skin allergies, was Re: Starting to Freak Out Here...Val pls. help

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I'm not Val, but I have dealt with skin reactions for 22 years now. I

don't know why it happens but all my outbreaks have been worse at

bedtime/overnight. I now assume it is to do with cortisol rhythyms, etc.

When I was at my worst (hideous eczema for 14 months solid) the nights

were unspeakable.

I believe you said you were taking Zyrtec, and I thought I'd mention

that is one that just doesn't work for me.

For me chlorpheniramine (chlortrimeton) works best. I have a friend for

whom it is also very effective for skin allergies. Most docs don't know

chlorpheniramine works for skin reactions, as well as inhaled allergies

and won't even mention it as a possibility. And there is a protocol for

using H2 blockers along with the H1 blockers (chlortrimeton, zyrtec,

benedryl, etc). This protocol has been a great help to me when my

allergies are really kicking up bad. Though it is written for hives, it

also is effective for eczema.

http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2001/02_01/krishnaswamy.htm

I hope this gets better for you. I'm doing pretty well since going up on

HC, but I still do have to take antihistamines every day of my life. A

good day is when I only have to take chlorpheniramine at bedtime, and

don't need daytime doses of that and/or Zantac.

sol

nafoel wrote:

> Forgot to add: the itching and rash begin at bedtime.

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