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Posted by hapslappy Mi z5b (My Page) on Mon, Apr 10, 06 at 17:37
| Yesterday I awoke from a nap to find an area of my leg covered in fat, itchy hives & didn't know why. Today I still have them & they've spread up to my thigh. When I was inspecting the hives in the sunlight this morning, I noticed what looked like a spider bite near my knee. The hives are driving me crazy with itching, like mosquito bites. I have experienced this once before when I was a kid, & got a cortisone shot that had more side efeects than anything & didn't really help. Does anyone know of anything that helps cleanse the blood....like an infusion or tea or something...the sooner I get this allergen stuff out of me, the better. :0) Thanks, Shannon |
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| benadryl.... take it. AND you can bathe in cool water. I'd make an oatmeal "tea" to bathe in too. But, take the benadryl. |
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| Hehe, I'm no stranger to Benadryl & like products....it's not helping...that's why I'm posting on the herbalism forum. |
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Hmmm... well, if it gets worse, go to the docs! There ARE other things to take besides cortisone shots. Spider bites can turn to blood poisoning, so don't flake on it! :o(
I had an allergic reaction to a medicine once and had head to toe hives... I was ready for suicide! You can try baking soda and water paste... I certainly know that cool baths work...temporarily. |
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| There are other things besides cortisone shots? I've had numerous allergic reactions to different things & they always offer up the cortisone first thing. That's the only reason why I havent called a doctor. Shoot, I guess I'll have to call in the morning & see if they can tell me any other options besides the shot. Itchy, itchy, Thanks a bunch, Shannon |
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| Yeah, you may not like it though. They gave me this antihistimine that KNOCKED me out.... It worked alright, but I slept for like 4 hours. Way stronger than benadryl. Course I hadn't really slept before that. There are a lot of steroids out there too. Oh, also, I am allergic to bees, and once I got stung and couldn't get medicine and this doc said BOOZE helps... :D |
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| I wrote an email to my doctor & he says "take 50 mg. of Benadryl".....arg, go figure. The rash looks a bit better this morn, so maybe it wont last very long this time. Thanks for the help, Shan |
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| Wow... you can email your doctor? WAY cool! Well, glad you are better... I had a friend who was allergic to a spider bite, and being a man, let it go till it was blood poisoning. :o( |
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