best antihistamine for itching

My daughter is suffering from eczema from the time she was 2 months old. Her Ped prescribed antihistamine for itching. We are concerned about the side effects. She does not have any immune system related issues. Her itching increases during the night time and it has been severe since the past 2-3 weeks. Only now we started giving her antihistamine and are concerned about the side effects. Is there any other way to stop her itching.

Hi, my dermatologist has prescribed me a antihistamine for my itching and wants me to use it for 4-6 weeks. The med is called hydroxzine. I am concerned because i never heard of anyone using antihistamine for that long. Will this severly affect my liver? Please help!

Yikes, that sounds uncomfortable. Why do you believe it to be an ant bite? You have a bite bump and it's itching? Do your best not to itch and most things like that will get better to better, day to day. This should go away. You could always try an antihistamine like Benedryl which may stop itching too. Try a little ice pack on it? Not too comfortable but might distract from itching. You don't have an allergy, correct? This is just an itching problem?

I went and seen a doctor about this and was told I have allergies, I was perscribed the generic for singulair for 10 days, and zyrtec for about 2 weeks to see if I got better. I opted to take the medicine at night (tonight)...and i can't sleep and my throat is so dry even after water. I really dis like medicine...I get anxious...what are some other options to feel better?... HELP!

I have had ICP (intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy) in both my pregnancies. It is nothing to mess around with. I am currently 33 weeks and they were about to induce me at 28 weeks, but due to the Ursodiol working, they held off. It is dangerous to not only you but to the baby as well. They will induce me early due to the fact of a huge risk of still born past 38-39 weeks. Please call and let your doctor know! Even if they think you are crazy. You know your body best.

My itching started about 5 years ago. I would walk to school during the winter and the longer I walked and the more my body got heated up I would start itching uncontrollably all over my body including my face. Then there would be little bumps over me that I guess are hives. This happens every winter in to the beginning of Spring. I can't workout because I can't get hot thats when I start itching and my skin gets flushed red.

You may have "physical" or Cholinergic urticaria". Any rash (hives) appear together with itching? Next time when itching start take an antihistamine pill (like Benadryl). If this will help you, it means you have physical urticaria (allergy to heat in your case).

The first thing for you to do is to talk to your pharmacist for OTC topical to help control the itching. Some people recommend an antihistamine like Benadryl. If you start breaking out in other areas, it will be time to see your doctor. It is possible for it to become systemic which will require an oral steroid like prednisone or Mederol (methylprednisolone). Feel better. God bless.

Had an eczema with itching outbreak on forehead area and took a Benadryl antihistamine pill. Fine for 24 hours, then took another and that night had a three hour AFib episode. I remember about 20 years ago, I last took an antihistamine and got flutters. Is there a connection between AFib and antihistamine, ie have others an opinion or experience of this?

You have a type of urticaria.Would like to know cold or hot water precipitates?Cyproheptidine a antihistamine does great good but can sedate you,and give you good appetite too.Do consult your doc.As of now try oatmeal bath or soap containing oatmeal.

And so it has for me. It makes sense. Bacteria breeds in patches on warm damp skin, and makes it itch. Scratching carries the infection - as do tights, socks, the contents of jars of unguents kept in warm bathrooms. Maintain scrupulous hygeine - boil your tights or replace! - and both the rash and the itch disappears. . Steroid creams have not touched the problem, or antibiotics - just old fashioned disinfectant did it in a week. One thousand sleepless nights are in the past.

) She also prescribed Fluocinonide ointment for my body, Hydrocortisone Valerate cream for my face, and Clobetesol solution for my scalp. Those prescriptions got me through treatment. I did 48 weeks of treatment and I never decreased any doses of any of my medications. I attained SVR. Itching is miserable and is as disturbing as pain. There is no reason to endure the itching. Please seek help immediately.

little bumps like pimples then they scratch off and become very irritable. Sarna, Goldbond-green for itching, now on Cortizone-10 daily or 2 x daily. Benedryl at night to sleep, but what about accupuncture will it give me some relief? I don't like the oatmeal baths either, I am using sensitive skin soap, and the shower wash of oatmeal type.

on oct 9 i was taken to er for being ill and was told have a little carbon monixde poisoning, is this the reason of itching? i only get red bumps after scratching for awhile and have tried creams and bendaryl with no results please HELP!!

It started when I woke up early morning I had itching in the area of the waist where I wear my pyjamas then gradually it started in the whole body and I started scratching as if I have gone crazy,it continued the whole day,I took tab Avil(antihistamine)but it didnt stop,it only got releived for some time when I took bath with cold water,second day I noticed that with itching there are some raised papules very small all over my back and the itching still increasing,I again took Tab Avil but with

I also applied cream on his red spots (they were not bad spots but still irritated) from his itching. He is still having some problems with the itching. He is clipped short and has a white coat so I am positive that I have removed all the pests. I bathe him in oatmeal puppy shampoo to try and calm him and continue to apply ointment to any problem areas I find. This has helped him greatly but he still continues to scratch.

After a severe bacterial infection which affected my hearing, I have developed severe uncontrollable almost burning itching in feet, legs and arms - always at night - rarely during the daytime. No rash or welts. Antihistamin clears it up within 30 minutes. Can you help?

I need to know what could be causing my itching. For the last few days I have woke up early in the morning with itching from the top of my head to my feet. It is so bad I am unable to go back to sleep. It is only in the morning upon waking up and stops shortly after. I do not have a rash at all.

I try washing and scrubbing the area in the shower and that keeps it from itching for a few hours but it ends up itching again after a few hours. The best way I have discovered to help reduce the itching is avoid wearing thick pants around the house and wear shorts instead. I also pull down my pants and underwear to let the area cool off which also helps. Anyone with information as to what this might be please let me know.

Hello, does anybody knows which medication works better for itching hydroxyzine or levocetirizine?

Most of the time it happens in evening time on my upper part of body, like on back, stomach area, chest but more on my back close to neck area. It occurs for 5 to 10 min but very intensive. And after itching over their leaves red bums for a while. Its happens only for few minutes after then nothing. Due this problem i'm having an black sptted skin on my back close to neck area. It doesn't happen everyday. Please help me out...

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