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Suggestions for itching from unknown source

halfpint1 — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 03:49:41 GMT

Looked in the bathroom cabinet and putting a cream from a hospital stay unknown. Don't know if something I ate or cat fleas. Some raised welts. If you had something like this what cream did you use to feel better?

Re: Suggestions for itching from unknown source

Drythe — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 03:56:17 GMT

@halfpint1

For a day or two I’d try OTC 1% steroid cream unless you have issues that conflict with it. Only for a day or 2, as steroids thin your skin. After that time if you have problems still, seek MD advice.

*** Are you in an area, or have you recently been in an area where you might have come across a brow recluse spider? If so, or you think it possible seek help now.

Best Wishes!

Re: Suggestions for itching from unknown source

Sweet_Serenity — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 03:56:50 GMT

Remember a friend told me she had allergies experience symptoms of itching.

Benadryl worked within minutes. Please speak with your Physician.

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Catty2 — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 04:30:23 GMT

I think I'd put hydrogen peroxide on it, because that's all I have in the house. Think I have a few mosquito bites and will see if that makes a difference.

Re: Suggestions for itching from unknown source

shopperqvc — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 04:39:56 GMT

Benedryl capsules and Benedryl cream on the hives. See a doctor! When I suddenly was covered with hives from eating shrimp, the nurse at the local Emergency Room told me to take Benedryl, and said if I start having trouble breathing, get in to the hospital right away.

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RedTop — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:24:34 GMT

Do you have hives? I had them once as a teenager, and never knew what caused them. I would try Benedryl.

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cotton4me — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:43:47 GMT

I broke out in hives and never knew why. My doctor told me to take Benadryl and it worked immediately.

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Janey2 — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:50:50 GMT

Go to a doctor. I had itching on my stomach for three days. It was not bad, just annoying. When it didn’t go away I went to the dr. I had Lyme Disease. Good thing I did not ignore it.

Re: Suggestions for itching from unknown source

AngelPuppy1 — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:27:47 GMT

@halfpint1 wrote:
Looked in the bathroom cabinet and putting a cream from a hospital stay unknown. Don't know if something I ate or cat fleas. Some raised welts. If you had something like this what cream did you use to feel better?

@halfpint1

I agree with the Benadryl suggestions. Maybe just try Calamine lotion -- something very bland and gentle. If in a few days no better, no relief, go to a doctor. Best wishes.

Re: Suggestions for itching from unknown source

151949 — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:12:16 GMT

If you don't know what that cream in your medicine cabinet is you should throw it away.

Re: Suggestions for itching from unknown source

halfpint1 — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:09:23 GMT

Is Benadryl perscription or over the counter since most of you wrote about it? Thank you all for answering.

Re: Suggestions for itching from unknown source

Alison Wonderland — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:20:16 GMT

Benadryl is an over the counter antihistamine and can make people very sleepy. The active ingredient used is the same used in most over the counter sleeping pills. If you use it, prepare to take a nap. It's best used at night. You can also try some of the over the counter antihistamines that are less likely to cause drowsiness, but still may in some people. Ask the pharmacist for a recommendation and tell him or her it's for hives, because the recommendation may be different.

A nasal/allergy antihistamine blocks one type of histamine (H-1), but not another type. Over the counter antacids like Ranitidine (Zantac is the brand name) block the H-2 histamines and are less likely to cause drowsiness.

When I got hives earlier this month, I took both types of antihistamines in the forms of Zytec and Ranitidine to block both H-1 and H-2 histamines. It's a trick I learned from a friend's father, who is a gastroenterologist.

Re: Suggestions for itching from unknown source

cherry — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 18:20:10 GMT

@halfpint1 it could be stress. I feel you are under a lot of stress ,at times ,and it can cause itching

Re: Suggestions for itching from unknown source

Cakers3 — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:13:03 GMT

@halfpint1 Any update about your hearing test and the noise situation?

Using the suggested creams should be temporary and not used on large areas of the body; do see your doctor for advice if the itching continues.

Be well.

Re: Suggestions for itching from unknown source

Kitty Galore — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:28:14 GMT

Benadryl is the best for hives especially . They will make you very drowsy if your not used to taking this medication though so be aware of that. I take it before bedtime every night so I'm used to it. I would also see a dr if it continues.

Re: Suggestions for itching from unknown source

lovesrecess — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 01:44:52 GMT

Try benedryl cream or the WM equivalent (Equate). Do you take Niacin? It can cause flushing, which looks like hives and itches; DH had this until we figured it out and now he has the non-flushing Niacin tablets. If you take any meds at all I would let your dr know since hives could be a reaction to one of them.

Re: Suggestions for itching from unknown source

VaBelle35 — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 23:57:16 GMT

Sometimes it's a combination of things.

It took me forever to figure out that the combination of and cinnamon causes hives in some people.

Re: Suggestions for itching from unknown source

riley1 — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 00:22:11 GMT

Benadryl usually stops itch in a short period of time.

Re: Suggestions for itching from unknown source

halfpint1 — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 04:52:50 GMT

I can't see my doctor until next month. So I will answer here.

I do not know how to answer under the person who wrote. If you can tell me I would appreciate it.

I did throw away the cream I found for it was old. Now it feels like fleas for one of my cats likes to sleep or in the room with me.

For the person asked about the noise I hear I no longer take my anxiety or melotonin pill.I have to live with the noise which I still believe in the attic and no one else. I hear it over at my son's--a noise like it--his ac machine.

Re: Suggestions for itching from unknown source

qbetzforreal — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 06:39:53 GMT

@halfpint1 wrote:
I can't see my doctor until next month. So I will answer here.
I do not know how to answer under the person who wrote. If you can tell me I would appreciate it.
I did throw away the cream I found for it was old. Now it feels like fleas for one of my cats likes to sleep or in the room with me.
For the person asked about the noise I hear I no longer take my anxiety or melotonin pill.I have to live with the noise which I still believe in the attic and no one else. I hear it over at my son's--a noise like it--his ac machine.

@halfpint1- why did you stop the medication? Benadryl will help with itching.