I have crazy skin reactions to things all the time; including extreme heat and the sun...yes, I'm allergic to UV. I keep cortisone in my bag for that reason.
Looks like everyone as already suggested everything I'd suggest for hives but I will say that the 24 hour antihistamines (claritin and what have you) shouldn't make you sleepy and should help quell the histamine reaction, even in the skin. I've been known to take them every 12 hours when an allergy gets really bad but I can't afford to be unconscious for 16 hours from benadryl. Plus benadryl hangovers SUCK.
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Date: 2009-08-22 06:55 pm (UTC)Looks like everyone as already suggested everything I'd suggest for hives but I will say that the 24 hour antihistamines (claritin and what have you) shouldn't make you sleepy and should help quell the histamine reaction, even in the skin. I've been known to take them every 12 hours when an allergy gets really bad but I can't afford to be unconscious for 16 hours from benadryl. Plus benadryl hangovers SUCK.