Gripe moment: I've had unexplained full-body hives for the last 3 days, only partially managed with prednisone + 2x the max daily dose of antihistamine. Except for a few hours when the meds are at full efficacy, absolutely everything itches. Am miserable. Send kittens
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Thanks to everyone who reached out with ideas about what this might be and what might work for it, esp those who've dealt with this before! This was truly an awful few days; I don't know how you guys with multi-week symptoms plowed through without ripping your skins off, frankly!
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Glad to hear! Any good theories on the cause? Did you change something in the recent past?
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Yay :)
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Ah, good! Possible you came in contact w/ something that triggered an allergic reaction? I brushed against a poison ivy leaf w/ my leg on a walk 2 weeks ago. Thought at first it was an insect bite & so reflexively scratched at it…which spread the irritant all over my calf.

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No idea. Strongly suspect it wasn't a seasonal or contact allergen, because I had no stuffiness/congestion issues and the hives covered my entire body, from scalp to feet. I've had similar (but more severe) reactions to certain antibiotics, but I'm not taking anything like that
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When I first saw this tweet, I thought you were describing a controversy about something on Twitter that happened earlier... Gosh do I need to moderate my use of this site. Glad you're okay
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