Xolair / Omalizumab / Cholinergic urticaria?
Good night
Not long ago I was diagnosed with cholinergic urticaria. I'm currently taking 300 mg Omalizumab every month + 10 mg of non-sedant antihistamines daily. No side-effects for me. This allows me to do normal life without any hives, except for some types of physical exercise.
My urticaria seems to be under control. Plus, in 2020, so far, I haven't had any flare up even though I have been exercising. It's very unlikely that I will ever suffer this in a cockpit, since stressful moments don't trigger urticaria for me. Plus, if, for any reason, I had a flare up while flying, it would be a momentary flare up of about 2-3 minutes of just uncomfortable hives, which wouldn't impede me from focusing on flying (the same way it doesn't impede me from focusing on driving) .
I want to stress that I have never had angioedema or any other symptom apart from discomfort from the hives, which, thanks to the medication, I only suffer from time to time.
Anybody in the same condition? What happened to your Class 1 Medical? PM please