday but the itch barely lets me move around at home or even leave the house so I’m completely out of shape now; needless to say this situation has changed my life. I began seeing dermatologists and allergists for a solution. Fast forward to now..I’ve had 3 shots of Xolair on each arm (monthly 150mg/ea arm injections at my allergists office) without much success. The second month hives were the worse. Still hopeful the Xolair will do it’s thing soon so I can get my life back. I pay $5 each month through the Genentech Co-pay program, highly recommended."

• Tcolm...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 4, 2022

"Xolair has been a life saver! I’m completely dependent on it and it’s the ONLY therapy that has worked. Zero side effects. My life has improved - no more steroid side effects and just living a normal life I never thought possible. I’m on the max dose and had to go back on antihistamines but it’s still working."

• Habho...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 12, 2021

"I had hives for 2 years after that my doctor put me on Xolair for 6 months my doctor says the hives wouldn’t go away after 1 doze but I might see improvements. Well guess what? My hives are gone from the first injection. Now my last injection is on December I hope they never come back I am tired of it."

• Julia
• July 12, 2021

"Life saver, this medication helped me move on with my life as I have suffered for 10months with hives every single day. All my blood test results were perfectly fine and wasn’t able to find out what is causing this reaction in my body."

• daryian
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 22, 2024

"This medication is a miracle for MCAS. How much I itched even while taking 6 Allegra-D, 2 Singulair, and 2 Pepcid was making me miserable. 10 pills every day and still I was covered in hives and rashes daily. It took 2 rounds to fully work, but I would say Xolair fixes 95% of the issue. 5% left is starting reactions to my major triggers which is better than I ever expected. I have zero side effects except minor soreness at injection site for up to 24 hours."

• Great...
• May 17, 2022

"Xolair helps with the hives, but has serious side effects. I still need double doses of antihistamine, but I'm able to continue working, so it seems worth it. I still have issues, especially in winter when I am less active. Exercise really helps! Main symptoms are brain fog, random joint and muscle pain (annoying but not terrible), a bad rash on my leg, burning feet in bed at night, burning itchy scalp, face and neck (not as bad as hives, but sometimes distressing). Also makes me very sleepy on certain days, and not fit to drive--so I've started working at home mostly. In winter I need one shot every three to four weeks. In spring/summer not as often. Stay active! The dopamine and testosterone seem to counter the effects of the drug. Don't take this drug unless you seriously need it. It is a medicine of last resort."

• marymc
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 7, 2020

"I have had 7 injections Xolair to date and my hives are still really bad. Anyone had a failure for this long?"

• Thank...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• February 25, 2020

"God bless whoever invented this drug! If you have chronic hives, GET IT ASAP."

• Nono
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 27, 2019

"So glad to find Xolair, it's the only drug worked for my urticaria after trying all kind of antihistimine medicine"

• JBMD
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 12, 2015

"This is a miracle for me."

• Mom
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 6, 2020

"I got my first injections and it did nothing."

• Clove
• April 4, 2016

"This has helped my allergies/eczema and asthma. My IEG was pretty high, basically too high to see a difference. I do 2 150 doses every two weeks. It has changed my life."

• J Judd
• August 4, 2017

"I had 1 injection less than a month ago and recently started having the following symptoms: intense fatigue herpes outbreak painful joints in hands and knees neck pain cough sore throat depression"

• youngde
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 14, 2018

"Xolair has almost completely eliminated my hives. I still have occasional flairs and itching, but those are manageable now and there are now weeks when I’m completely symptom free."

• zeek
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 2, 2018

"I have had six 300mg injections with no results."

• kayla...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 28, 2023

"This drug has been life changing. I was experiencing hives every day on every inch of my body and after the first injection, I didn't have any."