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Widespread Rashes, Prescribed Levocetrizine. Should I Allow More Response Time Before Seeing Allergist?

I was diagnosed with multiple allergies in the 90 s with chronic hives. otc meds give some relief but they have been very severe and more chronic this summer. i was prescribed levocetirizine 5 mg on 7/19/12. the rashes are less widespread but are still there after taking the meds since 7/19/12. should i see an allergist or allow more response time?
Thu, 30 May 2013
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n it is enough long time levocetrizine is not recommendes
these are probably food allergy accordin to histery
get lood serum tests for soeific antibodies for milk wheat egg potatoc chana
and other foods you will get result and response in 3 wk after withdrawl of foods from diets
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Widespread Rashes, Prescribed Levocetrizine. Should I Allow More Response Time Before Seeing Allergist?

n it is enough long time levocetrizine is not recommendes these are probably food allergy accordin to histery get lood serum tests for soeific antibodies for milk wheat egg potatoc chana and other foods you will get result and response in 3 wk after withdrawl of foods from diets