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Suggest Treatment To Stop Itching Caused By Medication
Question: I was put on 2heart medications Wednesday. I started itching within 4hrs. I went to a er last &they were only insterested in my heart. They did not do anything for the itching. Went to see my Dr.today same thing he told me to stop the digoxin & to continue the diltiazem I am itching from my head to my feet.Do you have any suggestions z?
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello Ma'am
After going through the medical details provided by you I understand your concern and I would like to suggest you that as your doctor is not in the favour of altering your medicine which means the benefits of having these meds are more.
I would like to suggest you to take some antihistaminic like Cetrizine 5mg at bed time for a couple of days to combat this itching. Hopefully it will settle the problem.
But if still that doesn't work and itching persist then we have to switch to some other medicine.
I hope this information will be helpful.
Kind regards
Dr Bhanu partap
Please refer to the detailed answer below
Detailed Answer:
Hello Ma'am
After going through the medical details provided by you I understand your concern and I would like to suggest you that as your doctor is not in the favour of altering your medicine which means the benefits of having these meds are more.
I would like to suggest you to take some antihistaminic like Cetrizine 5mg at bed time for a couple of days to combat this itching. Hopefully it will settle the problem.
But if still that doesn't work and itching persist then we have to switch to some other medicine.
I hope this information will be helpful.
Kind regards
Dr Bhanu partap
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