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Dec. 31st, 2006

2:12 AM

being covered with hives from the waist down is the BEST. don't let anyone tell you that rainbows and kittens and raw chocolate chip cookie dough is the best, because it's truly HIVES.

let's hope that some claritin will rid me of the beasts, as i don't have anything else. i bathed and scrubbed, but they all just seem angry now, instead of soothed like i had planned.

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ignusfaatus

Dec. 31st, 2006 10:31 am (UTC)

oh no! maybe a crushed benedryl into some handlotion will help. thats what I do

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amade

Dec. 31st, 2006 04:28 pm (UTC)

My dermatologist/allergist says that really, nothing topical will make them go away sooner.

You can use a calming lotion to help deal with the itching, but until your system decides that the allergen attack is well and truly subdued, they'll stay there. :(

I've had antihistamine shots before to help, but mostly all it did was make me sleepy and itch a little less.

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amade

Dec. 31st, 2006 04:26 pm (UTC)

Eeep! Don't scrub.

Use a lukewarm oatmeal bath if you must, but hot water exacerbates it.

They'll usually take about 2 or 3 days to go away, sometimes longer if they're irritated.

The best thing you can do is take something with an antihistamine in it, and leave them alone.

I get these every now and again - my dermatologist says it's just an allergy that your body decided to deal with on the outside, and sometimes it's not because you touched something. It can be your normal allergies just acting up.

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ajcrb

Dec. 31st, 2006 04:49 pm (UTC)

i dont know much about them, but i hope you feel better soon.

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momof2girls

Dec. 31st, 2006 06:08 pm (UTC)

That's a hell of a way to welcome in the new year! I hope you get better soon! (((gentle hugs)))

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bigstusexy

Dec. 31st, 2006 06:20 pm (UTC)

I was all set to make some cute oneliner but then when i got in here I seem to e the only one that has no clue about it. How did it happen what do you think it was?

Hope you feel better
Stu-

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marjun

Dec. 31st, 2006 06:25 pm (UTC)

Cold compresses work for me. I used a washcloth with some cold milk on it one time, and that worked too, but water is just about as good, I think, but it might be worth a try on yours.

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chibi_faolan

Jan. 1st, 2007 06:53 am (UTC)

Hm, and if the Claritin doesn't make it go away away, it'll make you unconscious and it won't matter. Cos that little pill always put me right the hell to sleep. ^_~

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