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Breaking out in hives
Nastyman
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So I've never had an allergic reaction to anything in my life prior to this. Roughly two months ago I've started breaking out in hives nearly every other day. Huge hives over large portions of my body. Normally I just took a benedryl or two and it went away but now that doesn't do the trick. It does help with the itch though if I catch it early enough. Currently my entire right side is spattered with hives. From my armpit area down to my knees.
It's actually starting to fuck up my sleeping schedule because I'll wake up in the middle of the night and not be able to sleep because it itches so badly. Other times during the day I'll take benedryl to counteract it and that often leads to me taking an unexpected nap.
What the fuck is going on? What could cause this? Is it possible to develop an allergy to something you've been around your entire life? I'd like to see a doctor but I don't have any money, or insurance, and I'm hoping that somebody here has heard of this before.
It's actually starting to fuck up my sleeping schedule because I'll wake up in the middle of the night and not be able to sleep because it itches so badly. Other times during the day I'll take benedryl to counteract it and that often leads to me taking an unexpected nap.
What the fuck is going on? What could cause this? Is it possible to develop an allergy to something you've been around your entire life? I'd like to see a doctor but I don't have any money, or insurance, and I'm hoping that somebody here has heard of this before.
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Did you switch to a different laundry detergent or something? You could try a hypoallergenic one to see if that helps. Honestly though, allergies are something you really need to see a specialist about. There's literally a thousand different things that could be causing this, and you'll likely never figure it out just by process of elimination. My brother in law recently developed all kinds of crazy allergies (like to nitrates) and since nitrates are in everything he never would have figured it out on his own. If he tried eliminating things, the best he would have been able to figure was that he was allergic to "food."
It's worth scrapping some money together, going to an allergist, and getting a prick test done. Really.
My buddy also just turned out to be allergic to all nuts at age 25 over night.
You really should get this checked out because allergies could be anything. It could be something in your bedsheets, or in your water, or in your food. I second the prick test, you really need to watch out when it comes to allergies.
My mother's got it even worse: she developed a myriad of permanent, extreme skin allergies after becoming pregnant. She had a prick test done, but turned out to be allergic to the ink in the pen they'd used to mark each allergen, in additon to every single allergen tested. There's a photo of it in a medical textbook somewhere.
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Nastyman, you said you don't have money but do go to an allergist (or w/e) and then ask for reduction in payment due to your financial reasons. Most places do it most of the times. I've never had hives before but I do have skin condition and I just can't imagine going through it for two months. That's gotta be really tough, physically and psychologically.
The immune system is kind of a dick.
You may want to try taking some Claritin or Zyrtec instead of the Benadryl. If this is a habitual thing that keeps happening you probably want to be proactive instead of reactive. Avoidance of whatever is causing it would be best but without knowing the source you are SOL. At least if you take the Claritin or Zyrtec you shouldn't be as sleepy during the day. You can even take some Benadryl at night for any acute attacks. The sedation would be an added benefit.