Question: My wife of 83 is suffering from severe itching (a deep itchy ache) of the hands, feet, breast, pubic area, and general body for the last three days. She took two Benadryl last night and again this morning with some relief now after an hour.

For the last two months she has had water in the mastoid cavity as shown in a CT scan, causing dizziness and nausa, She has taken 28 Cefdinir antibiotic 300 mg 2 x day for the mastoid problem . She finished taking the Cefdinir two days ago.

Her lips are also swollen and painful (has used Gold Bond Lidocaine for relief from the lip pain, with relief for the most part, but has used it only once).

She takes Omeprazol for acid reflux 20 mg. twice a day.

She takes Hydrachloathyazide 12.5 mg 2 x day for blood pressure and edema.

She takes Lorazapam .25 mg at night to help in sleeping.

She takes Ondansetron 4 mg once in the morning for dizziness and nausea

She took Gabapentin 100 mg 3 x day for back pain, which was stopped one month ago,

She uses coconut oil as face and hand lotion. Uses Metradiazole salve for rosacea once a day (not used for two days).

Recent diet of mild pasta, soup, muffin, canned ham, one diet coke,

Two days ago, she stopped taking everything except Omeprazol, Lorazapam, and Ondansetron in hopes of relief from anything else that could be causing the reaction.

Last night her daughter rubbed her feet and she had some relief, but as soon as the massaging ended, her feet began to react, so much so that she went out into the snow for relief from the intense painful itching reaction under the skin.

She woke up this morning with a small parch of itching on her heel, that quickly spread to other areas of her body. No more sleep, and extreme agitation from the itching.