This Hives Will Be The Death of Me

I caught something recently. To be exactly, 6 weeks ago. It started like small itches, or bed bug bites.

Every day I wake up I will find new patches of small red dots, like a tiny mosquito bites, itching away.

I didn't think too much of it.
But three weeks on and each day the patche change places, sometimes it's on my thigh, sometimes it's on my arm.

Then patch became patches.

And then it was all over my body.
By then I thought something was definitely wrong there. My mom suggested it could be an allergy.

Allergy?! What could have triggered it? I know I am allergic to dust and dirty sheets.
Then I remembered I changed to Dynamo detergent exactly three weeks ago.

A bell rang in my head.

Shit.


I went to my first skin specialist and was administered some meds. Took them and it controlled the itch somewhat. I don't wake up in the middle of the night scratching my brain out (it did feel like that every time the itch comes and I started scratching, it felt like the itch was never going to go away, in fact, till now, it still feels like that).

One week has passed and nothing has changed. Three weeks soon became five weeks. I decided to go for second opinion, again was administered some meds and this time the dose got stronger and meds got really bitter (I swear these are the most bitter pills I've ever taken in my life, just them grazing my throat was enough to make me gag of bitterness).

The night med was supposed to help me sleep, with added sedation.

And here I am awake, sitting in front of my computer, after lying wide awake in bed turning and tossing scratching every now and then, I decided to wake up, and headed for a cold shower, at this hour!

I wonder if this is god's way of punishing for not updating my blog.
So here I am, updating my blog.

There. Happy?
Now please make my hives go away.
They're driving me insane.

I can't go out into the sun.
I can't sweat.
I can't gym nor jog nor workout cause sweating makes it worse.

I feel like I am slowly dying inside from this torture.

And I miss having hot shower.  :(

Hives

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  1. Sounds really contagious. You should check up with the doctor instead of a skin specialist. Plain medication isn't going to help if the bacteria or virus goes around the anti-biotics.
    Anyways, I really do hope you make it through this "phase" alive and back to perfect form Nicole =) *knock on wood*

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  2. You need steroid based medication.
    I had something like that too for a long time like 1 month or so.
    Normal GP wont be able to identify your problem.
    Go to your skin specialist and get it sorted out.
    It took me 4 dr's to administer the right medicine.
    DOnt scratch, as u r just spreading it around.

    Good luck

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  3. Ouch! Looks really uncomfortable...hope you find a good cure soon.

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  4. Does your dynamo come with softener or did u add in softener in your laundry? Fragrance in the softener sometimes cause allergies. .. try using a non soap base body wash.. those hypoallergenic ones

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  5. Does your dynamo come with softener or did u add in softener in your laundry? Fragrance in the softener sometimes cause allergies. .. try using a non soap base body wash.. those hypoallergenic ones

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  6. i think u shud dump that dirty bf of yours and find someone cleaner

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  7. had the same problem,
    it was an allergic reaction, but the doctor never find the reason,
    I had to take every day the medicine
    levocetirizine
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levocetirizine

    and no problems any more, no more patches.

    After a couple of weeks in thailand, I stopped with the medicine,
    ...- no problem, till the day, I was eating cheese.

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  8. had the same problem,
    it was an allergic reaction, but the doctor never find the reason,
    I had to take every day the medicine
    levocetirizine
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levocetirizine

    and no problems any more, no more patches.

    After a couple of weeks in thailand, I stopped with the medicine,
    ...- no problem, till the day, I was eating cheese.

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