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Suggest Treatment For Itching All Over The Body And Swollen Lips

I shiver and severe itch over my body, also my lip is very swollen, I do suffer from urticia, and it calmed down but now it seems to have flared up, I take one clyatyn tablet every day. but it has not hepled me. my tongue comes up when I have it on the one side, very hard not to scratch.
any suggestion to help me, Pauline Chaplain.
Fri, 17 Oct 2014
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Hello,

Thank you for asking at HCM.

I went through your history and would make following suggestions for you:

1. Were I treating you, I would suggest you to take montelukast and fexofenadine in morning and hydroxyzine in evening for at least 3 days. You can continue it up to 5-7 days depending upon response.

2. I would also suggest you to apply a lotion or a moisturizer over itchy areas. Please do not scratch itchy areas, it would aggravate your symptoms.

3. If you have difficulty in swallowing or respiration due to tongue or throat swelling, I would also prescribe you a short course of steroid (prednisolone) for 5 days.

4. To identify the cause, I would like to know your symptoms in great detail. I would also like to know your age, any other medical conditions that you might have or any other drugs that you might be taking. Allergy testing my help you to identify the cause if it is due to allergies.

Hope above suggestions will be helpful to you.

Should you have any further query, please feel free to ask at HCM.

Wish you the best of the health ahead and a very good recovery.

Thank you & Regards.
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Suggest Treatment For Itching All Over The Body And Swollen Lips

Hello, Thank you for asking at HCM. I went through your history and would make following suggestions for you: 1. Were I treating you, I would suggest you to take montelukast and fexofenadine in morning and hydroxyzine in evening for at least 3 days. You can continue it up to 5-7 days depending upon response. 2. I would also suggest you to apply a lotion or a moisturizer over itchy areas. Please do not scratch itchy areas, it would aggravate your symptoms. 3. If you have difficulty in swallowing or respiration due to tongue or throat swelling, I would also prescribe you a short course of steroid (prednisolone) for 5 days. 4. To identify the cause, I would like to know your symptoms in great detail. I would also like to know your age, any other medical conditions that you might have or any other drugs that you might be taking. Allergy testing my help you to identify the cause if it is due to allergies. Hope above suggestions will be helpful to you. Should you have any further query, please feel free to ask at HCM. Wish you the best of the health ahead and a very good recovery. Thank you & Regards.