Guest guest Posted January 30, 2002 Report Share Posted January 30, 2002 I used caladryl for a long time until my Dr. told me that it makes the hives worse because it dries out the skin. He was right. I have used Vanicream for years and I won't be without it. It has kept me sane. I don't know why but it quells itches better than anything. Some places dont itch again after one application. Big whelps may require several. Vanicream is used in prescription compounding and most drug stores have it. If you don't see it as the pharmacists. Don't bother with the Vanicream lotion, it won't work. You can also order it from phamaceutical specialties in Rochester, Minn. I believe it can also be found at drugstore.com. I buy the 1-pound jar. When i have a really bad case of hives, I take a cool or warm shower, blot dry to keep the moisture in and apply Vanicream immediately. It helps a lot. Fran >From: urticaria >Reply-To: urticaria >To: urticaria >Subject: Digest Number 1304 >Date: 30 Jan 2002 08:21:17 -0000 > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >If you do wish to unsubscribe then you can click on the following link: > urticaria-unsubscribe >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >This list is in the service of those who suffer from Chronic Urticaria >(hives). We strive to support and lift each other as a worldwide >cyber-family. > >We share whatever needs to be shared to help one another in our struggle >with Chronic Urticria. Information provided in this forum is not to be >taken as medical advice. Always consult your health professional before >trying anything new. > >Any posting that is off the main topic of Chronic Urticaria, we post with a >prefix of NCU -. This is done out of respect for those who do not wish to >read such postings. >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >There are 8 messages in this issue. > >Topics in this digest: > > 1. Bye for a Month! > > 2. Re: Bye for a Month! > > 3. Re: No Anti-Itch Cremes?? > > 4. Re: Newbie to site [sorry,very long] > > 5. Hives (Urticaria) May be a Symptom of Serious Illness > > 6. Ketotifen > > 7. NCU to Ging-white coat fear > > 8. NCU to Rita > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 21:55:00 -0800 > >Subject: Bye for a Month! > >Dear Gang: > > I know you will all feel badly for me but I am off to the Galapagos >Islands for a month!! Can't wait! We are going with a small group of >folks interested in birds and reptiles. My husband is coming along as the >ship's doctor but I hope we won't need him (he is really a fish in a human >form and just wants to snorkel). Me, once I find a tortoise, I will be >totally content, in heaven and happy to remain on land and stare into it's >eyes.....just leave me there {{sigh}}. > For my mortal being, I will be packing lots of anti hive meds and epi >pens and hoping, hoping, hoping I will not need them. > Thank you to everyone who had kind words about my goat, Sara, who died >last week. Also thank you for all the information on Singulair - now I am >brave enough to try it (in the insert, it does comment about possibly >causing urticaria so I was reluctant). If it makes my asthma better >(without making urticaria worse) than that will be wonderful! So I'll give >it a go now before I leave for my trip. > Ok, I am signing off for a month. I'll get back on the list when I >return. Be well everyone. Take care. > > Alison > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 05:55:37 -0000 > >Subject: Re: Bye for a Month! > >Jealous is not the word...You have fun and we will hope and pray >that you are hive free while your gone and have a wonderful time. >Take pics so we can see when you get back. > >Rita > > > > > > > I have NEVER heard that creams will cause more trouble than help. >What a > > strange idea! I was encouraged by my doctors to use whatever helped >ease > > the itching. Things that help: Aveeno products, Vaseline Intensive >Care > > Lotion (with cucumber and aloe vera - soothing, but the relief is >brief), > > and lots of the others are having great success with Gastrocrom made >up into > > a cream. Nobody else's doctor seems to object to creams. Sometimes >I also > > use a cream from the Chinese herbal doctor which is wonderful, but >MIGHT > > contain steroids (I don't know) so I try to avoid it, gorgeous as it >is. > > The only reason I can see for being CAREFUL with creams is if you >use a > > STEROID cream. These thin the skin alarmingly and should only be >used > > sparingly and very, very thinly - in other words, they are not much >help at > > all anyway...................................... > > I also don't like to hear that your doctor yelled a few things at >you. This > > is all wrong and you should not have to put up with this. Sounds >like it's > > time to look for a new doctor, if you can bear to start all over >again. No > > point, in my opinion, continuing with someone this callous and >ignorant. > > Take care of yourself, and I mean CARE, lots of love, Carol > > Re: No Anti-Itch Cremes?? > > > > > > > Hi everyone > > > > > > Had my dr's appt yesterday, and she yelled at me for a few things. > She > > said > > > to only use Dove, unscented soap, drink 8-10 glasses of water a >day (no > > > execptions, no flavored water), and NO anti-itch creme. She said >that the > > > benadryl gel, caladryl, etc make the hives worse. I have to tell >you that > > > I've just bought every kind of anti-itch creme in the stores for >my > > morning > > > itching. She told me to use Cetaphil, which I'd never heard of, >it's > > thick, > > > regular, unscented lotion. This morning I'm itching like crazy. >She told > > me > > > if that's the case to take a benadryl capsule. > > > > > > Anyone ever heard that the gels are more harmful than helpful? > > > > > > Also, she's weaning me off the Medrol. I've felt that this was >the only > > > thing that was making me about 25% better. I also asked her if I >could > > have > > > a epi-pen for my vacation to Mexico in a few weeks and she said >no. I've > > > never had any severe closures or anything, but thought since I was >in a > > > different country, it wouldn't hurt to have one with me. > > > > > > Thanks.....and hope everyone is having a better day. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > If you do wish to unsubscribe then you can click on the following >link: > > > urticaria-unsubscribe@y... > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > This list is in the service of those who suffer from Chronic >Urticaria > > (hives). We strive to support and lift each other as a worldwide > > cyber-family. > > > > > > We share whatever needs to be shared to help one another in our >struggle > > with Chronic Urticria. Information provided in this forum is not to >be taken > > as medical advice. Always consult your health professional before >trying > > anything new. > > > > > > Any posting that is off the main topic of Chronic Urticaria, we >post with > > a prefix of NCU -. This is done out of respect for those who do not >wish to > > read such postings. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2002 Report Share Posted January 30, 2002 I used caladryl for a long time until my Dr. told me that it makes the hives worse because it dries out the skin. He was right. I have used Vanicream for years and I won't be without it. It has kept me sane. I don't know why but it quells itches better than anything. Some places dont itch again after one application. Big whelps may require several. Vanicream is used in prescription compounding and most drug stores have it. If you don't see it as the pharmacists. Don't bother with the Vanicream lotion, it won't work. You can also order it from phamaceutical specialties in Rochester, Minn. I believe it can also be found at drugstore.com. I buy the 1-pound jar. When i have a really bad case of hives, I take a cool or warm shower, blot dry to keep the moisture in and apply Vanicream immediately. It helps a lot. Fran >From: urticaria >Reply-To: urticaria >To: urticaria >Subject: Digest Number 1304 >Date: 30 Jan 2002 08:21:17 -0000 > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >If you do wish to unsubscribe then you can click on the following link: > urticaria-unsubscribe >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >This list is in the service of those who suffer from Chronic Urticaria >(hives). We strive to support and lift each other as a worldwide >cyber-family. > >We share whatever needs to be shared to help one another in our struggle >with Chronic Urticria. Information provided in this forum is not to be >taken as medical advice. Always consult your health professional before >trying anything new. > >Any posting that is off the main topic of Chronic Urticaria, we post with a >prefix of NCU -. This is done out of respect for those who do not wish to >read such postings. >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >There are 8 messages in this issue. > >Topics in this digest: > > 1. Bye for a Month! > > 2. Re: Bye for a Month! > > 3. Re: No Anti-Itch Cremes?? > > 4. Re: Newbie to site [sorry,very long] > > 5. Hives (Urticaria) May be a Symptom of Serious Illness > > 6. Ketotifen > > 7. NCU to Ging-white coat fear > > 8. NCU to Rita > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 21:55:00 -0800 > >Subject: Bye for a Month! > >Dear Gang: > > I know you will all feel badly for me but I am off to the Galapagos >Islands for a month!! Can't wait! We are going with a small group of >folks interested in birds and reptiles. My husband is coming along as the >ship's doctor but I hope we won't need him (he is really a fish in a human >form and just wants to snorkel). Me, once I find a tortoise, I will be >totally content, in heaven and happy to remain on land and stare into it's >eyes.....just leave me there {{sigh}}. > For my mortal being, I will be packing lots of anti hive meds and epi >pens and hoping, hoping, hoping I will not need them. > Thank you to everyone who had kind words about my goat, Sara, who died >last week. Also thank you for all the information on Singulair - now I am >brave enough to try it (in the insert, it does comment about possibly >causing urticaria so I was reluctant). If it makes my asthma better >(without making urticaria worse) than that will be wonderful! So I'll give >it a go now before I leave for my trip. > Ok, I am signing off for a month. I'll get back on the list when I >return. Be well everyone. Take care. > > Alison > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 05:55:37 -0000 > >Subject: Re: Bye for a Month! > >Jealous is not the word...You have fun and we will hope and pray >that you are hive free while your gone and have a wonderful time. >Take pics so we can see when you get back. > >Rita > > > > > > > I have NEVER heard that creams will cause more trouble than help. >What a > > strange idea! I was encouraged by my doctors to use whatever helped >ease > > the itching. Things that help: Aveeno products, Vaseline Intensive >Care > > Lotion (with cucumber and aloe vera - soothing, but the relief is >brief), > > and lots of the others are having great success with Gastrocrom made >up into > > a cream. Nobody else's doctor seems to object to creams. Sometimes >I also > > use a cream from the Chinese herbal doctor which is wonderful, but >MIGHT > > contain steroids (I don't know) so I try to avoid it, gorgeous as it >is. > > The only reason I can see for being CAREFUL with creams is if you >use a > > STEROID cream. These thin the skin alarmingly and should only be >used > > sparingly and very, very thinly - in other words, they are not much >help at > > all anyway...................................... > > I also don't like to hear that your doctor yelled a few things at >you. This > > is all wrong and you should not have to put up with this. Sounds >like it's > > time to look for a new doctor, if you can bear to start all over >again. No > > point, in my opinion, continuing with someone this callous and >ignorant. > > Take care of yourself, and I mean CARE, lots of love, Carol > > Re: No Anti-Itch Cremes?? > > > > > > > Hi everyone > > > > > > Had my dr's appt yesterday, and she yelled at me for a few things. > She > > said > > > to only use Dove, unscented soap, drink 8-10 glasses of water a >day (no > > > execptions, no flavored water), and NO anti-itch creme. She said >that the > > > benadryl gel, caladryl, etc make the hives worse. I have to tell >you that > > > I've just bought every kind of anti-itch creme in the stores for >my > > morning > > > itching. She told me to use Cetaphil, which I'd never heard of, >it's > > thick, > > > regular, unscented lotion. This morning I'm itching like crazy. >She told > > me > > > if that's the case to take a benadryl capsule. > > > > > > Anyone ever heard that the gels are more harmful than helpful? > > > > > > Also, she's weaning me off the Medrol. I've felt that this was >the only > > > thing that was making me about 25% better. I also asked her if I >could > > have > > > a epi-pen for my vacation to Mexico in a few weeks and she said >no. I've > > > never had any severe closures or anything, but thought since I was >in a > > > different country, it wouldn't hurt to have one with me. > > > > > > Thanks.....and hope everyone is having a better day. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > If you do wish to unsubscribe then you can click on the following >link: > > > urticaria-unsubscribe@y... > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > This list is in the service of those who suffer from Chronic >Urticaria > > (hives). We strive to support and lift each other as a worldwide > > cyber-family. > > > > > > We share whatever needs to be shared to help one another in our >struggle > > with Chronic Urticria. Information provided in this forum is not to >be taken > > as medical advice. Always consult your health professional before >trying > > anything new. > > > > > > Any posting that is off the main topic of Chronic Urticaria, we >post with > > a prefix of NCU -. This is done out of respect for those who do not >wish to > > read such postings. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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