{"id":4815,"date":"2026-02-03T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T04:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insightresearcher.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/03\/very-bad-hives-since-3-weeks-ago-source-not-identified-sadness-you-need-help\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T20:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:00:19","slug":"very-bad-hives-since-3-weeks-ago-source-not-identified-sadness-you-need-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insightresearcher.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/03\/very-bad-hives-since-3-weeks-ago-source-not-identified-sadness-you-need-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Very bad hives since 3 weeks ago, source not identified. Sadness. You need help"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Age: 30<\/p>\n

Sex: Female<\/p>\n

Complaint: Hives that start on the palms of the hands and spread to other parts of the body, come and go but almost always have hives somewhere.<\/p>\n

Area: palms, arms, back, legs, feet, ears, neck, face, vulva <\/p>\n

Origin: I was out visiting a friend when this all started on 1\/10. It started breaking out on my hands, then my wrists. SUPER itch. I didn’t think much of it. It would come and go. The next day, it itches even more. Took an allergy pill, it helped a little. He took a flight home. For reference I moved from Florida to home in Michigan.<\/p>\n

The hives continued. They began to spread to other places; the palms weren’t too bad. We didn’t do anything near any plants, etc. when i was in florida other than sleeping by the pool, i didn’t even go in the pool.<\/p>\n

Bacterial illness: 4 days after this, my husband fell ill with a respiratory infection. I got it after 2 days. I don’t believe I was exposed to any virus in front of him as I was out of town when his brother got sick, then he got sick, then I got sick. Fever, aches, cough that lasted forever. It took about a week or so. It was very bad. Chest is worse than before despite improvement. <\/p>\n

Only new items:<\/p>\n

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    I got a new bracelet the night it started. It mostly has nickel in it. But it has been removed for more than 2 weeks. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Could using tretinoin while in FL and possibly my palms, which used to use it, have a bad reaction to the sun? (Idiot move though)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    I had stomach problems the day before it started and took an anti-diarrheal (loperamide), something I rarely take. I’ve had bouts of diarrhea a few times since then, as I’ve had stomach\/diarrhea issues. Last dose: 7 days ago <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I break out in random places and break out when my skin rubs against anything\/scratches like never before. And my face explodes. My eye itches sometimes.<\/p>\n

    Doctor Appts:<\/p>\n

    -Emergency care was clueless – prednisone 20 mg was prescribed <\/p>\n

    -Primary care doc said to look into it and see a dermatologist\/dermatologist <\/p>\n

    – consult an allergist; confirmed hives and gave ok to increase Zyrtec, add Pepcid <\/p>\n

    -allergy test tomorrow (2\/3)<\/p>\n

    -Dermatology appt tomorrow (2\/3)<\/p>\n

    I stopped the prednisone 2 days ago as I can’t take the allergy meds before the skin test and it didn’t help. I don’t understand how this started on my hands 3 weeks ago today and now it has spread everywhere. And it comes and goes, as nests often do. Each location usually appears for about 30-60 minutes and then goes away. I find many new places for it every day. My skin is starting to look and feel dry despite moisturizing.<\/p>\n

    Zyrtec 20 mg is helping but still cutting back on it. but it gives my stomach a lot of pain so I don’t really want to take the 40 mg they say I can go up to. I added Pepcid and the combo helped a good amount but not enough. Claritin didn’t work, I’m trying Allegra now to see if my stomach responds better. But it was stopped due to allergy testing. <\/p>\n

    I feel like I’ve lost my life all of a sudden. I can’t do anything but suffer, and I feel like my whole life is on hold. I cry every day. I feel really scared and hopeless. I’m taking a break from work because I can’t work. <\/p>\n

    Is there anything I should bring up at my dermatology appt? I’ve seen this derm before and he’s always in a hurry, so I want to be prepared and not get fired. Sorry this is long. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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