For more than two months now, I am having 5mg steroids every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. I have not gotten back to my doctor yet to adjust the roids dosage but I now that its effect is already wearing off. Ever since I gotten this anti-inflammatory full dose, I think for more than a year already, my sniffles have vanished. There were only very rare incidents that I sneezed. While the steroids were indicated to treat my other disease, its anti-inflammatory effect has extended to suppressing my allergic reaction to certain allergents.
Last week, I noticed that once in a while, I was having spells of sneezes. Yesterday was entirely different. I got up from bed already sneezing occasionally and I had sniffles until were had our endorsement in the ward.
Right after I made my rounds, the continuous sneezing became uncontrollable. It occurred to me that my allergic rhinitis has come back. The steroids has given way. I do not know if I will feel glad that my old self is back.
I just do not know.