Allergic Reaction

[prairiechick]

So I woke up at 10 this morning aware of my arms being itchy, and when I looked at my arms I had a bright red rash. Then I noticed it was on my stomach and back and legs. I started freaking that I was having a delayed reaction to my newest med and went to Urgent Care to get looked at. It turns out it's hives, and likely I have an allergy to my laundry detergent or soap. Stupid thing is I've been using the same bath soap and laundry detergent for months.

Sorry, I know this is nothing compared with all the other stuff everyone is dealing with, but I can't even take antihistamines because they will react badly with the quetiapine, wellbutrin and zopiclone. Pretty much I could kill myself if I took Benadryl.

 

[amathus]

Hi could you get some Calamine Lotion, that might help with the itching...
maybe talk to you're Pharmacist for some advice?

qf.

 

[prairiechick]

Yeah, and I'll probably have to get new laundry detergent. It's so weird because the hives just sprung up overnight and I didn't do anything differently yesterday.

 

[A.m.b.e.r]

Thats so strange that allergies can just appear like that. As a child I had a reaction to sherbet and was told I could never eat it again. I have eaten it all the time ever since and I have never had a reaction against it (or anything else for that matter).

 

[friars126]

My partners daughter is the same, came up in rashes and was told it was thr washing powder, still using the same powder and she's been find for months! It's all a bit bizarre.

 

[calypso]

if the washing powder is the same then its not that. There must be something new, I would argue but I am not an expert. You can get hydrocortisone cream at the chemist here, so that will probably sort it out much quicker.

 

[Apotheosis]

try non-bio - used it for years.