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Hives
Aug 16, 2015 14:03:17 GMT
Post by momstime on Aug 16, 2015 14:03:17 GMT
My dd has been randomly breaking out in hives nearly all summer. They nearly cover her body and itch like crazy. They mostly come out at night, just as she is winding down from the day. (She is 22) Her dr isn't any help. The hives might happen for two days in a row and then not again for 5. It is extremely frustrating, as the itching is horrendous. Antihistamines help, but take time to start working. She read online that some people get a steroid shot, but most say it doesn't help. Anyone ever experience random, chronic hives? Treatment ideas?
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tincin
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Post by tincin on Aug 16, 2015 14:05:17 GMT
Has she seen an allergist? To me, hives are nothing to play around with because of the fact that if they worsen, they can affect the throat, which means the breathing. I would take her to a specialist.
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Post by ahiller on Aug 16, 2015 14:06:59 GMT
I got that for about 6 months in college - just randomly breaking out into the most awful hives. I'd even get them on my scalp. I tried to figure out what it was but never could pinpoint it. Looking back, I'd say it was stress and for me, probably the beginnings of the anxiety/panic attacks that I would suffer from for years. Just came out in a different way.
I'm sorry your daughter is going through this - it's no fun at all.
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Post by ahiller on Aug 16, 2015 14:08:33 GMT
By the way, has she used any different soaps, detergents, shampoos? New foods? Perfumes? All things to take a look at.
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desertgirl
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Aug 16, 2015 14:27:28 GMT
Post by desertgirl on Aug 16, 2015 14:27:28 GMT
I used to get hives. We finally figured out it was due to the urine sprayed on our screen door - we had feral cats out in the country where we lived. I used an antihistamine called Chlortrimeton, but found that a hot shower helped most for immediate relief.
Perhaps she's been introduced to some trigger recently. Good luck figuring it out. An allergist will.
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Post by Merge on Aug 16, 2015 14:34:12 GMT
I've had chronic hives for over a decade now. Have her try an antihistamine like Claritin plus 75 mg of Zantac (which helps the Claritin work better). And she needs to be taking it daily so it stays in her system. Do that for a few weeks and then stop taking it to see if the hives return. If they do, see an allergist.
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valleyview
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Aug 16, 2015 15:41:04 GMT
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Post by valleyview on Aug 16, 2015 15:41:04 GMT
DH used to have chronic hives. We learned that they are often caused by food allergies. He is allergic to cottonseed oil, which used to be the most common oil for potato chips. He also takes daily antihistamines.
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Post by utmr on Aug 16, 2015 15:53:38 GMT
DD used to get hives, triggered by water (pool, etc) esp hot water (shower).
Allergy testing showed that she was allergic to lemon and pork and is lactose intolerant. She started on a daily Rx antihistamine and avoiding those foods and they went away.
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Aug 16, 2015 15:57:24 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2015 15:57:24 GMT
Mine are stress and anxiety-related. If you deal w the stress, they go away. I drink wine...but she may be a little young for that.
Sorry for her.
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flute4peace
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Aug 16, 2015 17:24:29 GMT
Post by flute4peace on Aug 16, 2015 17:24:29 GMT
Hivey family here!
My Mom's had chronic hives for over 25 years. She takes Allegra every day. If she's late by even an hour, she starts to break out. They made a good effort to figure out the trigger, but the specialist told her that they really only discover the source in about 15% of chronic cases, so not to be discouraged.
All 3 of my kids have had them at times, but my middle one (blonde/fair-skinned) hives all the time. We tease her that she can hive on command. We do know some things that trigger them for her - fescue grass & nervousness/anxiety are a couple - but sometimes she'll just do it randomly. She buys hypo-allergenic makeup & other skincare products and that seems to help. Hers are usually mild and go away on their own.
My younger DD doesn't break out as often, but when she does it's pretty severe. We have an rx here on hand for her.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2015 17:29:41 GMT
I used to randomly break out in hives when I was in grad school. The first time it happened I woke up one morning and the left side of my face was so swollen I could only open that eye a tiny little slit. Mine were from stress. I was under a lot of stress at the time, but I didn't realize how deeply stressed out I was until circumstances changed. I also had other symptoms related to stress at the time, including feeling like warm water was running down my leg onto my foot, my Reynauld's disease was triggering all of the time, and I also had some pretty significant panic attacks and depression.
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Hives
Aug 16, 2015 17:32:27 GMT
Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2015 17:32:27 GMT
I had chronic hive outbreaks for about two years. Then quite by accident discovered they were being caused by a blood pressure med I had been taking for 10 or so years. She can try allergy testing but there is only so much they test for that if she has an uncommon trigger she may not learn what is causing it.
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Hives
Aug 16, 2015 17:40:34 GMT
Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Aug 16, 2015 17:40:34 GMT
Does your DD take any meds that cause photosensitivity? (Reaction to light.) For me, that drug is nortriptyline, which I take as a migraine preventative. I have been dealing with some unexplained itching (but no hives) since February. Although there are no hives, I've been scratching the skin on my forearms raw. My GP didn't think it was photosensitivity (she didn't think just itchiness was enough), but the dermatologist says it's a possibility.
So, if DD's on any meds, I'd double check those for possible photosensitivity as a side effect.
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Hives
Aug 16, 2015 17:49:19 GMT
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Post by mama2three on Aug 16, 2015 17:49:19 GMT
I used to get hives when I was younger. Finally traced to a food additive allergy, specifically MSG after I broke out in hives head to toe during prom. (Talk about embarrassing!). I had to take Benadryl , which at the time was prescription only, and drink a ton of water and iced tea to get the allergen out of my system. As soon as I started eating "clean" and ensuring my Chinese restaurant did not use msg, I was fine and haven't had a problem since (except for during pregnancy -PUPPPS- but that's a miserable experience I wouldn't wish on anyone).
Several doctors have told me that hot water causes hives to spread and that for relief to soak in a cold bath or shower.
The mid-20s age DD of my friend used to get hives a lot along with unexplained bruising and fatigue. It landed her in the hospital a couple of times. After many doctors and endocrinologists she was finally diagnosed with pernicious anemia, for which she gets injections of vitamin B12. It's been 5 yrs since her diagnosis and she went from barely able to function to thriving in a demanding hospital nursing career with no relapses.
Good luck to your DD. I have a small area of eczema that flares up due to stress and it is miserably itchy.
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Post by KikiPea on Aug 16, 2015 17:50:37 GMT
I had chronic hives for about 3 months, about 6-7 years ago. They were brought on by heat, or pressure. They would swell up pretty big, and get itchy when I got hot. I was seen by the Dr., and she just put me on Zyrtec. It worked pretty well, but it made me sleepy at work, so she switched me to Allegra. They eventually went away, and they have not come back. No idea what caused them.
I hope she figures it out and feels better soon. They are quite annoying!
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Aug 16, 2015 17:51:12 GMT
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Post by teddyw on Aug 16, 2015 17:51:12 GMT
My dd has chronic hives. She has food & environmental allergies. Her allergist has her on Zantac & Allegra in high doses. Stress & exercise also make them come out. Ibuprofen promotes hives. Her allergist tries to avoid steroids.
She should see an allergist.
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Post by scrappysurfer on Aug 16, 2015 20:27:19 GMT
How miserable!! Poor DD! I don't have chronic hives, but I have dermatographica urticaria.... Basically my skin randomly burst into itchies to the point that wherever I scratched, it would hive up... the 'graphica' part of the names comes from the fact that I can literally write on my skin and it would inflame where I wrote, like this Dermatographica urticariaIt came on suddenly with no trigger, and I just suffered for weeks every single day until I happened to mention it to my sisters and they both said, I have it too, here take this, and she gave me Allegra and Zantac 150. Within 10 minutes the thing was gone. After taking it daily for a few months, I didn't have it again for a few years. Only in the past few weeks has it been happening again, but the Allegra Zantac combo still works like a charm. Even when I finally went to see a doc about it, she said that's all she would recommend as well.
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Post by Merge on Aug 16, 2015 20:29:19 GMT
How miserable!! Poor DD! I don't have chronic hives, but I have dermatographica urticaria.... Basically my skin randomly burst into itchies to the point that wherever I scratched, it would hive up... the 'graphica' part of the names comes from the fact that I can literally write on my skin and it would inflame where I wrote, like this Dermatographica urticariaIt came on suddenly with no trigger, and I just suffered for weeks every single day until I happened to mention it to my sisters and they both said, I have it too, here take this, and she gave me Allegra and Zantac 150. Within 10 minutes the thing was gone. After taking it daily for a few months, I didn't have it again for a few years. Only in the past few weeks has it been happening again, but the Allegra Zantac combo still works like a charm. Even when I finally went to see a doc about it, she said that's all she would recommend as well. This is actually what I have as well.
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Aug 16, 2015 20:45:38 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2015 20:45:38 GMT
I used to randomly break out in hives when I was in grad school. The first time it happened I woke up one morning and the left side of my face was so swollen I could only open that eye a tiny little slit. Mine were from stress. I was under a lot of stress at the time, but I didn't realize how deeply stressed out I was until circumstances changed. I also had other symptoms related to stress at the time, including feeling like warm water was running down my leg onto my foot, my Reynauld's disease was triggering all of the time, and I also had some pretty significant panic attacks and depression. Ashley, your Raynaud's sounds bad. My sister had it with scleroderma. Have you seen a rheumatologist? The feeling like "warm water running down your leg" sounds like it's with investigating unless it has cleared up. Grad school=stress. That's life. But all those symptoms make me concerned! To the OP, my son used to get hives all the time. One thing we pin pointed it to was an allergy to a very common children's antibiotic in Japan. He still got the itchies when we moved to Canada, but nothing like that.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Aug 16, 2015 23:29:40 GMT
Have her tested for Vitamin D deficiency.
Been there, done that!!!
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Aug 17, 2015 1:07:25 GMT
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Post by Grom Pea on Aug 17, 2015 1:07:25 GMT
I had chronic hives for about 3 months, about 6-7 years ago. They were brought on by heat, or pressure. They would swell up pretty big, and get itchy when I got hot. I was seen by the Dr., and she just put me on Zyrtec. It worked pretty well, but it made me sleepy at work, so she switched me to Allegra. They eventually went away, and they have not come back. No idea what caused them. I hope she figures it out and feels better soon. They are quite annoying! This exactly happened to me when i was nursing my first son. I refused to take any anti histamine because they say it can interfere with milk production, so i suffered for months and then it suddenly went away. Thank goodness it did not return worn my second son, it was awful, my scalp would itch like crazy and I'd get covered in hives , heat and pressure would do it, I'd even have hives along the seam of my pants. I hope she has relief soon!
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