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Suggest Medication For Hives On Legs And Arms
I break out in hives every morning on my legs and arms. Some days worse than others, in general it looks pretty angry and is very itchy. This has happened every day since Sunday. It generally dissipates after an hour or so provided I don't scratch.
I am 27, weigh 69kg and am 169cm / 5ft 6. I have a one year old child. I started taking the contraceptive pill on Friday, however, this is not a new medication for me, I have taken it before. I have not eaten anything new. I have not changed detergents or skincare products. I have not started using any new cleaning agents or perfumes. I have no breathing problems or swelling in my mouth / throat.
I am 27, weigh 69kg and am 169cm / 5ft 6. I have a one year old child. I started taking the contraceptive pill on Friday, however, this is not a new medication for me, I have taken it before. I have not eaten anything new. I have not changed detergents or skincare products. I have not started using any new cleaning agents or perfumes. I have no breathing problems or swelling in my mouth / throat.
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Welcome to Healthcare Magic Forum
Looks like you are suffering from chronic urticaria.
This is an itchy condition of skin which leads to redness and development of hives on the skin on itching.
In such cases with long term itching, it is very important to find out the cause of itching.
The causes can be varied: any drug intake, Intestinal infection, respiratory infection, thyroid disease, intake of preservative containing food stuffs etc etc.
Hope you are not on any medicines since long term. Pain killers, antipyretics, Antibiotics are the common agents causing itching.
You can try if you can find out the pathology.
For the time being, start with some anti histamines like Loratidine twice a day for atleast 2 weeks.
You might need a tapering course of these medicines.
So if itching persists, consult a dermatologist for proper evaluation.
Hope it helps ,
Wishing you speedy recovery .
Dr Geetika Paul
Welcome to Healthcare Magic Forum
Looks like you are suffering from chronic urticaria.
This is an itchy condition of skin which leads to redness and development of hives on the skin on itching.
In such cases with long term itching, it is very important to find out the cause of itching.
The causes can be varied: any drug intake, Intestinal infection, respiratory infection, thyroid disease, intake of preservative containing food stuffs etc etc.
Hope you are not on any medicines since long term. Pain killers, antipyretics, Antibiotics are the common agents causing itching.
You can try if you can find out the pathology.
For the time being, start with some anti histamines like Loratidine twice a day for atleast 2 weeks.
You might need a tapering course of these medicines.
So if itching persists, consult a dermatologist for proper evaluation.
Hope it helps ,
Wishing you speedy recovery .
Dr Geetika Paul
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