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Suggest Remedies For Itchy Rashes On Skin

Had a rash, big welts for 3 weeks, skin dr took biopsy and waiting for results. In meantime, got worse, went to family dr and he gave me 20 MG predisone. Still breaking out. Itching is so bad. Dr gave me steroid cream. Can t sleep. What else can I do?
Wed, 12 Oct 2016
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Radiologist, Interventional ,  's  Response
I'd suggest you take cetirizine (Zyrtec) 1 tablet (10 mg) before going to bed.

This should be for a temporary symptomatic relief until the biopsy results come out. The best treatment will be treatment of the cause, after consultation with your dermatologist.

Hope this will help you sleep better.
Thank you for choosing HCM.
Regards.
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Suggest Remedies For Itchy Rashes On Skin

I d suggest you take cetirizine (Zyrtec) 1 tablet (10 mg) before going to bed. This should be for a temporary symptomatic relief until the biopsy results come out. The best treatment will be treatment of the cause, after consultation with your dermatologist. Hope this will help you sleep better. Thank you for choosing HCM. Regards.