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Burning And Swelling In The Arms. Rashes On The Body After Taking Prednisone, Zyrtec And Pepcid. Reason?
Hi! Saturday night I had what we thought was an allergic reaction and was taken to the emergency room. My hands and feet felt like they were on fire - swelling started and then a hot rash developed and progressed up my arms. ER doc's gave me steroid IV and fluids. Sent me home with prednisone, zyrtec and pepcid. This morning I woke up and my cheeks, left ear and left arm were on fire and presented the same red hot rash. Any idea what's going on?
Hi and thanks for the query. I am so sorry to hear about what you have been experiencing.
I think you for sure have some sort of allergic reaction. Your symptoms and response to treatment are highly suggestive of that. The important aspects of treating an allergy are managing the symptoms, identifying the allergene and finally preventing exposure to this allergene.
I feel like you were again by some means re-exposed to the allergene that again caused these symptoms.
I will suggest that you get the symptoms managed again and if this should continue, you may want to meet with an allergy expert for testing and appropriate treatment.
I hope this helps. I wish you good health and success in grtting this condition controlled. Dr. Ditah
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Burning And Swelling In The Arms. Rashes On The Body After Taking Prednisone, Zyrtec And Pepcid. Reason?
Hi and thanks for the query. I am so sorry to hear about what you have been experiencing. I think you for sure have some sort of allergic reaction. Your symptoms and response to treatment are highly suggestive of that. The important aspects of treating an allergy are managing the symptoms, identifying the allergene and finally preventing exposure to this allergene. I feel like you were again by some means re-exposed to the allergene that again caused these symptoms. I will suggest that you get the symptoms managed again and if this should continue, you may want to meet with an allergy expert for testing and appropriate treatment. I hope this helps. I wish you good health and success in grtting this condition controlled. Dr. Ditah