The seven month itch
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Hi all and a Happy New year. just wondered if anyone can advise me on a decent over the counter anti-histamine to help relieve itching and rash caused by Hives. After a flare and withdrawal pain early last November by having to drop from 21mg to 10mg in 2 weeks my doc advised that the rash etc was Hives. I had to up my pred to 25mg but have since reduced to 18mg. As soon as I got down to 21mg the rash appeared (2 weeks ago and mainly on torso and arms) but the current doc supplied Atarax 10mg do not do anything to help apart from help me sleep for a cople of hours as they knock you out. I have been told that anti drowsey anti-histamines are better. I am hoping to reduce further by 1 or 1.5mg every other week and get down to 15mg or less and hope that the hives goes away. Has anyone got any suggestions or suffers from something similar. I realise this is only a small issue compared with others and know I am lucky just to have hives at present but even this brings you down. Good luck to everyone in their quest for a cure. Dave (tavidu)
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bri21 tavidu
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barbara75814 tavidu
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I wish I had something to suggest, but I don't. Years ago I had a bad case of hives, but I just waited for it to go away. I think it took two or three weeks to do that--I think maybe Atarax is not a good thing to take (for anything, really).
I hope your proposed reduction works well and that the hives go on their merry way, away from you. Meantime, best wishes--
Barbara
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