I am miserable. I have gotten bouts of supposed "stress-induced" hives since I was 17 years old. This is the 5th case I have had and I have tried everything from practically starving myself on the anti-histamine diet (http://www.urticaria.thunderworksinc.com/) to taking generic claritin (2 twice daily?, prednisone (where the only thing I lost was sleep and gained was weight! 25 pounds), Clarinex (used to work), and I even tried Being zoned (sorta a larger branch of relfexology). My doctor wants to put me on cyclosporine, but i have read about the side effects and the risk of liver damage and am scared to take them. However, I am on the verge of taking a knife and cutting off every hive I get (thats how seriously annoyed I am) I have had them for 4 months. WHATS THE DEAL. its apparent that there are a lot of people that go through this..whats the cure or even a significant treatment? HELP ME!!!!!!