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Luvdogs2 · 11-30-2010, 03:09 AM

I went to Australia right after 9/11 and right before I went, I was pretty sure that the detergent I was using or something was irritating my skin and I had become allergic to something. I itched a lot and my clothing became very irritating to me. I continually got worse over the month I was down in Brisbane and the east coast and when I got home, if I lightly scratched my arm or any part of my body, I would welt up in that scratched area and after about 30 minutes the welting would fade away...but that 30 minutes was horrible. It itched so bad it was driving me nuts. When I got out of the shower and dried off, it looked like I was in one of those UFC fights and I got my butt kicked.

It was kind of fun when I would write somebodies name on my arm and go stand there talking to them and my arm slowly starts welting up and they notice before their eyes my skin welting their name. What was pretty funny too was writing "Help me, I'm trapped inside this body" or something like that...I scared a few people with that one.

I went to the dermatologist and they said take Benadryl, which I tried and it made me loopy and drowsy. This wasn't good because I worked as a machinist and I've seen people get seriously hurt. I lived with it about another 2 weeks and I'm not sure how I did. I went to another dermatologist and they did a look at me and figured out what it was. I have Dermatographic Urticaria. Dermatographic urticaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia From what I have been told, this can come and go, get stuck on for life, or last a few years and go away. Unfortunately, I have not been able to shake it just yet. I have gone a week without taking any pills before, but it comes right back.

I was prescribed Zyrtec as the antihistamine, and it was still new on the market so I was forced to buy the name brand - which wasn't covered on my insurance and it cost me 95 bucks for 30 pills. It was the ONLY antihistamine that would do the job without any side effects.

Now, Zyrtec is available over the counter and is semi cheap. I used to have really bad spring allergies and bean dust on the farm would about put me into an asthmatic attack, but since I have been taking the Zyrtec for my condition, I don't have a problem with anything.

I have been told that some people get drowsy with the med, but the majority of people can take it will all benefit and no side effect. No dependency for long term use, no long term health risks from what has been researched.

Give it a try, it might help you.

11-30-2010, 03:09 AM	#8
Luvdogs2 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Peoria, IL, USA Posts: 75	I went to Australia right after 9/11 and right before I went, I was pretty sure that the detergent I was using or something was irritating my skin and I had become allergic to something. I itched a lot and my clothing became very irritating to me. I continually got worse over the month I was down in Brisbane and the east coast and when I got home, if I lightly scratched my arm or any part of my body, I would welt up in that scratched area and after about 30 minutes the welting would fade away...but that 30 minutes was horrible. It itched so bad it was driving me nuts. When I got out of the shower and dried off, it looked like I was in one of those UFC fights and I got my butt kicked. It was kind of fun when I would write somebodies name on my arm and go stand there talking to them and my arm slowly starts welting up and they notice before their eyes my skin welting their name. What was pretty funny too was writing "Help me, I'm trapped inside this body" or something like that...I scared a few people with that one. I went to the dermatologist and they said take Benadryl, which I tried and it made me loopy and drowsy. This wasn't good because I worked as a machinist and I've seen people get seriously hurt. I lived with it about another 2 weeks and I'm not sure how I did. I went to another dermatologist and they did a look at me and figured out what it was. I have Dermatographic Urticaria. Dermatographic urticaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia From what I have been told, this can come and go, get stuck on for life, or last a few years and go away. Unfortunately, I have not been able to shake it just yet. I have gone a week without taking any pills before, but it comes right back. I was prescribed Zyrtec as the antihistamine, and it was still new on the market so I was forced to buy the name brand - which wasn't covered on my insurance and it cost me 95 bucks for 30 pills. It was the ONLY antihistamine that would do the job without any side effects. Now, Zyrtec is available over the counter and is semi cheap. I used to have really bad spring allergies and bean dust on the farm would about put me into an asthmatic attack, but since I have been taking the Zyrtec for my condition, I don't have a problem with anything. I have been told that some people get drowsy with the med, but the majority of people can take it will all benefit and no side effect. No dependency for long term use, no long term health risks from what has been researched. Give it a try, it might help you.